Chapter 21- Community Relations Flashcards

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Community Survey:
The Fiscal Administration Bureau (FAB) shall ensure that a community survey is conducted every ___ years. The survey will assess the morale of residential property owners in unincorporated Miami-Dade County who reside within the police district of ownership. The survey may be conducted in-house, or by nondepartmental personnel with guidance from FAB, and shall follow established research practices.

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The ___Major is responsible for the community relations function, reports to the Director quarterly on all pertinent issues, advises command-level staff generally, and ensures that the Department’s community relations programs are reviewed and evaluated regularly. All prevention and enforcement programs related to juveniles will be reviewed and approved by the Director on an __ basis to determine if they continue to effectively address the community concerns for which they were designed.

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CAB & annual

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Speaker Requests:
1. All elements receiving a speaker or instructor request shall complete a Request for Speaker/Instructor form and assign a qualified speaker/instructor. The responding element is responsible for contacting the requester within __ hours to confirm the request, advise who the speaker/instructor will be, and to update the requester regarding any changes which may occur. The Request for Speaker/Instructor form shall be filed in the field folder of the speaker/instructor which is maintained at CAB.

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The CAB, Community and Youth Outreach Section, utilizes foreign language specialists to promote interaction with all community groups. Presentations in foreign languages are available upon request, given a minimum of __weeks advance notice.

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Youth Program- Supervision of Activities/ Supervision of outings: Regardless of the minimum number of youths involved, all trips and outings require the supervision of at least __ accompanying adult members of the Department, 21 years of age or older. An overall minimum ratio of one adult for every eight youths (1:8) shall be utilized for groups of 16 youths or larger.

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Youth Program- Personal contact: Discussions between adults and children shall be held in plain view of others. Conferences of a personal nature, which may necessitate privacy, require the presence of __ adults. Close social relationships between adults and program participants outside the context of Department-sponsored programs are prohibited. Except for authorized ride-along programs, one-on-one contact between departmental members and program participants is prohibited.

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Districts are responsible for implementation of the Police Explorer Program and other youth programs in their respective areas of operation. The CAB is responsible for coordination of the Police Explorer Program. The CAB shall be apprised __ of the type or kind of youth programs conducted by district Neighborhood Resource Units (NRU).

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monthly

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___ is a substance use prevention education program designed to equip children with skills for making positive decisions, managing stress, and withstanding negative peer pressure to use tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. In partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS), uniformed police officers, who are carefully selected and trained, teach a ten-week validated curriculum to elementary school children.

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DARE- DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION:
Goals:
1. To better prepare students to deal with peer pressure and to be less accepting of substance use.
2. Objectives: To promote a positive relationship between police officers and students while educating youths about the dangers of drug use.

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___ is organized nationally to offer youth an opportunity to interact with police in the context of healthy athletic competition. The __ program provides juveniles with positive role models and diversion activities. The __ unit, through the Department’s membership in the Florida Chapter of __, promotes positive police-community relations through organized athletic programs which are coached by police officers. __ youth programs include a variety of sports, games, and educational activities and events.

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Police Athletic League (PAL)
1. Goals: To maintain communication with youth who would not ordinarily have an opportunity to form a positive attitude toward law enforcement officers.
2. Objectives: To provide an environment in which youth can exchange ideas, experiences, and information regarding youth problems, causes, and treatment; and present a constructive program
with the goal of solving youth problems. These objectives shall be in accordance with the rules and bylaws of the State and national PAL

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___ is a youth prevention program designed to provide education on the dangers of underage drinking, consequences of destructive decisions, and encourage teens to make smart choices, reduce educational apathy and become role models for their peers. In partnership with MDCPS, uniformed police officers instruct high school students on various topics and conduct presentations on bullying, sexting, the dangers of drinking/texting and driving, date rape, substance abuse, etc.

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STAND- STUDENTS TOGETHER AGAINST NEGATIVE DECISIONS
1. Goals: To educate students on the dangers and consequences of destructive decisions.

  1. Objectives: To promote positive relationships between law enforcement and teens by providing a forum allowing them to express their ideas and experiences.
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The __ Program is a community partnership between the MDPD, Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, MDCPS, MDPROS, Miami-Dade Public Library System, and other community-based organizations.

