Professional Standards

INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT

The Internal Investigations Unit is staffed by a lieutenant who reports directly to the Chief of Police. The primary function of this component is to conduct internal investigations at the direction of the Chief of Police. The Internal Investigations Unit is more commonly known by some police agencies as internal affairs.

The Internal Investigations Unit is also responsible for conducting staff inspections of all components within the police department. The Internal Investigations Unit lieutenant maintains comprehensive files pertaining to complaints, internal investigations and disciplinary actions.  

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION

The Professional Standards Division is staffed by a lieutenant and a police officer. The Personnel Unit is a component of the Professional Standards Division. The Personnel Unit is tasked with conducting background investigations and related activities on applicants for all City positions. The Personnel Unit is staffed by one full-time police officer with the job title of Investigator, as well as two auxiliary background investigators.

Additionally, the background investigator serves the police department as the recruitment officer, as well as the field training coordinator for new police officers and community service aides.

SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION

The Support Services Division is staffed by a sergeant and one officer who serves as the department's training officer. The Training Unit, a component of the Support Services Division is responsible for scheduling topics of instruction for all in-service training. Members of the department receive a wide variety of on-going training. Some training topics are mandated by Federal or State guidelines. Additional training topics are established to comply with accreditation standards. In-service training includes tactical training, handgun and carbine qualification. defensive tactics, human diversity, interpersonal communications, dealing with individuals with special needs, legal update training, ethics training, and other selected topics. The Training Unit also schedules officers and civilians for off site schools at various law enforcement training providers. The Training Unit is also responsible for maintaining liaison with the Broward County Institute of Public Safety concerning the progress of police recruits.