What does a Sustained Formal finding indicate?

What does a Sustained Formal finding indicate?

• A. Not misconduct
• B. Misconduct/violation of law, discharge of firearms, use of force
• C. Administrative error
• D. The employee resigned

Answer: (B)

A sustained finding means the investigation concluded the employee’s actions were supported by the evidence and amounted to misconduct or a violation of policy or law. In this context, that includes serious issues like improper use of force or improper discharge of firearms, and generally leads to discipline or corrective action. It is not a determination of administrative error, it is not merely that the employee resigned, and it is not a finding that there was no misconduct. So the sustained formal finding best describes a finding of misconduct or legal violation, including firearm discharge or use of force.

A sustained finding means the investigation concluded the employee’s actions were supported by the evidence and amounted to misconduct or a violation of policy or law. In this context, that includes serious issues like improper use of force or improper discharge of firearms, and generally leads to discipline or corrective action. It is not a determination of administrative error, it is not merely that the employee resigned, and it is not a finding that there was no misconduct. So the sustained formal finding best describes a finding of misconduct or legal violation, including firearm discharge or use of force.