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02868 - [A2033130]
Federal Bureau of Investigation's Conduct of Internal Inquiries
concerning Allegations of Improper Conduct by FBI Employees.
Jujy 21, 1977. 17 pp. + 5 appendices (5 pp.).
Testimony before the House Committee on Government Operations:
Government Information anu& Individual Rights Subcommittee; by
Victor L. Lowe, Director, General Government Div.
Issue Area: Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention: Pol.ce
Efforts, Capabilities and Images (501).
Contact: General Government Div.
Budget Function: Law Enforcement and Justice (750).
Organization Concerned: Department of Justice; Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Government
Operations: Government Information and Individual Rights
Subcommittee.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation fFBI) has improved
its system for handling allegations of impropriety and
misconduct by its employees by creating the Office of
Professional Responsibility (OPR). The Office's responsibilities
are to oversee and control investigations of major allegations,
coordinate with the Department of Justice (DOJ), and monitor
related disciplinary actioDs. However, detailed written criteria
for categorizing major and minor allegations and written
procedures for assigning or conducting inquiries do not exist,
nor has the DOJ developed criteria governing which inquiries it
should handle itself. Such criteria are important to assure that
allegations are handled fairly, promptly, and uniformly and to
prevent possible abuse. Better statistical iDFcrmation on the
number and types of major and minor allegations and the related
disciplinary actions would give both the FBI and DO-level OPRs
a better basis for monitoring and controlling internal
inquiries. (Author/DJ)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadxvc0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)