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Professional Standards and Liability Series

Administrative Investigations: Gathering Facts in Employee Complaints

Learn to plan and conduct an administrative investigation, interview employees and witnesses, and write a findings report that supports a fair decision.
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What you will learn

  • Define the scope, timeline and allegations of an administrative investigation.
  • Conduct employee and witness interviews, including compelled-statement warnings for public employees.
  • Weigh evidence and reach findings on each allegation.
  • Write a clear, complete findings report.

Who it is for

Law enforcement supervisors Public safety executives Fire and emergency services leaders Department heads and managers Staff and administrators

Course outline

Coming soon as this course is finalized.
Part of a series · 28 contact hours across 4 courses

Professional Standards and Liability Series

COURSE 1
Officer Liability: Civil Rights Claims, Immunity, and the Duty to Intervene
4 contact hours
COURSE 2
Professional Standards in Policing: Ethics, Complaints, and Off-Duty Conduct
4 contact hours
You are hereCOURSE 3
Administrative Investigations: Gathering Facts in Employee Complaints
4 contact hours
COURSE 4
Force Decisions: Law, Judgment, and De-escalation for Texas Officers
16 contact hours
Complete every course in the series to earn a series certificate, in addition to a certificate for each course.