90.1 Public Affairs Manual

Question 0

Responsibility: The responsibility for pursuing an effective public affairs program is vested in every employee, at every level, uniformed and non-uniformed.
T or F

Answer 0

True

Question 1

Public affairs into 2 categories

Answer 1

External information, relations, image

Internal Information

Question 2

Personnel shall not comment on

Answer 2

Confidential info 
Personal opinion
Matters of policy
Political maters
Personnel issues

Question 3

Properly identified members of the media shall not be restricted from entering areas where newsworthy events have occurred per section 409.5 PC. In the event entering such areas would be hazardous to the media’s health or safety, they shall be advised before proceeding into the area.
True or false

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Exceptions to exclusion of media

Answer 4

Crime scene

National Defense Area (Military aircraft)

Question 5

Names of persons killed in collisions/incidents shall not be given to the media at the scene without prior approval of the coroner, commander shift Sgt or DA.

Answer 5

Coroner

Question 6

Holidays During specified holidays the Department must provide news media
with current information concerning traffic collisions. The holidays are:

Answer 6

New Year's Day 
Memorial Day Weekend 
Independence Day 
Labor Day Weekend 
Thanksgiving Weekend 
Christmas Day

Question 7

d. MIS Holiday Reporting Screen By entering the letters _____into the MIS system, the holiday reporting screen will appear.

Answer 7

HOL

Question 8

• The public has a right to know what the Department is doing.

T or F

Answer 8

True