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24 24  
25 25  Review Date:
26 26  
27 -06/01/2020
27 +04/11/2013
28 28  
29 29  
30 30  Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
31 31  
32 -Undersheriff James Standley
32 +Undersheriff Bart Bailey
33 33  
34 34  
35 35  __**TABLE OF CONTENTS**__
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38 38  
39 39  AB 11_102 General
40 40  
41 -AB 11_103 Staff Responsibilities
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44 44  **AB 11_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
45 45  
46 46  1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
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49 49  **AB 11_102 __GENERAL__**
50 50  
51 51  1. Policy:
52 -11. Internal investigations on WCSO employees should be conducted only with authorization from the Sheriff and, when necessary, with direction of the County Attorney's Office.
50 +11. Internal investigations on WCSO employees should be conducted only with authorization from the Sheriff and under direction of the County Attorney's Office.
53 53  11. Criminal investigations on WCSO employees should be deferred to an external (non-WCSO) agency.
54 54  11. A separate internal investigation by the WCSO may be conducted while an external investigation is still ongoing. Internal investigators shall not interfere with the external investigation and shall not share Garrity-protected information with external investigators.
55 55  1. Rationale:
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56 56  11. An investigation of an employee's suspected criminal actions will provide information necessary for the WCSO to prepare for potential litigation.
57 57  11. An external investigation of an employee's suspected criminal actions may be considered more credible.
58 58  11. The interference or sharing of information by internal investigators could compromise the integrity of an external investigation.
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62 -**AB 11_103 __STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES__**
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64 -1. Policy:
65 -11. Staff on leave while under investigation will not contact, relay information to, or discuss the ongoing investigation with other staff members or members of the public.
66 -11. Staff members will not attempt to contact, relay information to, or discuss the ongoing investigation with those under investigation. If a staff member feels it necessary to make contact with an employee on leave for reasons not explicitly listed above they may contact the Sheriff or designee for approval prior to contact.
67 -11. Staff members will not discuss, speculate, or make assumptions about the incident leading up to the investigation, the current status of, or the potential outcome of investigations.
68 -11. Staff members under investigation are expected to comply fully and truthfully with the investigation.
69 -1. Rationale:
70 -11. Any attempt by an employee to discuss an ongoing or completed investigation of themselves or another could hinder the ability of the investigation to determine the truth. Such impedance could be a violation of Standards of Conduct (% class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT318_com_zimbra_url" role="link" %)[[AB 05_104 ABUSE OF POSITION, AB 05_105 CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AB 05_107 DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION, AB 05_110 HONESTY AND LAWFULNESS, and AB 05_114 INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION>>url:https://webmail.washeriff.net/xwiki/bin/get/Policy/Administrative/AB%2011%20Internal%20Affairs%20and%20Criminal%20Investigations/?sheet=CKEditor.ResourceDispatcher&outputSyntax=plain&type=doc&reference=Policy.Administrative.AB+05+Standards+of+Conduct.WebHome&typed=true||rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]](%%) as well as a potentially criminal action depending on the information distributed.
71 -11. Failure to fully and honestly comply with an investigation is a direct violation of Standard of Conduct (% class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT319_com_zimbra_url" role="link" %)[[AB 05_110 HONESTY AND LAWFULNESS>>url:https://webmail.washeriff.net/xwiki/bin/get/Policy/Administrative/AB%2011%20Internal%20Affairs%20and%20Criminal%20Investigations/?sheet=CKEditor.ResourceDispatcher&outputSyntax=plain&type=doc&reference=Policy.Administrative.AB+05+Standards+of+Conduct.WebHome&typed=true||rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]](%%), and will result in disciplinary action.
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