Chapter 1-4

Question 1

The Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) was established by ?

Answer 1

The Board of County Commissioner

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Question 2

Who will ensure that each employee in their respective command receives a complete copy of the departmental manual and each subsequent revision to the departmental manual?

Answer 2

Element Commander

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Question 3

All departmental directives will be written to comply with federal law. Conflicts will be resolved in what order?

Answer 3

Federal Law; State Law; County Ordinances; County Resolutions; County rules, County orders, County procedure, Departmental Manual, Subordinate Directives (service, division, bureau)
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Question 4

General principals and values which guide the performance of a departmental activity are known as ?

Answer 4

Policy

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Question 5

To ensure continuity of command, when section supervisors or above will be on leave for more than_____, a memorandum designating an acting supervisor shall be prepared.

Answer 5

40 hours

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Question 6

Each organizational component is directly supervised by one commander and clearly defined lines of authority are drawn to ensure that a structural relationship exist between each _____.

Answer 6

Employee and Director

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Question 7

To ensure accuracy of expenditure reports and compliance with established departmental procedures, who will conduct an annual on-site audit of all departmental authorized cash funds?

Answer 7

MDPD Internal Auditor, assigned to the Staff Inspection Section
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Question 8

Release of Juvenile Offender records: Arrests made prior to October 1, 1994; Release only the name and address of juveniles that are_____________.

Answer 8

16 years old or older

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Question 9

All requests for business or educational travel must be received by the Director’s officer with sufficient time to permit forwarding the request to OMB at least how many days prior to the date of travel?

Answer 9

15 Calendar Days

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Question 10

What percentage of personnel, facilities, operations and equipment is inspected in a level II inspection?

Answer 10

At least 25%

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Question 11

Formal personnel inspections are conducted at least semiannually, in _____ and ____, and documented on the Personnel Inspection Reports.

Answer 11

May and November

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Question 12

______ shall ensure that required roll calls are held, and orders and other information are communicated.

Answer 12

Lieutenants

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Question 13

How often does the MDPD Internal Auditor conduct onsite financial audits of all authorized cash funds (Petty and Investigative Cash Funds)?

Answer 13

At least once every 18 months

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Question 14

Records request associated with legal or administrative proceedings associated with the Department or the County, the Police Legal Bureau shall be notified ________.

Answer 14

Immediately

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Question 15

Possession of an additional badge shall be reported via memorandum to the affected employee’s _______.

Answer 15

Organizational element supervisor

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Question 16

A decision document used to obtain a requested action and one which requires the approval of one or more command level personnel in the chain of command or a county official not from the Department.

Answer 16

Action Memorandum

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Question 17

Signatures: if the individual whose name is typed does not sign personally, the employee authorized to sign for him will ______________.

Answer 17

sign his own name and add the word “for”

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Question 18

Who is the departmental Cash Fund Custodian for the Department and is responsible for compliance with directives concerning usage of cash?

Answer 18

FAB Executive Senior Bureau Commander

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Question 19

The Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) provides funds for ________.

Answer 19

-protracted or complex investigations
- additional technical equipment or expertise
- matching funds for federal grants
- law enforcement purposes as deemed by the county commissioners
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Question 20

Who is responsible for equipment owned and leased by the Department that has been assigned for use within the offices of that specific element?

Answer 20

Each Departmental Element

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Question 21

What are the goals for staff inspection?

Answer 21

-Provide the Director and his staff with systematic, objective reports concerning the Department’s efficiency and effectiveness.
-Inspect all organizational components every three years.
-Conduct inspections and submit final reports within eight weeks following inspection of the element.
-At least one week prior to the inspection, the Professional Compliance Bureau Major will notify the commander of the element to be inspected, via memorandum, of the impending inspection.
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Question 22

Level 1 and 2 Staff Inspections are alternated over a ____ inspection cycle.

Answer 22

3 year

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