315 LINE INSPECTIONS Flashcards
is an on-going process to ensure officers are in compliance with Department rules, regulations,
procedures, and orders in the areas of personal appearance, the proper wearing of the police uniform, and the use and maintenance of assigned equipment.
Line Inspections
Line inspections can be
formal or informal
establish a process for documenting individual officer deficiencies. The process assigns
specific timetables and responsibilities for conducting the inspection.
Formal Line Inspections
is an ongoing process conducted daily by Supervisors. Minor deficiencies in individual
officer personal appearance and the maintenance of assigned equipment are brought to the officer’s attention when
they are identified by a supervisor.
Informal Line Inspections
Informal Line Inspections is an ongoing process conducted daily by Supervisors. Minor deficiencies in individual officer personal appearance and the maintenance of assigned equipment are brought to the officer’s attention when
they are identified by a supervisor.
Conduct formal line inspections of all subordinates at least once each month. A supervisory officer may be assigned to conduct the formal line inspection in the absence of [the above].
Unit/Shift Directors
Unit/Shift Directors
Conduct formal line inspections of all subordinates at least ________. A ________ may be assigned to conduct the formal line inspection in the absence of a shift/unit director.
once each month
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supervisory officer
- Conduct formal line inspections of all subordinates at least once each month. A supervisory officer may be assigned to conduct the formal line inspection [in his absence]
- Document all inspections and deficiencies, if any, utilizing SAPD ACTIVITY and
- Notify the Section Commander that formal line inspections and individual officer deficiencies have been entered into SAPD ACTIVITY for the current period.
Unit/Shift Directors
may be assigned to conduct the formal line inspection in the absence of a shift/unit director.
A supervisory officer
Unit/Shift Directors
Notify the ________ that formal line inspections and individual officer deficiencies have been entered into SAPD ACTIVITY for the current period.
Section Commander
Assist the Shift/Unit Director with conducting the formal line inspection; and
Record all inspections and deficiencies, if any, and the Shift/Unit Director’s comments in SAPD ACTIVITY.
Supervisory Officers
Monitor the formal line inspection process by occasional participating in a formal line inspection; and
Review all inspection reports and roll call inspection report forms submitted by unit/shift directors.
Section Commanders
is used to document formal line inspections on all officers and to document deficiencies of
individual officers who fail to meet departmental standards for personal grooming, uniform, and equipment during formal line inspections. This form may also be used to document deficiencies noted during informal line inspections.
SAPD ACTIVITY
SAPD ACTIVITY is used to document formal line inspections on all officers and to document deficiencies of individual officers who fail to meet departmental standards for personal grooming, uniform, and equipment during formal line inspections. This form may also be used to document deficiencies noted during
informal line inspections.
Shift/unit directors complete and document formal Line Inspections utilizing SAPD ACTIVITY. To complete;
a. Check the appropriate deficiency space(s), if any deficiencies are found;
b. Briefly explain the deficiency in the comments section;
c. Set an appropriate date, dependent upon the nature and severity of the deficiency, for the officer to come into compliance;
d. Notify the ____________.
officer’s immediate supervisor
Supervisory officers meet with the officers who have deficiencies noted SAPD ACTIVITY and take the following actions:
a. Clarify in the noted deficiency, the ________, and the ________;
b. Conduct a ____ inspection on the compliance date; and
c. Update SAPD ACTIVITY to reflect ____ the deficiency was corrected.
prescribed standard
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date for compliance
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follow-up
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the date
