9. Protective Custody Flashcards
What is alcohol incapacitation?
A person is incapacitated if you drink alcohol and is either:
unconscious
in need of a medical attention
likely to cause physical harm or damage to property
or is disorderly. (remember DUMP).
Disorderly for protective custody is the same standard as what?
As the criminal charge.
Is intoxication and incapacitation the same thing?
No, remember DUMP is the standard for incapacitation.
What level of information, triggers sobriety testing?
Reasonable suspicion
May Police put somebody in protective custody from their home?
Yes, also, reasonable force authorized during protective custody.
May I use handcuffs on a person in protective custody?
Yes, if subject resist consider A&B on a police officer or interfering with a police officer.
If I take somebody into protective custody, can I search for weapons?
Yes, you may search the immediate area and surroundings for weapons
What is good Samaritan immunity?
Person under 21 in good faith, seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing alcohol related, incapacitation or seeks for himself.
In this situation, criminal charges shall not be filed, even if the evidence was gained as a result of seeking medical assistance
Note: immunity does not apply to adults 21 and over who host an underage, drinking party or other illegal activity with minors.
Do I need consent to transport an individual in protective custody?
No, you may transport the individual to home, hospital, or police station (HHS).
If you brought a protective custody into the barracks what must you immediately inform the PC?
Immediately inform the subject of his right to a phone call and allow phone use.
If under 18, notify parent or guardian as soon as possible
If you bring a protective custody for alcohol incapacitation into the barracks, what must you determine is available?
Determine if treatment (detox) is available. This is not an option. This should be documented. Every time a person is brought into the barracks. This is for alcohol incapacitation only.
If I bring a protective custody into the barracks, what do I need to give the person?
I need to provide breathalyzer option.
.10 or above establishes incapacitation.
.06, .07, .08, .09, authorized sobriety, testing. An Officer must decide whether to release or hold the subject.
.05 or below immediately release the subject .
If a minor registers any BT reading and insist on releasing to parent guardian or responsible adult.
If I bring a protective custody into the barracks, make sure I do this
Inventory to personal possessions
For protective custody of adults 18 and over, there is a duty to release or transfer, what are the priorities?
First priority: treatment, available transport to facility
Second priority: hold barracks in UNTIL SOBER, or NO LONGER THAN 12 HOURS!!!
For protective custody of minors, UNDER 18, what are the duty to release for transfer priorities?
First priority: is release, minor, upon request of parent or guardian.
Hold the child and call DCF if parent/guardian arrived incapacitated, or unable to act responsibly.
Second priority: if treatment available, transport, minor to facility
Third priority: if treatment unavailable, hold the minor in a nonsecure detention.
Never put a juvenile in protective custody in a cell. Keep in an unlocked area under continuous visual supervision and try to get a parent guardian or responsible person to remove the child from the station as soon as possible.
Although PC is not considered an arrest or crime do I still need to make an incident report?
Yes, for record-keeping purposes, it is stated in the PC law section 8 that an incident report for the records. Explain the behavior that led the officers to place into protective custody
What is drug incapacitation chapter 111E section 9A?
Incapacitated refers to a person who is consumed a controlled substance/toxic vapor or substance, other then ALCOHOL.
Person is unconscious
In need of medical attention
Likely to cause harm or damage to person/property
Disorderly
Remember DUMP applies here too.
Many of the same procedures exists for drug incapacitation as they do for alcohol incapacitation. This includes:
Using reasonable force to take a person into custody.
Search the subjects immediate surrounding areas to discover weapons (search of the immediate area may also be used to facilitate on-scene treatment).
Good Samaritan immunity
With or without consent, the officer may assist the individual to the emergency facility.
When minor under 18 taken into protective custody, officer must notify parent or guarding as soon as possible
For drug incapacitation protective custody, transport to a police station or home is never an option.
Custody may last through transport and emergency treatment. The subject may be held against his will, in order to immediately transport to an emergency facility officers subject be evaluated by medical staff before release.
Only the police have the legal authority to place a subject into protective custody
Emergency medical services, personnel, or healthcare clinicians cannot place a subject into protective custody, only the police!!!!
If someone receives a dose of Narcan and they refuse transport to the hospital, what should I do?
Place them into protective custody. Releasing the person is a public safety risk.
What is the potential civil liability in protective custody cases?
Failing to act in an obvious case, or excessive force