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 supervised by a lieutenant. The division is comprised of the Personnel Unit and the Training Unit. The Personnel Unit is staffed by one full-time police officer with the job title of Investigator, as well as auxiliary background investigators that function on an as needed basis. The Personnel Unit is tasked with conducting background investigations and related activities on applicants for all City positions. 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.

 The Training Unit is staffed by one full-time police officer with clerical assistance provided by one office specialist assigned to the Office Management Section. The Training Unit is responsible for facilitating 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 necessary for compliance with accreditation standards. In-service training includes, but is not limited to the following topics of instruction: 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 is also responsible for scheduling police department personnel for attendance at off-site career development courses at schools / locations facilitated by various law enforcement agencies as well as private companies. Additionally, the Training Unit is also responsible for maintaining liaison with the Broward County Institute of Public Safety concerning the progress of police recruits.