Find out how to conduct a disciplinary investigation that won’t get overturned. This Second Edition gives you a concise overview of the investigation process and guides you through conducting your investigation start-to-finish, from the procedural requirements of gathering evidence to the appeals process.

Whether your investigation is time sensitive or non-time sensitive, you get easy-to-follow instructions for:

• Gathering evidence
• Interviewing witnesses
• Obtaining sworn statements
• Complying with the Constitution

And, learn even more valuable lessons with a discussion of actual cases spelling out what the Merit Systems Protection Board and the courts deem necessary in an investigation to uphold an agency’s disciplinary action. Plus, you’ll understand the rules and procedures involved in a criminal investigation with a review of chain of custody and Fourth Amendment issues.