110.00 Public Relations General Guidelines Flashcards
Building what is at the heart of gathering public support?
Positive relationships
Police officers are the most important factor in the determination of what?
Police attitudes
The public’s acceptance or rejection of a police officer’s efforts is largely a reflection of what displayed by the officer?
Character and behavior
With the reguard to the Code of Ethics, as established by the Revised Municipal Code, lack of what or what will not be a reasonable defense against any infraction resulting in discipline?
Knowledge or understanding
With the written approval of who, some recognized and sanctioned forms of soliciting funds or goods for a benevolent or charitable cause by members will be permitted?
Chief of Police
In performance of all phases of police work, what will be displayed?
A positive impartial attitude.
Department personnel may respond immediately to news media inquiries. If not personally knowledgeable about the subject, officers and civilian employees should refer the person seeking the information to who?
A supervisor, the senior ranking investigative officer managing an investigation in question, or the public information office
All members of the media will be treated fairly and will receive accurate accounts of the department’s activities. Each incident will be considered in light of it’s particular circumstances. Some of the factors to be considered before releasing information are what?
- Will the release affect the Department’s ability to investigate a case or jeopardize an inv.
- Will the release unnecessarily embarrass an innocent person
- Will the release promote pretrial prejudice to the extent that a fair trial might be compromised
When telephone requests for information relating to a case under investigation are made and the identification of the caller is in doubt, the caller should be referred to who?
Public information Officer
In those instances when the identity of the caller is unknown and a delay in the release would be impractical, identity should be determined by how?
Calling the news agency before any release is made
An attempt will be made to provide the media with specific location as near to the scene as practical.
- The designated area will be determined by who?
- Final authority will rests with who?
The designated media area will be determined by the incident commander or designated PIO.
The final authority will rest with the incident commander.
True or false?
Video and radio depictions of tactical police operations that could be received by a suspect will be prohibited.
True
What is given to a member of the media or public that is denied access to a certain location?
He/she will be provided an explanation for the reason of doing so.
True or false?
The news media will not be allowed to photograph persons in custody within the areas of department buildings considered “off limits” to the public at large.
True.
True or false?
No persons may be photographed or video recorded during the the photographing of evidence displays.
True.
Can evidence be reopened for any publicity purpose after being sealed as evidence?
Whenever the material has been sealed as evidence, and placed in the appropriate container, it will not be reopened for any publicity purpose, but will be conveyed directly to the Property Management Section.
Who approves the use of departmental pictures of persons or occurrences by news media?
The Chief of Police, the command officer for a specific investigation, or the Public Information Office, has to approve the use of departmental pictures of persons or occurrences.
Can the members of the media or an officer pose a person in custody for a photograph?
No members of the media will be permitted to deliberately pose a person in custody, nor will any member of this department deliberately pose a prisoner for such purposes.
No member of the news media will be allowed to interview who under any circumstances while such prisoner is in the custody of the Denver Police Department.
a federal Prisoner
True or False
Denver 911 will normally only release verifications of addresses of radio dispatches, not details of the incidents or a resume of activity
True
When information released is of such volume or importance to constitute a news release, or when officers are involved in a situation that may become a major newsworthy event, officers may forward the information ASAP to who?
Public Information Officer
Whenever any agency other that the Denver Police Department initiates an activity within the City and County of Denver, who is responsible for releasing information about its activity to the news media?
that agency
In Death investigations, the release of information to the media regarding the victim will be made subject to what the notification of relatives and after positive identification of the deceased by who?
The office of the Medical Examiner
Media requests to ride in a police vehicles will be referred to who which the request is being made, or the Chief of Police through who?
Deputy Chief of the Division, Community relations Division
Once a case has been presented to the Denver District Attorney or Denver City Attorney, no police officer should comment on that case without first referring the matter to, or obtaining permission from who?
Prosecuting agency
Can officers comment on the charges they think the prosecuting agency will file or whom the charges will be filed against.
No
Department personnel are responsible for the information the release and they should exercise their best judgement in cooperating with the media in order to ensure that their information is what?
factual and accurate
Who is a Social Media Coordinator?
Assigned to the Community Relations Division, the social media coordinator is responsible for providing general oversight and maintaining the integrity for each official department social media account.
The communication of thoughts or opinions in spoken words, in writing, by expressive conduct, symbolism, photographs, videotape, or related forms of communication is the definition for what?
Speech and Expression
What is the value of social media use in the Denver Police Department?
The Department endorses the secure use of social media to enhance community engagement and as a catalyst for quickly disseminating information to increase neighborhood safety and awareness.
Social media assists the department in meeting what?
Social media assists the department in community outreach, problem-solving, investigations, and crime prevention objectives.
Who approves all departmental official use of social media?
All official department social media sites, pages or accounts will be approved by the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, prior to the utilization of such.
Can non-official social media accounts be used for investigative purposes?
Yes, by investigative units, with written permission of the Chief of Police.
Finally, department personnel forfeit any expectation of privacy with regard to anything published or maintained through file-sharing software or any internet site open to the public view.
FYI
Are department personnel free to have social media accounts as private citizens?
Yes, department personnel are free to express themselves as private citizens on social media sites to the degree that their speech and expression does not impair working relationships of this department for which loyalty and confidentiality are important, impede the performance of duties, impair harmony among coworkers adversely impact the disciplinary process, or negatively affect the public perception of the department, or any other city agency.
What should an employee do if they become aware of a post, website, or page in violation of this policy?
Any employee becoming aware of or having knowledge of a post or of any website or page in violation of this policy will immediately notify their supervisor.
