Review Of The Drug Enforcement Administration's Disciplinary System

Report Number I-2004-002
January 2004

Figure 1:
Organizational Structure of the DEA Disciplinary System

Administrator/Deputy of Administrator
    Office of Chief Counsel

      Intelligence Division
      Human Resources Division

      • Deciding Officials
      • Board of Professional Conduct
      • Employee Relations Unit

      Operations Division
      Financial Management Division
      Inspection Division

      • Office of Professional Responsibility
      • Office of Security Programs

      Operational Support Division

Figure 2:
The DEA's Office of Professional Responsibility

Deputy of Chief Inspection

    Associate Deputy Chief Inspector
    Associate Deputy Chief Inspector
    Integrity Analysis and Support
    Administrative Support
    Intelligence Analysts

      Investigative Team A - Washington DC
      Investigative Team B - Washington DC
      Investigative Team C - Los Angeles, CA
      Investigative Team D - Miami, FL
      Investigative Team E - Newark, NJ
      Investigative Team F - Dallas, TX

Chart 1:
Processing Time for DEA Disciplinary Cases

OPR - Mean=190 days
Board of Professional Conduct - Mean=116 days
Deciding Officals - Mean=28 days

Chart 2:
Board Processing Time for Sampled Cases

6 cases - 1-30 days processing time
2 cases - 31-60 days processing time
10 cases - 61-90 days processing time
11 cases - 91-120 days processing time
13 cases - 121-150 days processing time
6 cases - 151-180 days processing time
6 cases - over 180 days processing time

Chart 3:
Deciding Officials' Processing Times for Sampled Cases

38 cases - 1-30 days processing time
10 cases - 31-60 days processing time
3 cases - 61-90 days processing time
3 cases - over 90 days processing time