§ 28-5.1-11. Law enforcement.
The attorney general, the department of corrections, and the Rhode Island justice commission shall stress to state and local law enforcement officials the necessity for nondiscrimination in the control of criminal behavior. These agencies shall develop and publish formal procedures for the investigation of citizen complaints of alleged abuses of authority by individual peace officers. Employment in all state law enforcement and correctional agencies and institutions shall be subject to the same affirmative action standards applied under this chapter to every state unit of government, in addition to applicable federal requirements.
History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 149, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-5.1 - Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Section 28-5.1-1. - Declaration of policy.
Section 28-5.1-2. - State equal opportunity office.
Section 28-5.1-3. - Affirmative action.
Section 28-5.1-3.2. - Enforcement.
Section 28-5.1-4. - Employment policies for state employees.
Section 28-5.1-5. - Personnel administration.
Section 28-5.1-6. - Commission for human rights.
Section 28-5.1-7. - State services and facilities.
Section 28-5.1-8. - Education, training, and apprenticeship programs.
Section 28-5.1-9. - State employment services.
Section 28-5.1-10. - State contracts.
Section 28-5.1-11. - Law enforcement.
Section 28-5.1-12. - Health care.
Section 28-5.1-13. - Private education institutions.
Section 28-5.1-14. - State licensing and regulatory agencies.
Section 28-5.1-15. - State financial assistance.