Procedure 303 Disciplinary Procedures Flashcards
C. To achieve the desired degree of effectiveness, disciplinary procedures address considerations and expectations from
the following three perspectives:
Community or external concerns,
Departmental or internal concerns,
Employee concerns
The __________________ unit shall coordinate all investigations of alleged non-criminal misconduct by sworn members
of the Department in accordance with this procedure
Internal Affairs
The Internal Affairs Unit shall coordinate all investigations of alleged____________ by sworn members
of the Department in accordance with this procedure
non-criminal misconduct
The ________shall determine which unit or Department member shall investigate allegations of criminal
misconduct made against a member of the Department.
The Chief of Police
The Chief of Police shall determine which unit or Department member shall investigate allegations of _______
misconduct made against a member of the Department
criminal
________complaints generally constitute disciplinary matters limited to and involving a minor variance from the routine
activities and responsibilities of the sworn member in question.
Line
Line complaints generally constitute disciplinary matters limited to and involving a ________ from the routine
activities and responsibilities of the sworn member in question.
minor variance
Line complaints are subdivided as
- Line Supervisory “Type A” Complaint
2. Line Supervisory “Type B” Complaint
____________Complaint - The complainant requests contact by the sworn member’s supervisor;
Line Supervisory “Type A” Complaint
______________Complaint - The complainant does not wish to be contacted by a supervisor but
relates a potentially substantive problem or relates only nonspecific or general information.
Line Supervisory “Type B” Complaint
Anything less than a __day suspension is not considered discipline
(1)
All line complaints shall be investigated by the officer’s chain of command within twenty-one____ calendar
days from the date of the written complaint.
21
In a line complaint, If the member does not agree with the contemplated disciplinary action within ___ calendar days, the
case will be forwarded to the Internal Affairs Unit for investigation.
five (5)
In a line complaint, If the member does not agree with the contemplated disciplinary action within five (5) calendar days, the
case will be forwarded to the I__________ for investigation
Internal Affairs Unit
All line complaint disposition reports shall be forwarded to the_________ for review and disposition.
Internal Affairs Unit
_________generally constitute matters involving conduct that exhibits a significant variance from
behavioral expectations established through formal training, departmental rules, regulations, policies, or procedures
which regulate a sworn member’s conduct.
Formal complaints
Any conduct that exhibits the potential to require stringent disciplinary action in the form of a suspension that exceeds three (3) calendar days- would constitute a
FORMAL COMPLAINTS
Formal or line?
Activities that deal with significant behavioral infractions;
Formal
Formal or line?
Any conduct that if proven would constitute a crime;
Formal
Formal or line?
Any conduct that exhibits the potential to require stringent disciplinary action in the form of a suspension that
exceeds three (3) calendar days;
Formal
Formal or line?
Any allegation of harassment/discrimination;
Formal
Formal or line?
Any allegation of racial profiling;
Formal
Formal or line?
Any allegation of unnecessary or excessive force;
Formal
Formal or line?
Any other incident that may require formal disciplinary proceedings in order to be properly resolved.
Formal
Sworn members who receive written complaint notification of a ____complaint from the Internal Affairs Unit
may request the complaint be submitted to the expedited disciplinary track method.
formal
Sworn members who receive written complaint notification of a formal complaint from the Internal Affairs Unit
may request the complaint be submitted to the expedited disciplinary track method.
1. The request must be made in writing to the _______ with a copy of the formal complaint notification
attached.
Office of Chief
Sworn members who receive written complaint notification of a formal complaint from the Internal Affairs Unit
may request the complaint be submitted to the expedited disciplinary track method.
1. The request must be made in writing to the Office of Chief with a copy of the formal complaint notification
attached.
2. Both the sworn member and the Chief must agree to submit the matter to the expedited disciplinary track for an
expedited disciplinary finding.
3. Any disciplinary action must be agreed upon by the sworn member and the Chief, and must be enacted within
thirty_______days of the agreement.
(30) calendar
T/F A suspension agreed to by a member may not be appealed or altered by the Civil Service Commission, an arbitrator,
or any court
true
T/F A suspension agreed to by a member may be appealed or altered by the Civil Service Commission, an arbitrator,
or any court
false
The San Antonio Police Department’s ____shall be used as a guide when addressing disciplinary
action.
Complaint Matrix
______constitute citizen dissatisfaction with police services for reasons other than complaints of officer
misconduct
Service complaints
What type of complaint?
Call response times – Not due to an officer’s negligence;
Service complaints
What type of complaint?
Handling of a civil matter – Due to Department policy or civil law;
Service complaints
What type of complaint?
Discretionary call screening;
Service complaints
What type of complaint?
Unavailability or delay of other police services;
Service complaints
What type of complaint?
Any other complaint that does not violate policy or procedure or involve officer misconduct.
Service complaints
Complaints of alleged misconduct by sworn members that are initiated from within the Department shall list the
“_______” as the complainant.
Administration
Copies of all complaints received or handled by members of the Department shall be forwarded to the ____________
Internal
Affairs Unit
The initial receipt of a complaint shall be processed as follows:
a. Personal Appearance: A member who receives a complaint through personal contact shall direct the
complainant as follows
(1) To the supervisor of the officer who is the subject of the complaint; or
(2) If the officer’s supervisor is unavailable, to the nearest available supervisor
Telephonic: A member who receives a complaint by telephone shall forward the complainant as follows
(1) To the supervisor of the officer who is the subject of the complaint, if readily available, or;
(2) To the Communications Unit Supervisor who shall determine the availability of a supervisor in the
subject officer’s chain of command and dispatch the supervisor to contact the complainant. If the
identity of the subject officer is unavailable, any supervisor from the Patrol Division is dispatched to
contact the complainant.
(3) To the Internal Affairs Unit during business hours, 0800-1800 hours.
Internal Affairs Unit during business hours
0800-1800 hours.
Correspondence: A member who receives a written complaint….
shall route the complaint to his immediate
supervisor who shall handle in accordance with this policy.
The Internal Affairs Unit shall receive line complaint disposition reports and formal complaint investigation
packets from
division commanders
The Internal Affairs Unit shall investigate formal complaints of sworn member misconduct and present the
findings to the
Chief’s Advisory Action Board