b.
The interviewee is not obligated to answer any questions asked by the investigators and no punitive action will be taken against the interviewee if he/she refused to be interviewed by the Team.
6.
Officers will not be compelled by threats of administrative punitive action (or otherwise) to answer questions of Team interviewers which would be self-incriminating.
7.
Interviews will be conducted separately for each officer.
8.
Interviews will normally be fully tape recorded.
9.
The interviewees will be considered as witnesses unless the circumstances dictate otherwise.
10.
Police employees have the same rights and privileges regarding Team interviews that any other citizen would have, including the right to consult with a representative present during the interview.
a.
The representative should be allowed to consult about the facts of the incident privately with only one police employee at a time.
b.
If the representative is not a doctor, lawyer, psychotherapist, or priest, or an agent of such professional, the contents of private conversations between the representative and his/her police employee “client” are not privileged.
16.
If a grant of immunity is desired by interviewing officers, the County Attorney or his representative must be contacted for assistance.
17.
Intoxicant Testing
a.
Criminal Investigation