A Lieutenant leads the Professional Standards Division and is assisted by one Serargant and a civilian secretary. The Professional Standards Division is responsible for all internal investigations with the Professional Standards lieutenant serving as the department liaison for pending civil litigation. The division is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive central file on all complaints received by the department and also oversees the hiring process via the Intergovernmental Transfer Program and the New Jersey Department of Personnel (NJDOP). The division commander serves as the Affirmative Action Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Officer. He also serves as a Department Inspectional Officer and will be assigned areas of inspectional responsibility by the Chief of Police. The division also oversees the Community Outreach function by identifying potential crisis situations and keeping channels of communication open between the police department and the community.