Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52070.19.7 Reporting Alleged Public Official Violations Of Law Or Regulation

• Information obtained during a debriefing alleging a peace officer, public official, or public employee committed violations of law or regulation shall be immediately reported by the gang investigator who conducted or supervised the debriefing to their respective Warden or RPARegional Parole Administrator. The gang investigator shall notify the affected agency(s) of the allegation(s). Such allegations shall be reported separately on a memorandum. If there is more than one (1) peace officer or other official, prepare a separate memorandum report on each person (unless they are alleged crime partners). The memorandum(s) shall:

  • Be typed by a confidential employee.

  • Not be entitled a “debriefing.”

  • Be marked “Confidential-Employee (or public official, etc.) Involved,” as appropriate.

  • Contain an assessment of the informant’s reliability.

  • Identify the agency and person notified of the allegation.

  • Be signed or countersigned by the gang coordinator/investigator.

• The gang investigator shall deliver copies of the memorandum(s) to management per local procedure. Additionally, copies shall be delivered to concerned departmental officials on a strict need-to-know basis and to the Senior Special Agent.

• Copies of these memorandum(s) shall not be placed in the central file of the subject or any other inmate/parolee.