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YOUTH OUTREACH UNIT- YOU

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Documented evaluation of all crime prevention programs will be conducted every __ years and maintained by CAB.

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Security Surveys: Security surveys shall be conducted by officers who are either certified or trained in the concept of crime prevention. Personnel receiving a security survey assignment request from CAB shall contact the requesting party to schedule a date for the survey within __ days of receipt. Surveys completed by district personnel are retained at the respective district. Districts will forward a written report of completed security surveys to CAB each ___. Surveys completed by CAB personnel are retained in the CAB.

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five & month

*The items which are marked fair or unsatisfactory will require the surveyor to suggest recommendations for improvement. Personnel conducting security surveys are prohibited from recommending specific names of products or security companies.

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Special security installations: The ___ is responsible for specialized security installations involving video and still-camera monitoring and surveillance equipment. Robbery prevention training seminars for small businesses are also provided by the ___ bureau.

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Robbery Bureau (RB)

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Operation Identification:
The Operation Identification Program encourages individuals to inventory and mark personal property to discourage theft and aid the return of recovered stolen property to the rightful owner. Engravers are loaned to individuals for a period of __ hours together with a reference guide. District personnel shall maintain a log of loaned engravers.

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CITIZENS’ POLICE ACADEMY
The purpose of the ___-week Citizens’ Police Academy is to familiarize members of the community with the operations of the police department. This can include classes on patrol procedures, criminal law, narcotics, search and seizure, tactical operations, investigations, juvenile law, firearms demonstration, emergency vehicle operations, use of force issues, and police canine demonstrations. To better understand the role of a police officer serving the community, participants have the option to participate in a ride-along with a police officer handling calls for service.

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Interviews with individuals diagnosed with autism or autism spectrum disorder:
A law enforcement officer shall, upon request of an individual diagnosed with autism or an autism spectrum disorder, or his or her parent or guardian, make a good faith effort to ensure that a psychiatrist, psychologist, mental health counselor, special education instructor, or related professional is present at all interviews of the individual. See FSS 943.0439.

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info

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The law enforcement officer, in detaining a substance abuse impaired person, or in taking that person to a treatment resource facility, shall be deemed to be taking him/her into __. Taking into __ shall not be considered an arrest for any purpose, and no entry or other record shall be made to indicate that he/she has been arrested or has been charged with a crime.

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protective custody

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____ defines: The result of techniques used by law enforcement in crisis situations to slow down and evaluate a potentially volatile situation. These techniques allow officers more time, distance, and space in order to introduce new tactics such as establishing containment areas, seeking cover, controlling the scene, engaging the subject in conversation, calling for back up officers and additional resources (i.e., mental health professionals, family members, clergy, etc.), and disengagement.

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De-escalation

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Intent: INFO
The result of techniques used by law enforcement in crisis situations to slow down and evaluate a potentially volatile situation. These techniques allow officers more time, distance, and space in order to introduce new tactics such as establishing containment areas, seeking cover, controlling the scene, engaging the subject in conversation, calling for back up officers and additional resources (i.e., mental health professionals, family members, clergy, etc.), and disengagement.

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Officers shall use only __ and ___force when taking a person into custody.

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necessary & reasonable

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___ involves the decision to leave, delay contact, delay custody, and/or plan to establish contact with the individual in crisis at a later date and under different circumstances. The act of disengaging from the scene of a non-criminal barricaded suicidal subject within his/her own home should be considered when an officer reasonably believes continued contact may result in an unreasonable risk to the person in crisis, the public, and/or departmental personnel.

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Disengagement

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Disengagement shall be considered when all of the following circumstances are met: a. The individual is suicidal, threatening suicide, or experiencing a mental health crisis and poses an imminent danger to him/herself; b. The individual is within his/her own residence; c. The individual has not committed any crime; and d. The individual is not able to physically harm anyone but him/herself (i.e., no hostages, individual is alone). Disengagement requires approval by an on-scene ___ or a higher level authority.

