11151721 Level III Training Book.pdf

11/12/21

– The Statute Provides for:

– Clearly Defined Agency Roles & Responsibilities – Clear Delegation of Powers – Due Process of Law – Qualified Appointees & Staff – Standards to Guide Conduct & Decisionmaking – Judicial Oversight – Appropriate Political Oversight

Accountability Measures

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– No Person should ever be the Ultimate Arbiter of his or her Own Decisions – Political Processes are not Appropriate for Handling or Reviewing Civil or Criminal Law Enforcement Actions and Decisions in particular cases or matters because Political Processes Entail Political Considerations which are Inappropriate in the Context of the Application of the Law to a Particular Set of Facts – Judicial or Quasi-Judicial Bodies are the Appropriate Entities for Providing Oversight in the Context of Agency Action & Decision- making as the Interpretation of Law and the Application of the Law to Particular Facts is a Judicial Function

Principles for Oversight

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