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Professional Standards
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Professional Standards
We highly recommend that you submit a complaint through our online portal, so that your complaint can be processed more efficiently through Internal Affairs (IA). We also accept complaints by telephone or letter. You should include your contact information, as we will need to contact you. In some cases such as a formal complaint, it will be necessary that an IA Investigator will need to speak to you in person.
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If you choose, you can meet with the affected employee's immediate supervisor or Division Commander to air your concerns.
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Yes. We will not investigate anonymous complaints.
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Complaints should be filed as soon as possible as delays could harm an investigation due to the passage of time. If you have a brutality complaint, pursuant to Maryland Public Safety Article Title 3 Section 3-104, a complaint against a law enforcement officer that alleges brutality in the execution of the law enforcement officer's duties must be signed and sworn to, under penalty of perjury, within 366 days after the alleged brutality.
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Once an investigation is concluded all persons who file a complaint will be notified of the results of the investigation.
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Yes, but you need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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The Chief of Police is interested in hearing from the citizens of Cambridge regarding his employees, regardless of the nature - commendation or complaint. The Cambridge Police Department accepts and thoroughly investigates complaints on the part of its personnel: Officers, Dispatchers or civilian employees. The Cambridge Police Department Complaint Against Personnel Report can completed online.
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A Cambridge Police Department Supervisor or the Internal Affairs Unit will investigate your complaint.
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No. Complaints Against Personnel are considered confidential in nature and are not released to any press or media.
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Yes. The employee has a right to know who made a complaint against him or her.
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No. It is essential that we maintain the public's confidence in order to continue the high standards that the Police Department has set.