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Recommendations

Chapter 7

Systems for Supervision, Accountability, Organizational Learning, Remediation, and Discipline

Finding 43

Complaint investigation files are poorly organized, lack consistency, and are often incomplete.

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Recommendation 43

MPD needs to develop specific guidelines and a checklist of requirements, including requirements for case file contents and the components of the investigative process.

Recommendation 43.1

MPD needs to develop specific guidelines and a checklist of requirements, including requirements for case file contents and the components of the investigative process.

Current:

The department currently has a folder (IAD Investigative Package, form PI-46) that contains a checklist of investigation requirements for all investigations. The member’s employee case history file is included in each discipline review for the Chief of Police. Newly promoted supervisors receive training on the discipline process with continuous refresher trainings at in-service.

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