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lieutenant

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The Three-Tier Model for managing encounters with the mentally ill has been implemented with the following training initiatives:

a. Tier One: All police officer trainees, sworn law enforcement, and civilian support personnel will receive eight-hour mandatory training entitled, “Managing Encounters with the Mentally Ill.” In addition, police officer trainees receive two hours of “Community Policing” training during the police academy curriculum.

b. Tier Two: Police officers and supervisors from the rank of lieutenant down, will attend a mandatory Crisis Intervention Training.

c. Tier Three: All Special Response Team negotiators are specially trained in dealing with extremely volatile situations, including the handling of mentally ill persons.

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information

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___ is a court order based on the application of one party that has been granted by the court without providing the adverse party or parties with notice.

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Ex-Parte Order

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__ is a writ issued by a court of record commanding the sheriff to bring before it a person alleged to be guilty of contempt of court, either in neglect or abuse of its process or of subordinate powers.

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Writ of Bodily Attachment

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Voluntary Admissions:
A facility may receive any individual __ years of age or older for observation, diagnosis, or treatment. If the individual is found to show evidence of mental illness and is suitable for treatment, such person may be admitted to the facility.

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Ex-Parte Orders: Officers will ensure that the order is effective by examining the “Done and Ordered” clause. An Ex-Parte Order for Involuntary Examination is valid only until executed or, if not executed, for the period specified in the order itself. If no time limit is specified in the order, the order shall be valid for __ days after the date the order was signed. If the order is not effective, the complainant will be instructed to obtain a new order.

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Transgender Community/ Report Writing:
Report Writing: For report writing purposes and traffic related encounters, the legal name and gender shall be
recorded in the Victim/Witness or Subject section of the report. If an individual uses an adopted name, the first paragraph of the report narrative shall note, “The (complainant) (victim) (witness) (subject) self-identifies as transgender and (his/her/their) current name is (adopted name).” Thereafter, the individual’s adopted name shall be used in the report narrative with the appropriate pronoun.

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*Employees shall not document an individual’s adopted name as an alias or nickname.
*Transgender individuals will be placed in MDPD holding cells according to their gender identity.
*Employees shall not transport transgender subjects with other subjects in the same vehicle unless: a. They are arrested as a result of the same incident; or b. They are transported with other subjects who share the same gender expression

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Community and Employee Input:
Departmental policies should accurately reflect the needs of the community. Results of the community survey, as well as input from neighborhood community groups such as the district’s Citizen Advisory Committee and the MDPD Advisory Council, shall be used to ensure that community concerns are addressed. In addition, departmental employees are encouraged to advise the appropriate element of any community concerns that come to their attention. The affected element will include these concerns in the ____ Community Relations Report that is submitted to CAB.

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Quarterly

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The CAB shall coordinate and order, on an annual basis, a quantity of brochures in a general range of topics as requested by elements requiring such materials. Requests for annual brochures or film
orders must be received in writing by ___1st of each year.

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July

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Court-Ordered Evaluation:
A person who meets the criteria for involuntary examination may be ordered to go to a receiving facility for evaluation. A court-ordered evaluation may be initiated by any person who files with the court a
Petition for Involuntary Examination on Ex-Parte Order executed under oath alleging that a person in the County meets the criteria for a court-ordered evaluation. The petition must be accompanied
by the certificate of a physician stating that he/she has examined the patient within the preceding ___ days and the criteria for involuntary examination are met.

Order for evaluation: After a hearing or, if the hearing is waived, after a review of all evidence, if the judge is satisfied that immediate evaluation is necessary, he/she shall issue an Order for Evaluation
(Annex D) to any law enforcement officer to deliver the patient to a receiving facility for evaluation. If the judge is satisfied that evaluation is necessary, but that the patient need not be hospitalized immediately for his/her own safety or that of others, the judge may order the patient to appear at a designated receiving facility at a specified time within ___ days. If the patient fails to appear at the specified time, the order of the court, countersigned by the administrator of the facility to show that the person did not appear as ordered, shall authorize and direct any law enforcement officer to take the person into custody and deliver him/her to the specified receiving facility.

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five & three

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True or False?
Officers are prohibited from transporting patients found by the court to meet the criteria for involuntary placement since these persons have already undergone examination.

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True