Chapter 16 Patrol

Question 1

2.2.2 Sworn personnel assigned to patrol post shall remain on patrol until informed by the ____ _______ that the tour of duty has ended

Answer 1

patrol supervisor

Question 2

4.1 Peak traffic hours

Answer 2

Monday- Friday 0600-0900 and 1530-1830

Question 3

3.1 Serious accident/ incident notification

Answer 3

Any time an incident occurs which requires the serious accident/ incident notification procedures to be followed the Shift Supervisor is responsible to include all pertinent information in the appropriate section of the daily report

Question 4

4.1 Notifications

Answer 4

to ensure that all required personnel are notified expeditiously, it will be the responsibility of the following MDTA police personnel to use the notification procedures: Shift Supervisor notification

Question 5

5.4 Rail related security notification

Answer 5

An IR or CIR will be completed for all threats, incidents or activities that result in initiation of Rail related Security Notification

Question 6

3.2.2 Passenger restraint devices

Answer 6

All infants and small children 65 lbs or less or under 8 years old MUST be secured in a child safety seat

Question 7

5.2 Vehicle and equipment inspection report

Answer 7

Shift supervisors will verify that all vehicles have been properly inspected

Question 8

5.1 Mobile video Recorder

Answer 8

prior to each shift, sworn personnel shall record a brief segment and play it back to determine whether their MVR equipment is working properly

Question 9

5.6.6 If for any reason an MVR is found to be inoperable or malfunctioning, the sworn person will immediately notify a ________ by means of a _______ ______

Answer 9

supervisor, Special Reprt

Question 10

6.4 DVD RAMs will be maintained for ___.

Answer 10

30 Days

Question 11

6.6 When a patrol vehicle is out of service for more than ____ ___ to perform required maintenance or repairs, the ___ ___ is to be removed, noted on the video log and stored in the Video Storage Cabinet

Answer 11

24 hours, DVD RAM

Question 12

7.5 Duplication of Video

Answer 12

The Director of the Central Records Unit is designated as the custodian of records for the MVR System. Any subpoena or request for a copy of a video shall be forwarded to the Director of Central Records for disposition as appropriate

Question 13

8.1 Video Review

Answer 13

Shift Supervisors will randomly select 2 DVD RAMs from the current month for review to ensure that patrol procedures are within MDTA policy and the system is functioning properly

Question 14

8.2 Patrol- Responsibility of Shift Supervisor

Answer 14

The Shift Supervisor will be responsible for determining how many units to dispatch to an emergency call

Question 15

2.8 Vehicle Contact Actions

Answer 15

Intentional Vehicle to Vehicle contact actions are prohibited

Question 16

8.1 Pursuit 10-80- Responsibility of Shift Supervisor

Answer 16

The Shift supervisor shall assume responsibility for Monitoring and Controlling the pursuit as it progresses

Question 17

8.2 (10-80) Review of Data

Answer 17

The shift supervisor shall continuously review the incoming data to determine whether the pursuit should be continued or terminated

Question 18

18.1 Pursuit 10-80- other agency pursuit

Answer 18

The initiating sworn person, or the first MDTA sworn person to enter an already ongoing pursuit from another agency, Must complete a pursuit driving data form

Question 19

19.5 Operational Reports

Answer 19

A Stop Stick Ltd Form shall be completed only when a tire- deflating device needs to be replaced. The original copy of this form will be kept with the sworn person’s report. The shift supervisor will send a photocopy of this form to the Quartermaster Unit

Question 20

19.6 Stop Sticks

Answer 20

If a tire deflating device is used, (regardless, whether it was hit or not) the sworn person will submit a Use of Force Report

Question 21

19.7 Pursuit 10- 80 Use of Force

Answer 21

If any type of force is used during a pursuit incident, a Use of Force report must be completed

Question 22

20.1 (Pursuit 10-80) Shift supervisors review

Answer 22

following a pursuit, the shift supervisor shall begin to review the circumstances surrounding the event as soon as practical following incident

Question 23

20.3 The shift supervisor is responsible for submitting a ______ ______ summarizing the incident. This report will be processed through the _____ __ _______ via ____ ____ Software and forwarded to ___

Answer 23

Special Report, chain of command view Blue Team, IAU

Question 24

20.7 Pursuit Driving Forms (and use of force forms, if applicable)

Answer 24

must be completed prior to end of the initiating sworn person’s shift. These forms will be forwarded to the Internal Affairs Unit through the chain of command

Question 25

20.8 (Pursuit 10-80) Shift Supervisor completes the following:

Answer 25

Special Report, Routing Slip, and Incident Synopsis

Question 26

20.8.1 (Pursuit 10-80) The shift supervisor is responsible for

Answer 26

securing any audio and/ or video disc and completing the property report/ chain of command

Question 27

22.2 Pursuit 10-80 Collisions

Answer 27

If any collisions occur as a aresult of a police pursuit, the shift supervisor will notify the assistant attorney general, as soon as possible following the incident

Question 28

24.2 (Pursuit 10-80) Outside Police Agencies

Answer 28

If any tactic deployed by a member of MDTA result in any damage to a vehicle of the outside department, a copy of the officer’s report concerning this damage shall be forwarded to the outside department upon request

Question 29

24.3 (Pursuit 10-80 All Other vehicle damaged during a pursuit

Answer 29

All owners of vehicles requesting reimbursement for damages caused as a result of pursuit (by this department) should be referred to the State Treasurer’s Office in Annapolis or to the Authority’s Legal Division. Accordance with Maryland tort Claim Act