A recent audit found unsuitable test results for 47 deputies in Alameda County, California, going back to 2016.
Nearly 50 sheriff's deputies in one California county were relieved of key duties after receiving poor results from psychological evaluations.were alerted on Friday that they would, for the time being, be stripped of certain law enforcement duties. That includes their authority to make arrests and wield firearms, KTVU News reported after receiving a copy of the letter sent to deputies.
The affected deputies, who were found to have scored a"D. Not Suited" on the evaluation, constitute a little less than 5 percent of the office's 1,000-member force. The deputies will retain their pay and benefits. In the letter obtained by KTVU, Sheriff Gregory Ahern promised to schedule new psychological evaluations for the deputies to"resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
Deputies will be able to"return to full duty status once you obtain a 'suitable' finding" upon taking a new evaluation. The new tests will be administrated by a psychologist from outside of the sheriff's office that is certified by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, in order to ensure that the new results are trustworthy.
Nearly 50 deputies from the Alameda County Sheriff's Office in California were recently stripped of key duties after it was found that they had unsuitable psychological evaluation results.Lieutenant Ray Kelly, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, told KTVU that the audit was spurred by a recent incident involving Devin Williams Jr., a 24-year-old former deputy.
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