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1 1  **Washington County Sheriff's Office**
2 2  
3 -**SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION**
3 +**ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION**
4 4  
5 5  Policy Manual
6 6  
7 7  
8 -Volume: AB Services and Programs
8 +Volume: AB
9 9  
10 -Chapter: 11 Internal Affairs and Criminal Investigations
10 +Services and Programs
11 11  
12 +Chapter: 11
12 12  
13 -Replaces and/or Supersedes: AB 11 05/03/2021
14 +Internal Affairs and Criminal Investigations
14 14  
15 -Approved: 12/19/2022
16 16  
17 +Replaces and/or Supersedes:
17 17  
19 +None.
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21 +Published:
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23 +04/11/2012
24 +
25 +Review Date:
26 +
27 +05/03/2021
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29 +
30 +Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
31 +
32 +Undersheriff James Standley
33 +
34 +
18 18  __**TABLE OF CONTENTS**__
19 19  
20 20  AB 11_101 Definitions
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32 32  **AB 11_102 __GENERAL__**
33 33  
34 34  1. Policy:
35 -11. Internal investigations on WCSO employees should be conducted only with authorization from the Sheriff, or the Sheriff's designee, and when necessary, with the direction of the County Attorney's Office.
36 -11. Criminal investigations on WCSO employees should be referred to an external (non-WCSO) agency by the Sheriff or the Sheriff's designee.
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.
37 37  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.
38 38  1. Rationale:
39 39  11. An investigation of an employee's suspected criminal actions will provide information necessary for the WCSO to prepare for potential litigation.
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45 45  **AB 11_103 __STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES__**
46 46  
47 47  1. Policy:
48 -11. Staff on leave will remain available for contact via telephone and in-person Monday-Friday, 0800 hours to 1700 hours without prior approval for being unavailable.
49 49  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.
50 50  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.
51 51  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.