Case Citation: Linda Williamson v. The City of Houston, 148 F. 3d 462 (5th Cir. 1998). Facts: Houston Police Officer Linda Williamson was working in the Organized Crime Squad and was sometimes assigned to partner with fellow Officer Doug McLeod. Williamson alleged that over an eighteen month period, McLeod harassed her every day creating a hostile work environment. More specifically, Williamson stated that McLeod conducted obvious and demeaning inspections of her appearance. He made comments to her on how her body looked in different clothes and remarked specifically on the appearance of her buttocks and the size of her breasts. Williamson related that McLeod became bolder and would wedge himself into a cubicle beside her where he could pull her hair, lean over her, breath heavily into her ear, bump, tap or slap her. McLeod allegedly whistled and …show more content…
In spite of being reassigned, the harassment continued whenever Williamson and McLeod were in the same room. Two months later the supervisor reassigned Williams and McLeod to work together. Williamson objected to having to work with McLeod again and even requested to be transferred out of the Criminal Division because of the persistent problems with McLeod. It should be noted that Williamson never used the term sexual harassment to describe McLeod’s behavior during the complaint until after her reassignment with McLeod. The supervisor advised Williamson to write down her complaint and take it to the Internal Affairs Division which she did. Williamson was immediately transferred out of the Organized Crime Division after the complaint was given to IAD. Williamson filed a complaint against her supervisor alleging retaliation against her for filing the original complaint against McLeod. The HPD internal investigation found the allegations made by Williamson against both McLeod and the supervisor to be not
On Wednesday 10-14-15 at approximately 1700 hours I Officer Hildebrand and Sgt. Hard were advised by dispatch that Debra Vanblaricom was at the station asking to talk to an officer. Debra wished to report an assault on her granddaughter. We met with Debra in the Police Department to speak with her. Debra stated that she feared for her granddaughter 's safety.
Williamson later filed a complaint with IAD that Bozeman had retaliated against her for her complaint against McLeod. She advised she was shunned, taunted and given a less desirable assignment that caused her to lose overtime possibilities. IAD eventually found her sexual harassment to be not sustained and McLeod only received a written reprimand and Bozeman faced no disciplinary action. Williamson filed an EEOC complaint and this led to suit against the City of Houston. A jury ruled in Williamson’s favor and she was awarded lost compensation and punitive damages.
10 Investigative Skills (7PA0006337) - Officer Stark responded to a PC211-Robbery radio call at 1038 E. Colorado Blvd. The comments of the call stated 2 Female Asians and 2 Male Asians pushed the Victim out of his wheelchair and took his wallet containing $25. Stark responded to the location, even though it was out of his beat, and asked me if he could handle the call. I advised the beat Officer that we would handle the incident for training. As we entered the Rite Aid, the Victim was sitting in his wheelchair directly in front of the exit.
In the case of Johnson v. Laverkin City, a married police officer was punished for having an affair with another married officer from another department while attending a training conference. Sharon Johnson was a police officer for the Laverkin City Police Department. While employed, Ms. Johnson separated from her husband and filed for divorce in 2003. Her husband reacted negatively by violating a protective order and threatening to kill himself and her. While dealing with the divorce, Ms. Johnson was sent to a police training conference and while she was there, she had an affair with another officer that was from a different department.
She also informed her supervisor regarding the behavior seeking his help for the conduct to cease. Sgt. Bozeman
Mr. Zimpfer also retained a legal counselor Ms. Lynn Szymoniak in his defense of these allegations. Ms. Szymoniak retained the services of a industrial psychologist name Dr. Marcy to examine the resumes of the other job applicants. The staff’s objective was to shed light on whether Mr. Zimpfer was more qualified for the position than Mr. Merriman. Yes, accordingly to legal definition of discrimination and the stature of the EEOC age was a unfair disadvantageous to Mr. Zimpfer.
Name of Case: LaChance vs. Erickson Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court Parties and their roles:. LaChance, director, Office of Personnel Management petitioner; Erickson et al Responded Relevant facts: Federal employees made false statements to agency investigators with respect to their misbehavior. The legal issue(s) raised: The legal issue raised was that the respondents, federal employees were charged by their agencies because each of them made false statements to the agency investigators with respect to their misconduct.
On October 2011, in Roane County near Knoxville, a passing driver discovers a body near the side of the rural road. After the call to 911, which starts the criminal justice process, the police rushed to the scene to discover that the body belonged to 23-year-old Brooke Morris. She was murdered, and the Dateline episode, Nightfall documents the investigation and outcome of Brooke’s murder. Brooke was a victim of more than one violent crime. It led to her murder, but it also led investigators to catching her killer.
Pitt university approval of this type of behavior the harassment is only going to continue. Julie Godzik police dispatcher is married to Robert Bob Godzik Maintenance #3 and me being a witness for Samuel Varriano in a complaint filed with the EEOC on defendant Robert Godik I believe that 's why I am being harassed. On the same
“On July 30, 1992, an innocent person was convicted of a heinous crime”. Guy Paul Morin, an ordinary man, was arrested, imprisoned and convicted of first degree murder. The victim was Christine Jessop, a nine-year-old girl from Ontario, Canada. She was found murdered in a field about fifty kilometres from where she lived. Due to the investigation team’s carelessness and tunnel vision, the systematic failure of the justice system, and the poor handling of evidence by the crown there was not only one, but two victims in this case.
Critique of Marie Ingabire’s “The Struggle of Being a Woman in Police Services” In Marie Ingabire’s paper “The Struggle of Being a Woman in Police Services”, they examine Elizabeth McSheffrey’s article “Inquest into death of Vancouver police officer Nicole Chan…”. Inagabire discusses Nicole Chan’s devastating suicide and how the discrimination she faced as a woman in policing led up to the tragedy. They focus on issues of discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It was concluded that discrimination against women would always be a recurring issue within the police force.
According to the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Whistleblower Protection Programs, Hopson should have been received protection from workplace retaliation. However, this was not the case; he did not receive workplace protection, so he pursued legal action. As the result of the lawsuit filed by Justin Hopson, the state attorney general’s office conducted an investigation into the state police and found only seven officers guilty of harassment. Punishments ranged from reprimands to 45-day suspensions.
After I terminated the relationship with the Chief of Police’s niece he approached me several times and spoke about the relationship. He advised me on more than one occasion that his family wants me to be fired from my position as a police officer because of breaking up with her. Shortly thereafter the Chief attempted to discipline me for violations of the department that either did not occur or were not rules or enforced. The Mount Carmel Township Police Officer’s Union and I were forced to argue the decision he made.
"Mama June" Shannon, formerly of the hit reality series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, just learned the hard way not to come between her children and their money. TMZ reports that Anna Cardwell, June's 20-year-old daughter, filed a lawsuit against Mama June. Mama June and the TLC network claimed that accounts were set up to make sure every cast member of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo received all money owed to them. Not so says Anna Cardwell. According to Anna, Mama June pocketed some of the money meant for her and her daughter, Kaitlyn, who is a co-plaintiff of the lawsuit.
Male officers have also stated negative remarks about female officers who work in Law Enforcement. These barriers have caused female police officers to resign from their positions to avoid any issues and because gender discrimination and the other complaints aren’t taken seriously in Law enforcement. By the females constantly compared to the male police officers has caused stress on them. It’s much harder for woman to advance in Law enforcement than men and when interviewers make their decisions they are more than likely choose men over women. It is important to think critically when dealing with the barriers discussed above because it can be challenging and cause someone to give up and quit.