Learn the standard investigation steps, roles involved, and typical timelines for harassment inquiries.
Investigation Steps, Timelines, and Roles
Learn the standard investigation steps, roles involved, and typical timelines for harassment inquiries.
What you learn:
- Demonstrate understanding through assessments
- Apply concepts to concrete tasks
- Receive feedback to improve performance
- Prepare for certification requirements
Description:
Reinforce learning with knowledge checks and applied tasks designed to test comprehension and application. This module includes auto-graded quizzes, scenario-based questions, and tangible takeaways that learners can apply immediately in their work.
This lesson outlines the investigation process from intake to final decision. It emphasizes fairness, documentation, and timely action.
Steps include intake and triage, assignment to a trained investigator, plan development, evidence collection, witness interviews, analysis, and reporting of findings.
Timelines vary by organization and jurisdiction, but many programs aim to complete formal investigations within a defined window while maintaining due process.
- Intake and triage to determine urgency and scope
- Assignment to a trained investigator or team
- Interview planning and conducting interviews
- Evidence collection and document management
- Findings, conclusions, and recommended actions
- Communication of outcomes and records maintenance