Information that pertains to substantial and specific damage to public health, safety or welfare, or information alleging gross mismanagement, misconduct or wrongdoing, gross neglect of duty.
Examples of serious complaints are:
Does the IRP take complaints against municipal, state or federal employees?
The IRP may provide civilian oversight to a municipality on a case-by-case basis, when requested to do so by that municipality. The IRP has no jurisdiction over state or federal employees.
Can the IRP take complaints from County employees against their departments or supervisors?
The IRP will not duplicate County, departmental or union grievance procedures. The IRP only considers personnel complaints in rare cases of substantial inequity or unfairness.
Can I complain to the IRP if I'm charged with something I didn't do, such as a traffic ticket or an arrest?
The IRP does not review legal matters, such as traffic or arrest charges. The IRP will consider complaints of wrongdoing associated with citations or arrests.
The time it takes to resolve a serious complaint can take from 2-12 months, depending on the complexity of the complaint and the time it takes for the IRP to receive the investigative report from the involved department.
Complaints filed against the Miami-Dade Police Department and the Corrections and Rehabilitation Department are formally investigated through the Internal Affairs Section of each department. Historically the time for these investigations has been from two months to two years. Other County departments usually respond to requests for investigations within 45 days.
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