Wharton Police
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The members of the Wharton Police Department are committed to providing law enforcement services that are fair, effective, and impartially applied. It is in the best interest of everyone that a complaint about the performance of an individual employee or the agency in general be resolved fairly and promptly. The Wharton Police Department has formal procedures for investigating these complaints. These procedures ensure fairness while also protecting the rights of both citizens and employees.
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- Your complaint will be sent to either a superior or specially trained internal affairs officer who will conduct a thorough and objective investigation.
- You will be asked to help in the investigation by giving a detailed statement about what happened or by providing other important information.
- All complaints against employees or the agency in general are thoroughly investigated. You will be advised in writing of the outcome of the investigation.
- If our investigation shows that a crime might have been committed, the county prosecutor will be notified. You might be asked to testify in court.
- If our investigation results in an employee being charged with a violation of department rules, you might be asked to testify in a departmental hearing.
- If our investigation shows that the complaint is unfounded or that the employee acted properly, the matter will be closed.
- All disciplinary hearings shall be closed to the public unless the defendant officer requests an open hearing.
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- Your complaint will be sent to either a superior or specially trained internal affairs officer who will conduct a thorough and objective investigation.
- You will be asked to help in the investigation by giving a detailed statement about what happened or by providing other important information.
- All complaints against employees or the agency in general are thoroughly investigated. You will be advised in writing of the outcome of the investigation.
- If our investigation shows that a crime might have been committed, the county prosecutor will be notified. You might be asked to testify in court.
- If our investigation results in an employee being charged with a violation of department rules, you might be asked to testify in a departmental hearing.
- If our investigation shows that the complaint is unfounded or that the employee acted properly, the matter will be closed.
- All disciplinary hearings shall be closed to the public unless the defendant officer requests an open hearing.
Internal Affairs Explanation
Citizen Rights for Internal Affairs Investigations
Every law enforcement agency within the State of New Jersey must accept reports of officer misconduct from any person at any time.
Every law enforcement agency within the State of New Jersey must have a policy consistent with the Attorney General’s Internal Affairs Policy and Procedures, which provides that all citizen complaints involving police misconduct are readily accepted and fully and promptly investigated.
A member of the public who feels that he/she has witnessed or been the victim of police misconduct has the right to file an internal-affairs complaint against the officer(s)-in-question.
The police have a duty to fairly, objectively and thoroughly investigate all internal-affairs complaints.
All persons filing internal-affairs complaints have the right to courteous, professional and fair treatment by the police.
A member of the public has the right to lodge a complaint regardless of the hour or day of the week. If the complainant cannot come to police headquarters, the police must meet the complainant at his/her home, work or other mutually convenient location. In the event the complainant is unable for some reason to meet in person with the police, the internal affairs complaint can be made via telephone, U.S Mail or through email. Reasonable steps must be taken to accommodate a complainant who does not speak English.
A member of the public has the right to make his/her complaint anonymously. He/she does not have to be an American citizen to do so and cannot be required to produce identification or be accompanied by a citizen before a complaint will be accepted. The police cannot report a person to federal immigration officials in retaliation for the filing of an internal-affairs complaint.
A juvenile has the right to file an internal-affairs complaint, with or without the presence of a parent or guardian.
A complainant has the right to be kept informed of the status of their complaint as well as the outcome of his/her complaint at the conclusion of the police investigation
The members of the Wharton Police Department are committed to providing law enforcement services that are fair, effective, and impartially applied. It is in the best interest of everyone that your complaint about the performance of an individual officer is resolved fairly and promptly. The Police Department has formal procedures for investigating your complaint. These procedures ensure fairness and protect the rights of both citizens and law enforcement officers. If you would like to file a complaint, please complete the “Citizen Complaint Form” and submit it to the Police Department. The instructions and complaint forms can be found below.
You may submit your complaint by any of the following means:
Deliver or mail the form to “Internal Affairs” Wharton Police Department, 10 Robert St, Wharton NJ 07885
Email the form to Capt. Bill Hamilton whamilton@whartonpd.org
If you live in Wharton or Mine Hill, you may also call Police Headquarters at 973-366-5893 and request that an officer respond to your home and pick up the form.
Please DO NOT FAX the form to our headquarters as these matters are confidential in nature.
IAPP Appendix A - Complaint Information Sheets
IA Appendix-A_Complaint-Information-Sheet-Arabic
IA Appendix_A-Complaint-Information-Sheet-Chinese
IA Appendix_A-Complaint-Information-Sheet-English
IA Appendix_A-Complaint-Information-Sheet-Haitian
IA Appendix_A-Complaint-Information-Sheet-Hindi
IA Appendix_A-Complaint-Information-Sheet-Korean
IA Appendix_A-Complaint-Information-Sheet-Polish
IA Appendix_A-Complaint-Information-Sheet-Portuguese
IA Appendix_A-Complaint-Information-Sheet-Spanish
IAPP Appendix B - IA Report Forms
IA Appendix_B-IA-Report-Form-Arabic
IA Appendix_B-IA-Report-Form-Chinese
IA Appendix_B-IA-Report-Form-English
IA Appendix_B-IA-Report-Form-Haitian
IA Appendix_B-IA-Report-Form-Hindi
IA Appendix_B-IA-Report-Form-Korean
IA Appendix_B-IA-Report-Form-Polish
IA Appendix_B-IA-Report-Form-Portuguese
IA Appendix_B-IA-Report-Form-Spanish
