Except for a major offense, a person should be put on report only as a last resort.

Except for a major offense, a person should be put on report only as a last resort.

• A. False
• B. Not specified
• C. True
• D. Depends

Answer: (C)

Disciplinary action in this context uses a progressive approach: try coaching, counseling, and corrective training first, with formal on-report serving as a last-resort tool to address ongoing or more serious deficiencies. The idea is to give a person a chance to improve without labeling them prematurely, while still documenting performance issues that affect duty performance. When the offense is major, this escalation rule changes because the severity demands quicker, decisive action rather than waiting for a last-resort measure. So, the statement is true: for minor offenses, on-report should be used only after other remedies have been tried, with major offenses handled differently.