fair practice

The lawsuit also alleges that when officers of color complained about discriminatory acts to the department’s Office of Fair Practice, they were retaliated against.

After a White officer placed a banana on his car in the Maryland State Police parking lot, Dunlap reported the incident to the Office of Fair Practice.

After Dunlap’s complaint to the Office of Fair Practice, the department reopened an old misconduct case against him — in violation of state police policy, the lawsuit says.

Diaz filed a discrimination complaint to the Office of Fair Practice, attorneys wrote, but her claims were dismissed.

The auditor general said that “fair practice and equal treatment would suggest that all potential bidders receive the same information at the same time” and called for greater government oversight.