Conducting Effective Personnel Investigations: A Manual for Public Sector Employers

This book condenses a complex and important subject -- conducting public sector investigations regarding allegations of workplace misconduct -- into a succinct and straightforward manual for public sector management and investigators. It explains when and how to conduct investigations, interview witnesses, assess the case and write the investigative report, and warns against the pitfalls that investigators and agencies should avoid when confronted with workplace misconduct. The authors also discuss a variety of special investigative challenges, including new case law on confidentiality, conducting investigations in a unionized environment, special rules for public safety officers, and dealing with implicit bias in investigations. Includes a detailed Foreword by attorney Michael Rains (Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, P.C.), who is renowned for his zealous representation of public safety personnel accused of misconduct.