No.....I am saying that if an officer is accused of a criminal act...the employer can force them to give a statement in an administrative hearing for employment purposes. They cannot refuse to give that statement and submit to the interview or they can be fired. They are not required to submit to a criminal interview.
The only thing a union representative is there for is to make sure their due process rights are not violated in that in administrative interview.
If they are giving a voluntary statement to criminal investigators the union representative is not present. Only a lawyer if they wish to have one like anyone else.
and yes, in some jurisdictions they have to provide the statement immediately after the incident to the administrative interviewers unless they have to go to the hospital because they are injured.
Some jurisdictions are different than others, some people have no union and they are at will employees other people have week uno n and other agencies have a stronger Union and have better rules for help people are treated.
An employer cannot force anyone to give a statement. The employer can request one, but that can be denied. Same in the private sector.
You understand in an officer involved shooting for example, a statement can be a single sentence or less.
BTW in regards to cops and interviews, what is a criminal interview if a crime has yet to be established? You also understand cops still retains the right to not provide a statement if the investigation focuses on potential criminal conduct.