CRIM 2103 — Police Internal Affairs
This course is designed for the newly assigned Internal Affairs Officer, the experienced Internal Affairs Officer who wants to update their skills, or the administrator/manager who wants to understand how Internal Affairs should work. It is further designed to take into account the needs of the small and medium size police agencies as well as the larger ones. At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to define discipline and its relationship to organizational effectiveness; identify types of misconduct most likely to occur in police departments; understand the process involved in receiving and assigning the complaint for investigation; understand the steps involved in preparing a plan for the investigation of a personnel complaint; understand the steps involved in investigating a personnel complaint; identify activities required for properly preparing a plan for an interview; understand the steps involved in conducting an interview; and understand how constitutional law relates to the Internal Affairs process. Students will also be required to complete practical exercises.