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7 7  
8 8  Volume: AB
9 9  
10 -**Staff Management**
10 +Staff Management
11 11  
12 12  Chapter: 15
13 13  
14 -**Citizen Complaint**
14 +Citizen Complaint
15 15  
16 +
16 16  Replaces and/or Supersedes:
17 17  
18 18  None.
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23 23  
24 24  Review Date:
25 25  
26 -09/05/2014
27 +03/01/2022
27 27  
28 28  
29 -Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
30 +Sheriff Nate Brooksby
30 30  
31 -Undersheriff Bart Bailey
32 +Undersheriff Barry Golding
32 32  
33 33  
34 34  __**TABLE OF CONTENTS**__
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38 38  AB 15_102 General
39 39  
40 40  
41 -__**AB 15_101 DEFINITIONS**__
42 +**AB 15_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
42 42  
43 43  1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
44 44  1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
45 45  1. Complaint: For the purposes of this policy, a complaint is defined as a complaint against the WCSO or a WCSO employee from a non-incarcerated person. Complaints from incarcerated inmates are termed “inmate grievances” and are handled according to policy: CG 03 Inmate Grievances.
46 46  
47 -__**AB 15_102 GENERAL**__
48 +**AB 15_102 __GENERAL__**
48 48  
49 49  1. Policy:
50 -11. (% style="font-size:1.0em;" %)Complaints shall be forwarded to the Sheriff.
51 -11. (% style="font-size:1.0em;" %)A person wishing to submit a complaint should be encouraged to do so in writing via a Citizen Complaint form.
52 -11. (% style="font-size:1.0em;" %)A Citizen Complaint form may be submitted via the WCSO website or obtained and submitted at the WCSO main office window.
53 -11. (% style="font-size:1.0em;" %)If a person does not wish to submit his or her complaint in writing, the employee receiving the verbal complaint shall draft a detailed email and forward the complaint to the Sheriff via email.
54 -11. (% style="font-size:1.0em;" %)Under the direction of the Sheriff, the Sheriff's designee shall oversee the research, investigation, tracking, and resolution of complaints.
55 -11. (% style="font-size:1.0em;" %)The applicable division chief should be notified of the complaint and the final resolution.
56 -11. (% style="font-size:1.0em;" %)If applicable, employee discipline shall be in accordance with policy: AB 10 Corrective Action and Discipline and policy: AB 11 Internal Affairs and Criminal Investigations.
51 +11. (% style="font-size:1.0em" %)Complaints shall be forwarded to the Sheriff.
52 +11. (% style="font-size:1.0em" %)A person wishing to submit a complaint should be encouraged to do so in writing via a Citizen Complaint form.
53 +11. (% style="font-size:1.0em" %)A Citizen Complaint form may be submitted via the WCSO website or obtained and submitted at the WCSO main office window.
54 +11. (% style="font-size:1.0em" %)If a person does not wish to submit his or her complaint in writing, the employee receiving the verbal complaint shall draft a detailed email and forward the complaint to the Sheriff via email.
55 +11. (% style="font-size:1.0em" %)Under the direction of the Sheriff, the Sheriff's designee shall oversee the research, investigation, tracking, and resolution of complaints.
56 +11. (% style="font-size:1.0em" %)The applicable division chief should be notified of the complaint and the final resolution.
57 +11. (% style="font-size:1.0em" %)If applicable, employee discipline shall be in accordance with policy: [[AB 10 Corrective Action and Discipline>>doc:Policy.Administrative.AB 10 Corrective Action and Discipline.WebHome]] and policy: [[AB 11 Internal Affairs and Criminal Investigations>>doc:Policy.Administrative.AB 11 Internal Affairs and Criminal Investigations.WebHome]].
57 57  1. Rationale:
58 58  11. (((
59 59  Citizen complaints need to be addressed effectively in order to preserve a positive public image of the WCSO.