200-41 Department Presence on Social Media and the Internet Flashcards
Information or material posted to the Internet on a website (a connected group of pages on the World Wide Web regarded as a single entity) or on a social media platform (e.g., Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, lnstagram) may be considered part of the public domain even if access is restricted, or it may be geotagged, and as such, privacy of the information should not be ____.
Photographs and other material posted to websites, social media, or other applications may ____.
While employees are allowed to maintain a web page and make comments or postings on a social media platform, this General Order outlines the department’s right to _____
1) assumed
2) become the property of that website or provider
3) regulate the speech and actions of its employees in certain circumstances.
DEPARTMENT USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITES, AND THE INTERNET
Only the ____ may approve an official department website or other official department presence on social media.
Chief of Police
DEPARTMENT USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITES, AND THE INTERNET
The Office of Public Affairs shall exercise oversight of each official department ____ to ensure the _____.
This includes, but is not limited to, adherence to_____
1) website and social media site
2) to ensure the content information and postings are correct and appropriate, and to ensure adherence to federal, state, and local laws, department policies, and City of Houston Executive Order 1-18.
3) copyright and privacy laws, records retention requirements, the Texas Public Information Act, and information security policies established by the department
DEPARTMENT USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITES, AND THE INTERNET
Division commanders who want to establish an official department website or social media account shall contact the Office of Public Affairs. Public Affairs will provide the requester with the _____ from City of Houston Executive Order ____as well as ____ to assist in completing the form.
The requesting division commander shall ensure the form is completed, reviewed and approved by the appropriate _____ before returning it to the Office of Public Affairs.
The Office of Public Affairs, after consultation with the Office of Technology Services and the Office of Planning and Data Governance, will forward the Social Media Site Proposal with any recommendations of approval or denial from this social media committee to the _____.
Proposals authorized by the Chief of Police shall be forwarded to the _____ for review and approval.
1) Appendix A- Social Media Site Proposal form from City of Houston Executive Order 1-18 as well as reference material to assist in completing the form.
2) assistant chief (or executive assistant chief)
3) Chief of Police
4) Director of the Mayor’s Office of Communications
Divisions authorized by the Chief of Police and approved by the Mayor’s Office of Communications to administer a website or social media account will adhere to the _____.
Office of Public Affairs Standard Operating Procedures for Website Administration and/or Social Media Administration
EMPLOYEE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET
Employees who post or allow to be posted information or material to the Internet or on social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium are subject to _____.
Actions taken while _____ and that violate any General Order shall be subject to appropriate review and possible disciplinary action.
1) the General Orders at all times
2) on or off duty
EMPLOYEE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET
Employees are not barred from presenting themselves on the Internet or on social media as Houston Police Department employees. However, when posting information or material to the Internet or on social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium, employees shall…
carefully consider whether or not to identify themselves as employees of the Houston Police Department or members of law enforcement.
EMPLOYEE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET
Any information posted may remain accessible to the public for an indefinite length of time even if access is restricted, and this may impact…
open records requests, courtroom credibility, potential citizen contacts, or the ability to seek and obtain an undercover assignment within the department.
RESTRICTIONS
Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or on social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:
a.
Photographs or anything depicting or regarding themselves or other employees…
in compromising or inappropriate locations or circumstances.
RESTRICTIONS
Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or on social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:
b.
Anything that would identify an employee or another person in law enforcement as a coworker, police officer, police employee, or member of law enforcement, without…
permission from that person.
RESTRICTIONS
Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or on social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:
c.
Anything identifying, depicting, or regarding employees or other persons in law enforcement, on or off duty, who____
Undercover officers shall not _____on any Internet or social media site, whether the image is of the undercover officer in an on-duty or off-duty capacity.
Additionally, undercover officers shall not _____ on any Internet or social media site.
Undercover officers who engage in any of these activities may be_____
1) work in an undercover capacity.
2) post or allow to be posted images of themselves
3) identify themselves as police officers or as Houston Police Department employees
4) considered for reassignment within the division or elsewhere in the department.
RESTRICTIONS
Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to
the Internet or on social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:
d.
Anything depicting or regarding an employee without…
permission from that person.
RESTRICTIONS
Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to
the Internet or on social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:
e.
Anything depicting or regarding _____, the public release of which would compromise national, local, or employee security or the department mission.
City of Houston property or policy
RESTRICTIONS
Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to
the Internet or on social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:
f.
Anything that would produce a reasonable expectation of harm to the…
reputation of the Police Department, the City of Houston, or any City employee.
RESTRICTIONS
Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to
the Internet or on social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:
g.
False, derogatory, offensive, or inappropriate comments, material, or depictions regarding…
any coworker or other City employee.
