Professional Standards

Our department is committed to Professional Standards providing policing services that are fair, effective, and impartially applied. Toward that end, employees of all ranks and assignments are held to the highest standards of official conduct and are demanded to respect the rights of all citizens and co-workers. Employees’ adherence to these standards, motivated by an ethical and professional obligation to perform their job to the best of their ability, is the ultimate objective of this agency.

The overall goals of the Internal Affairs function are to ensure the public trust and improve agency performance through specific and general deterrence to misconduct and to identify operational deficiencies in the department.

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office mandates that all police agencies perform the Internal Affairs function. This function involves the investigation and resolution of complaints of police misconduct that originate with private citizens or are generated by the supervisors, officers, or employees of a Law Enforcement agency.

• Citizens are encouraged to file an Internal Affairs complaint by speaking to a supervisor at police headquarters. Internal affairs complaints can also be filed by calling 732-238-1000 or via the email address listed below.
• Internal Affairs complaints can be filed 24 hours a day on any day of the week.
• Citizens will be asked to complete an Internal Affairs Report Form, which will include as much descriptive information about the complaint that the citizen can provide. Although completing one of these forms is not required, doing so is helpful to the investigation.
• Internal Affairs complaints can be filed anonymously. However, doing so makes it very difficult for the Internal Affairs Investigator to ask follow-up questions or obtain further information and may hinder the ability to thoroughly investigate the complaint.
• Although every member of the South River Police Department is trained in the proper reception and handling of citizen complaints, citizens may contact the Internal Affairs Investigator directly if they feel it is necessary or if they have any additional questions.

The South River Police Department's Internal Affairs Investigator can be reached via the following mailing address, telephone number, or email address:

South River Police Department
Attn: Internal Affairs
61 Main Street
South River, NJ 08882

(732) 254-1150  - option 7

bmackiel@southriverpd.org

For more information on the procedures for filing an Internal Affairs complaint, please review the following Complaint Information Sheets:

Complaint Information Sheet - Arabic (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - Chinese (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - English (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - Haitian (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - Hindi (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - Korean (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - Polish (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - Portuguese (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - Spanish (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - Tagalog (PDF)

Complaint Information Sheet - Vietnamese (PDF)

The following Internal Affairs Report Forms, copies of which can also be obtained at the South River Police Department, can be completed when filing an Internal Affairs complaint. Completing one of these forms is not required however, doing so is helpful to the investigation.

Internal Affairs Report Form - Arabic (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - Chinese (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - English (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - Haitian (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - Hindi (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - Korean (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - Polish (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - Portuguese (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - Spanish (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - Tagalog (PDF)

Internal Affairs Report Form - Vietnamese (PDF)

Internal Affairs investigations will not always be completed in the calendar year the investigation commenced. Discipline is subject to a defined process, which may include a member's right to a hearing. These factors, and others, may delay the actual enforcement of the discipline into a future reporting calendar year. The Summary of Major Disciplinary Matters will report the discipline in the year the matter was fully adjudicated, and not necessarily the calendar year that the Internal Affairs Complaint was filed.

Early Warning System Policy (PDF)