LEA339 DISCUSSION 2 Accountability in a Police Department and the Community

LEA339: DISCUSSION 2  Accountability in a Police Department and the CommunityThe Internal Affairs office within the department should front line the investigation into police misconduct reports or lawsuits. Internal Affairs should be in charge of Receiving and recording complaints concerning police misconduct Inves…………………………se of deadly force, homicide or serious injury, or possible breach of integrity or ethical standards by a member of the police agency, Evaluating policies related to police ethics and behavior, Providing administrative trial mechanisms for reviewing instances and accusations of p……………………………..nd Informing complainants and victims of police misconduct of actions on their behalf by the police agency.…………………..cers are aware of the departments code of ethics as well as the expected behavior of all officers. He or she should institute mandatory ethics classes for all officers on a regular basis. Constant over-site and records of all police and public interactions must be kept. The police chief should require all officers to be trained on Body Cams and that all officers will have their cams active at all times during their shift. The same can be said for the officers vehicle cameras. This will reduce the conflict between the public and the police by proving that the issue did not hap…………………..Gaines Larry K. POLICE ADMINISTRATION. 2012. Delmar, Cengage Learning. Prior editions, published by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,