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The internal affairs unit is responsible for investigating citizen complaints against officers as well as internally generated complaints (officers filing complaints against each other, supervisors filing complaints about officers, officers filing complaints against supervisors). Internal affairs investigators are often responsible for investigating officer-involved shootings, although some departments are required to have an outside law enforcement agency exercise primary responsibility for conducting such investigations.

internal affairs unit: A unit responsible for investigating citizen complaints against officers and internally generated complaints among police department members.