200-41 Use of Social Media and the Internet

Question 1

While employees are allowed to maintain a Web page and make comments or postings in the social media, this General Order outlines the department’s right to regulate the ______ and ______ of its employees in certain circumstances.

Answer 1

speech and actions

Question 2

Only the ________ may approve an official department Web site or other official department presence on the Internet or in the social media

Answer 2

Chief of Police

Question 3

The _______ shall exercise oversight of and monitor content on each official department Web site and social media site 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.

Answer 3

Office of Public Affairs

Question 4

Division commanders who want to establish an official department presence on the Internet or in the social media shall contact the ________ regarding a social media site proposal.

Answer 4

Office of Public Affairs

Question 5

Employees who post or allow to be posted information or material to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium are subject to the General Orders at all times. ______ while on or off duty and that violate any General Order shall be subject to appropriate review and possible disciplinary action.

Answer 5

Actions taken

Question 6

However, when posting information or material to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium, employees shall _________ or _______ as employees of the Houston Police Department or members of law enforcement.

Answer 6

carefully consider whether or not to identify themselves

Question 7

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Photographs or anything depicting or regarding themselves or other employees in ______ or _______ locations or circumstances.

Answer 7

compromising or inappropriate

Question 8

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything that would identify an employee or another person in law enforcement as a coworker, police officer, police employee, or member of law enforcement, _______from that person.

Answer 8

without permission

Question 9

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything identifying, depicting, or regarding employees or other persons in law enforcement, on or off duty, who ________

Answer 9

work in an undercover capacity

Undercover officers shall not post or allow to be posted images of themselves 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 identify themselves as police officers or as Houston Police Department employees on any Internet or social media site. Undercover officers who engage in any of these activities may be considered for reassignment within the division or elsewhere in the department.

Question 10

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything depicting or regarding an employee, _________

Answer 10

without permission from that person.

Question 11

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything depicting or regarding the public release of ______ or ______ which would compromise national, local, or employee security or the department mission.

Answer 11

City of Houston property or policy,

Question 12

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything that would produce ________
of the Police Department, the City of Houston, or any City employee.

Answer 12

a reasonable expectation of harm to the reputation

Question 13

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

False, derogatory, offensive, or inappropriate comments, material, or depictions regarding ______ or ______.

Answer 13

any coworker, other City employee.

Question 14

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything false, derogatory, offensive, or inappropriate regarding______ or ____ or _____.

Answer 14

their official duties, any department, city policy.

Question 15

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything depicting or regarding _______ or _______ , including investigations that have not resulted in a final adjudication.

Answer 15

an ongoing law enforcement, City of Houston investigation

Question 16

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything that relates to _______ including, but not limited to, crime scenes, potential evidence, witnesses, incident reports, or personnel performing official duties

Answer 16

official department activities

Question 17

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

_____ or ______ or ______made available to them by their capacity as police officers or their position within the Police Department.

Answer 17

Confidential, privileged information, material

Question 18

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything appearing to be ______ by the Police Department or the City of Houston.

Answer 18

officially sanctioned

Question 19

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything appearing to use ________ for personal profit or business interests, to endorse a political candidate, platform, or commercial product, or to participate in political activity.

Answer 19

a City of Houston employee’s official position

Question 20

Except as required by official duties, employees shall not knowingly post or allow to be posted to the Internet or in the social media or in any publicly accessible communication application or medium:

Anything that would attribute _______ or ________ to the Police Department or the City of Houston

Answer 20

personal statements or opinions