ANNUAL REPORT FROM

The Office of Professional Standards

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies’ (CALEA) Standard 52.1.11 requires an annual statistical summary of internal affairs investigations.  CALEA also requires that an annual statistical summary be provided to department employees.  In 2012, the Office of Professional Standards investigated nine cases compared to seventeen cases in 2011 and seventeen cases in 2010.  Of the nine cases, eight were externally generated (citizen complaints) and one were internally generated.  Eight of the complaints involved classified department employees (deputies) and one of the complaints/investigations involved civilian members of the department.

2012 Case Dispositions

Sustained:............................. 1

Unfounded:........................... 1

Exonerated:.......................... 6

Not Sustained:...................... 1

Sustained on Policy:............ 0

The below percentage was factored by the total of all case dispositions per number of complaints (9).

Case Disposition by Percentage

Sustained:.................................... 11.1%

Unfounded:................................... 11.1%

Exonerated:.................................. 66.7%

Not Sustained:............................. 11.1%

Sustained on Policy:.................. 0%

In 2012, sustained complaints decreased to 11.1% compared to 32.3% in 2011 and 35.29% in 2010.  Unfounded complaints increased to 11.1% from 0% in 2011 and 17.6% in 2010.  Exonerated complaints decreased to 66.6% in 2012 from 67.7% in 2011 and 41.17% in 2010.  The complaints Not Sustained in 2012 increased 11.1% from 0% in 2011 and 3.1% in 2010.  Sustained on Policy remained the same as 2011 when it was 0% and decreased when compared to 200 when it was 5.8%.  

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