Discrimination And Harassment

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It is the policy of this organization that no employee of, or applicant to, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO)

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is to be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, political affiliation, religion, national origin, age, handicap or marital status

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All employees are entitled to work in an environment free

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of offensive or disparaging conduct

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Therefore, it is the policy of this department to strictly prohibit

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any conduct by its employees which defames or demeans the nationality, culture, color, creed, belief, or sex of any person

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Specifically, employees shall not

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• 1. Use coarse, profane or insulting language, nor shall they speak disparagingly nor make or tell jokes about the race, sex, religion,;
  
• 2. Participate in any practical joke which could adversely affect the physical or mental well-being
  
• 3. Behave in any other manner that substantially interferes with any individual departmental employee's work performance
  

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It is the policy of this organization to encourage those who think they may be victims of discrimination

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or harassment to report such incidents

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JSO has a zero tolerance policy for all forms of sexual abuse and sexual harassment

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of any inmates and is committed to upholding the Eighth Amendment Rights of inmates as required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) and Florida State Statute

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A sexual act of any kind between staff (including contractors and volunteers

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and an inmate is considered sexual abuse is against the law, and therefore strictly prohibited

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All allegations of sexual abuse, sexual threats and retaliation concerning an incident of sexual abuse will be thoroughly

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investigated and shall be subject to administrative and/or criminal prosecution

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Discrimination is a difference in treatment based

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on race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, age, or handicap

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In accordance with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Guidelines, harassment on the basis of sex

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is a violation of Section 703 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Examples of sexual harassment include

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1. Suggestive or obscene letters, notes and invitations;
2. Derogatory comments, slurs, or jokes;
3. Assault, touching, impeding, or blocking movements;
4. Leering, sexually-oriented gestures or display of sexually suggestive or derogatory objects
5. Threat or insinuation that lack of sexual favors will result in reprisal, withholding support for appointments, promotion or transfer

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There shall be no harassment of, or retaliation against

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any person who files or proposes to file, a complaint.
Personnel found to have violated this policy shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action