Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
3.42 Complaints: Administration and Processing
3.42.2 Responsibility (Revised: 5/6/23 )
A. The PSD Commander is responsible for supervising the Complaint and Internal Affairs
(IA) function.
B. Allegations of misconduct not classified as an Informal Investigation will be handled as
follows:
1. Allegations of misconduct against the Chief of Police shall be forwarded to the
Senior Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administrative Services for handling
2. Allegations of misconduct made by a community member against a sworn
Department member shall be forw arded to the Office for Prevention of
Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) for handling
3. Allegations of sexual harassment, sexual abuse or discrimination on a protected
basis made by a Department member against a sworn Department member will be
forwarded to the OPHD for handling. All other allegations of misconduct made
by a Department member against a sworn member will be assigned for
investigation as an IA by the Chief of Police or his/her designee , to a member of a
higher rank than the person accused o r a person or agency outside the Department
4. Allegations of sexual harassment, sexual abuse or discrimination on a protected
basis against a non -sworn member will be forwarded to the OPHD for handling.
Any other allegations of misconduct against a non -sworn member will be handled
internally through an investigatory meeting procedure.
C. Member s assigned to complete an IA investigation ha ve the authority to report directly to
the Chief of Police.