200-36 Solicitation, Gifts, and Bribery

Question 1

Employees, while on duty or off duty, while representing the Houston Police Department, shall not ______, ______, _______ unless authorized by the Chief of Police.

Answer 1

solicit, sell, or accept anything of value

Question 2

Employees shall not, while on duty, solicit subscriptions, sell books, papers, tickets, merchandise, or other items of value, nor collect or receive money or items of value for _______ except as authorized by the Chief of Police.

Answer 2

any purpose

Question 3

The following activities are also prohibited on all department property at all times except as authorized by the Chief of Police:

Answer 3

Solicitation by citizens.

Solicitation by employees.

Distribution of non-work-related literature by employees.

Question 4

Violation of this policy shall be brought to the attention of the employee’s immediate supervisor who shall ensure _____ is notified.

Answer 4

the division commander

Question 5

Employees shall not receive or accept any gift or gratuity from ______ , without approval from the Chief of Police.

Answer 5

subordinates

Question 6

Employees shall not accept any reward, gratuity, gift, or other compensation for __________ or __________ with their duties as employees of the department, regardless of whether the service was performed while on or off duty.

Answer 6

any service performed as a result of, in conjunction

Question 7

Employees shall not directly or indirectly accept a benefit or gift under any circumstances that _______ or department affairs.

Answer 7

create the appearance of impropriety, intent to influence

Question 8

Except as noted below, employees shall not use their official position or identification to solicit any gift, gratuity, loan, present, fee, or reward or to seek or accept special privileges for themselves or others, such as ______, _______, or ____ or _____.

Answer 8

free admission to places of amusement, discounts on purchases, or free or discounted meals or refreshments.

Question 9

Employees shall not seek, accept, loan, borrow, buy, or sell anything of value from or to any _______, ______, or _______ involving the Houston Police Department.

Answer 9

known suspect, prisoner, defendant, or other person involved in any case

Question 10

These activities are also prohibited with persons of ill repute, professional bondsmen, or ________ may profit from information obtained from the Houston Police Department.

Answer 10

other persons whose vocations

Question 11

If any employee receives an offer of a bribe, the employee shall immediately submit ________. Officers shall generate _______. All civilian employees shall contact an officer ________.

Answer 11

a letter to the employee’s commander;

incident report

to generate an incident report for them.