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1. Internal Affairs Group
2. Complaint Process
3. Investigation Process
PERSONNEL COMPLAINT INFORMATION
INTERNAL AFFAIRS GROUP
LOS SANTOS POLICE DEPARTMENT
INTERNAL AFFAIRS GROUP
LOS SANTOS POLICE DEPARTMENT
1. Internal Affairs Group
- The Internal Affairs Group serves the Los Santos Police Department by handling complaints made against (a) Departmental employee(s).
The Internal Investigations Section falls under the Internal Affairs Group and is tasked with thoroughly investigating complaints filed by citizens, employees, or employees of other departments. To ensure integrity and maintain public trust, the Internal Affairs Group operates directly under the Office of the Chief of Police. As such, the Internal Affairs Group investigates complaints on all employees of the department regardless of the employee's rank or the complaint's nature.
2. Complaint Process
- A complaint may be filed at any police station, by email, or by sending a letter to Internal Affairs. Once filed, a complaint will be subject to preliminary review by Internal Affairs Group Command Staff to determine its credibility and nature. If the complaint is accepted, it will be assigned to a specific category based on the allegations in the complaint and be given a reference number. If the complaint fails to pass the preliminary review stage, it will be assigned one of the following dispositions and the reporting party will be informed:
- No Department Employee (NDE)
- A preliminary review of the complaint has shown that the reported (government) employee(s) is not employed by the Los Santos Police Department.
- No Misconduct (NM)
- A preliminary review of the complaint has shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the reported employee(s) has not committed any acts of misconduct or poor service.
- No Department Employee (NDE)
3. Investigation Process
- The Investigation Division thoroughly investigates all forwarded complaints and reviews all evidence pertaining to the incident. Upon investigation conclusion, the investigation will be forwarded to the appropriate authority, including the Chief of Police if required, and will be assigned one of the following dispositions:
- Unfounded
- The allegation(s), as stated by the reporting party, did not occur. (( Also includes complaints/incidents which have been voided by Game Admins. ))
- Actions Could be Different (ACBD)
- The alleged act(s) did occur but were justified, legal, and proper but the employee could have performed to a higher standard during the reported incident.
- Exonerated
- The alleged act(s) did occur but were fully justified, lawful, and proper.
- Insufficient Evidence to Resolve (IETR)
- There is sufficient evidence to prove or disprove the allegation, but the evidence is not accessible for a reason. Examples include, but are not limited to: the reporting party refuses to provide (further) information or the reporting party can not be reached for further information (( e.g. the reporting party has been Character-Killed. ))
- Unable to Continue Investigation (UTCI)
- The investigation can not be continued and/or concluded. Examples include, but are not limited to: the reported party is no longer alive (( i.e. has been Character-Killed )) or they are no longer in reach (( e.g. they have resigned prior to being questioned )).
- No Resolution
- The investigation produced insufficient information to either prove or disprove the allegation.
- Sustained
- The investigation has shown that the employee has committed either all or part of the reported allegation(s) of misconduct or poor service.
- Unable to Impose Penalty (UTIP)
- The investigation has shown that the employee committed either all or part of the allegation(s) of misconduct or poor service but the Department is unable to issue disciplinary action to an employee for a reason. Examples include, but are not limited to: the employee has resigned, the employee has been terminated for a separate incident, or the employee is no longer alive (( e.g. has been Character-Killed. )).
- Withdrawn
- The reporting party has withdrawn the complaint, and the alleged act(s) are not serious enough to warrant a full investigation.
Depending on the circumstances compensation may be given to the reporting party by the Internal Affairs Group depending on the disposition (i.e. if the report's disposition is "Sustained" or "Unable to Impose Penalty") however if the reporting party has attempted to withdraw the report they will not be awarded any compensation if it would've otherwise been awarded. - Unfounded
- Complaints may be submitted by filing the following form and sending it to Internal Affairs:
Format: show
- The Internal Affairs Group reserves the right to disregard a complaint if it involves a situation that is more than twenty-eight (28) days old.
- Submitting a false report in any shape, way, or form (including fabricating evidence) may result in criminal charges.
- (( When reporting a faction member you are asked to include all out-of-character evidence you possess (chatlogs, screenshots, or videos) with your complaint under 3.6 on the "Complaint of Employee Misconduct" form. It is your responsibility to attach all the evidence you possess, if a report lacks any OOC evidence it may not be accepted for investigation. Furthermore chatlogs, while helpful to a degree, will not be taken into account when coming to a disposition on their own.
The difference with 3.5 and 3.6 on the "Complaint of Employee Misconduct" is that in order for the evidence in 3.6 to be used in 3.5 there must be valid justification to how you obtained that evidence on an In-Character level. You only need to post the evidence once, 3.5 should be used to "attach" the evidence IC wise (e.g. **Phone Recording Attached** )
If you are unable to explain how you got the evidence on an In-Character level or if you did not obtain the evidence in a valid In-Character manner then do not put anything in 3.5. Evidence that you submit on an Out of Character level can still be used to support the fact that your incident did occur and it may support the Internal Affairs Group on an Out of Character level (e.g. in the case that the officer is lying on an Out of Character level about the incident not occurring yet OOC evidence submitted by you shows otherwise the officer may be punished OOCly) but it will not be used against the reported officer on an In Character level.
If you are found to be lying on an OOC level and/or manipulating/fabricating OOC evidence you could be subject to admin punishment, up to and including a permanent server ban. ))
- Comments, suggestions, and inquires regarding this process are to be forwarded to the Commanding Officer of the Internal Affairs Group.
(Acting) Commanding Officer, Internal Affairs Division
Police Lieutenant II Marcus Kelley
Asst. Commanding Officer, Internal Affairs Division
Police Lieutenant II Vacant
Legal Affairs Section
Assistant Chief Michelle Li
Police Lieutenant II Marcus Kelley
Asst. Commanding Officer, Internal Affairs Division
Police Lieutenant II Vacant
Legal Affairs Section
Assistant Chief Michelle Li