Supervisors do accept a tremendous amount of responsibility in their positions and if they lack the ability to properly discipline their staff members, they will not be effective managers and the professionalism of the department can suffer. If a complaint on a staff member is brought forward, the supervisor or internal affairs department should conduct and investigation to determine the validity of the complaint and an appropriate punishment can be decided upon (Peak, Gaines, & Glensor, 2009). In reviewing complaints we also find that some officer complaints can be internal or external in nature (Peak, Gaines, & Glensor, 2009). The external complaints, those launched by citizens that had interactions with the officer, should be investigated thoroughly to ensure the public’s trust of the agency is not injured due to an officer who is acting improperly. …show more content…
Luckie we find that officer Donnell Luckie was found guilty of false arrest and rape against Eddie Parrish when he was assisting on call where Ms. Parrish was a passenger in a stolen car (Parrish v. Luckie, 1992). Luckie placed Parrish in his squad car and gave her the Miranda rights before driving her to a secluded area and demanding oral (Parrish v. Luckie, 1992). Parrish was released and went to a relative’s home and made a written report to the police and Luckie was eventually charged with rape (Parrish v. Luckie, 1992). Parrish filed suit against Luckie and the Chief of Police and won punitive damages of $200,000 (Parrish v. Luckie,