Professional Standards Complaints

In 2022, the Professional Standards Unit investigated five incidents involving a total of five employees.  All five investigations were initiated based on information gathered from an internal source.  All investigations that started in 2022 are complete and a disposition was reached for each one.

The following chart lists each investigation, the bureau the employee was from, a description of the complaint, the disposition, and any disciplinary action.  Some investigations involved more than one allegation, so all allegations are listed.  If there were multiple allegations of the same type, and the disposition was the same for all of them, they are only listed once below.

Incident
BureauComplaint
Disposition
Disciplinary Action
PSI Number 22-0001

Operations
Operations
Operations
Failure to Follow Policy
Unprofessional Conduct
Dishonesty
Sustained
Not Sustained
Unfounded
Documented Counseling
None
None
PSI Number 22-0002Operations
Operations
Unprofessional Conduct
Dishonesty
Unfounded
Unfounded
None
None
PSI Number 22-0003Operations
Operations
Unprofessional Conduct
Failure to Follow Policy
Sustained
Sustained
Resignation
PSI Number 22-0004    
Services
Services
Failure to Follow Policy
Unprofessional Conduct
Sustained
Unfounded
Verbal Counseling
None
PSI Number 22-0005
Services
Services
Services
Unprofessional Conduct
Insubordination
Dishonesty
Sustained
Sustained
Not Sustained
Resignation


In addition to formal complaint investigation, the Professional Standards Unit also monitors, documents, and tracks informal complaints.  Informal complaints typically involve allegations of employee behavior, such as rudeness, offensive language, or procedural errors. These complaints are usually investigated by the immediate supervisor.  

In 2022 the Frisco Police Department had 111 complaint allegations.   

Each complaint incident is forwarded through the employee’s chain of command and a finding is made for each specific allegation.  External complaints are generated by citizens or other persons outside of the police department.  Internal complaints are generated by a person who is employed with the police department.  A summary of the dispositions of all allegations is as follows:

Allegation Disposition
External ComplaintsInternal Complaints
Exonerated
470
Unfounded
560
Sustained
50
Not Sustained
30
Not Applicable
00


The following is a list of the allegation type and disciplinary action of each of the five sustained complaints:

Complaint NumberAllegationDisciplinary Action
COM22-0032RudenessDe-escalation Training
COM22-0034Officer DecisionVerbal Counseling
COM22-0038RudenessVerbal Counseling
COM22-0048Vehicle OperationsVerbal Counseling
COM22-0059Officer DecisionEvaluation Documentation