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Office of Professional Standards

The Office of Professional Standards (OPS) is responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct made against GBI employees. The office reviews and investigates all complaints, determining whether they have legitimacy or lack merit. Each year the complaints are reviewed and studied to identify any patterns of misconduct. Based on those findings, OPS then recommends appropriate actions and/or training. In FY'04 the Office of Professional Standards documented its investigations through three primary means: internal affairs investigations, preliminary inquiries, and reviews of incidents. OPS also conducts exit interviews and reviews all uses of force by GBI agents and Drug Task Force agents that are GBI supervised.

During FY'04, the Office of Professional Standards:

• Conducted 21 internal affairs investigations
• Conducted nine preliminary inquiries
• Conducted four reviews of incidents
• Conducted 17 reviews of use of force
• Conducted 79 exit interviews.
• Conducted 25 personnel actions not requiring a formal investigation.