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24 24  
25 25  Review Date:
26 26  
27 -06/01/2020
27 +05/03/2021
28 28  
29 29  
30 30  Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
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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.
53 -11. Criminal investigations on WCSO employees should be deferred to an external (non-WCSO) agency.
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.
52 +11. Internal investigations on WCSO employees should be conducted only with authorization from the Sheriff, or Sheriff's designee, and when necessary, with the direction of the County Attorney's Office.
53 +11. Criminal investigations on WCSO employees should be referred to an external (non-WCSO) agency.
54 +11. A separate internal investigation by the WCSO should 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:
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.
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67 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 68  11. Staff members under investigation are expected to comply fully and truthfully with the investigation.
69 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.
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>>doc:Policy.Administrative.AB 05 Standards of Conduct.WebHome]](%%) as well as a potential 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>>doc:Policy.Administrative.AB 05 Standards of Conduct.WebHome]](%%), and will result in disciplinary action.
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