MCSO Sergeant Practice Test

Derelict in the performance of duties means not fulfilling assigned duties in a way that is unacceptable. It covers two main ideas: someone either deliberately refuses or neglects to perform their duties, or they perform them in a grossly inefficient manner due to carelessness or disregard. This standard focuses on failing to perform required tasks or doing them so poorly that the job isn’t effectively done. Overtime or simply exceeding expectations aren’t descriptions of dereliction, while refusal to work could be dereliction, but the formal definition centers on willful or negligent failure to perform duties or performing them in a grossly inefficient manner.