The Handling of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Allegations by the Department's Law Enforcement Components

Submitting OIG:

Short / Alternative Report Title:

DOJ OIG - The Handling of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Allegations by the Department's Law Enforcement Components

Date Issued:

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

15-04

Component, if applicable:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Drug Enforcement Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation

United States Marshals Service

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Inspection / Evaluation

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
5	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Ensure that the Department’s zero tolerance policy on sexual harassment is enforced in the law enforcement components and that the components’ tables of offenses and penalties are complimentary and consistent with respect to sexual harassment.
7	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
All four law enforcement components, in coordination with ODAG, should acquire and implement technology and establish procedures to effectively preserve text messages and images for a reasonable period of time, and components should make this information available to misconduct investigators and, as appropriate, for discovery purposes.
8	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
All four law enforcement components, in coordination with ODAG, should take concrete steps to acquire and implement technology to be able to, as appropriate in the circumstances, proactively monitor text message and image data for potential misconduct.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Open

Open