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and investigations, and raise a red flags regarding personnel when the level of problems arise to the point where they need to be brought to the attention of management. A captain provides command staff-level importance to the operation. While sergeants and lieutenants can actually conduct investigations, the captain provides assurance that rank does not preclude investigation. Another point to consider is the removal of the IA function from the physical location of the police department. The police department headquarters are relatively small, and IA personnel would be in close quarters the larger department staff. Physical removal would eliminate some of the angst that surrounds the IA function and its personnel. In lieu of an internal unit, this function could be contracted to a consultant skilled in conducting IA investigation, for example, a retired IA investigator. This would physically remove the process from the department and eliminate the rat squad label from department members. Recommendation No. 54: The department must remain mindful that when a complaint involves a criminal investigation, the eventual completion of an administrative (internal) investigation cannot be overlooked. Discussion: A review of recent investigations leading to the arrest of officers finds that after the criminal investigations were completed, the department did not initiate further investigation into peripheral matters typically addressed in a thorough internal investigation. Further, the review team recommends that in the high profile cases of the recent past, an outside independent investigative agency should be brought in to review the IA investigations conducted. The review team does not feel that the investigation 83