Chaptet 12 Flashcards
Since Garrity, public employees, including police agencies have realized that: pg231
self-incriminating statements obtained from employees who have been ordered to talk cannot subsequently be used against those employees in criminal proceedings.
The police supervisor engaged at any stage of the grievance procedure must remain mindful of ___ pg 242
His equal obligations to employees and management
More serious allegations, such as alleged criminal acts by police employees, may be
reported in writing by the supervisor for a more detailed investigation by other members of the department, such as investigators of the Internal Affairs Unit. How should the first-line supervisor become involved with these types of investigations with his subordinates? 226
At the review and disposition end of the internal inquiry
___ heads the list of causes for internet squabbling in many police agencies pg 239
Lack of communication
Police agencies receive and process complaints against their personnel, procedures, and policies for several good reasons: pg 225
(1) to protect the public from actual police misconduct; (2) to protect police
employees from unjust accusations and the undeserved reputations
that can go with them; (3) to detect and correct improper or inadequate operating procedures or policies; and (4) to protect the credibility and integrity of the police agency.
There are any number of inquiry or complaint situations that can and should be handled by the first-line supervisor. A partial listing of suggested topics to be handled by the line-level boss might include the following
- General questions on departmental policies
- General questions on departmental procedures
- Questions on police authority and responsibility
- Questions on police tactics and practices
- Questions on traffic law enforcement guidelines
- Inquiries on handcuff use
- Inquiries on booking and release procedures
- Inquiries regarding use of force guidelines
- Inquiries regarding search and seizure policies
- Inquiries about seized evidence/property disposition.
As with the less serious inquiry, there are any number of subjects
for complaint that would demand a deeper look at the facts. A listing
of such topics requiring extensive investigation might include the fol-
lowing:
- Complaints of police excessive force
- Complaints of criminal acts by police employees
- Complaints of immoral or unethical conduct by police
- Complaints of false arrest
- Complaints of civil rights violations and abuse.
_____ in making a decision on how to proceed should include an initial evaluation by the receiving supervisor of both the complaint and complainant pg 230
Common sense
Impartiality, patience, and an ability to take unhappy moments or acts with a grain of salt remain the watchwords for the police supervisor confronted with a fully blossomed labor dispute He must still lead. He must still control and direct. He must, in a few words, still be a supervisor. He continues to do his job, no matter what.
Any good definition for the term ___ would note that such a word refers to a grouping or association of persons with some sort of a formal organizational structure and some specified reasons or purposes for existing pg 242
Union
The term ___so frequently connected with union as it is used in the manager / worker relationship is equally easy to define
Labor
Ideally, the supervisor should be able to serve on a continuing basis as a ___between management and labor for their respective concerns.
Relay
“Job actions” such as planned enforce-
ment slowdowns may result in officers taking enforcement action for only the most serious law violations.
____ may affect a given target area, such as traffic law enforcement, or may cover a wide range of police enforcement activities, including the enforcement of the criminal statutes.
Enforcement slow downs
If continued over an extended time period, enforcement slow downs may result in rising public concern that the ____pg 244
criminal element will take note of reduced police activity.
