The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is dealing with the fallout Tuesday after it was revealed that nearly four dozen deputies allegedly failed their psychological evaluations.
, after an internal audit revealed they did not pass psychological exams during the hiring process and were wrongly hired.
"Somebody knew, or if no one knew in the Sheriff's Department, this is just gross negligence and not even knowing what the requirements are to be a law enforcement person in California," Cordell went on to say. "There's more to it than this score, and it's being represented like we hired a bunch of psychopaths – no, these are people that we're trying to suit and give opportunities to from our community and that will grow into their profession," the spokesperson went on to say."If they don't along the way, that's why we have probationary periods and performance improvement plans and other ways to deal with problematic employees.
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