Fun Facts Flashcards
How many days does the DST division commander have to transmit any officer misconduct or Complaints to POST?
Two business days.
For internal affairs investigations, the use of polygraph may only be used for?
Criminal conduct
How long does OPIA have to complete an internal affairs investigation issue final disposition?
1 year
What does OPIA consider serious misconduct?
C-Corruption
C-Criminal Conduct
U-Use of excessive force
C-Civil rights violations
CCUC
What is an unlawful assembly?
5 or more persons, armed with clubs or dangerous weapons
10 or more persons, whether armed or not are unlawfully, riots, justly or tumultuously assembled .
Who assumes the role of the IC for incident falling within the primary jurisdiction of the department
The highest ranking department member at the scene shall assume
Amber alert notification
COD
C-Child is in danger of death/SBI.
O-Officer determined child under 17 and has been abducted.
D-Descriptive information, enough to believe that an AMBER alert will help locate the child
Who may authorize the use of tire deflation devices for motorcycle, moped, motorized, scooter, tractor-trailer, bus, carrying passengers, or vehicles with less than four wheels?
Troop duty officer
Troop commander
Sworn command staff member
The suspect and/or vehicles poses an eminent threat of death or serious, bodily harm to the public or officers.
The above when specifically authorized and ordered.
In addition to the member and Troop duty officer who may order the termination of a pursuit?
Member holding the rank of captain and above.
Who may order deliberate contact?
Troop duty officer
Troop commander
Sworn command staff member
When would it be considered prudent to covertly deploy stop stick?
Stolen vehicles
Serious felony, arrest warrants, and/or charges, and
Hostage or kidnapping situations
Can I pass another state police vehicle during a pursuit?
This is strictly prohibited, unless the vehicle is disabled, or ordered by the Troop duty officer
“In fact” is what type of probable cause
Stricter probable cause.
Who appoints the leave coordinator?
The division of administrative services commander. Michele K Smalls.
Leave coordinator for all request for approval to the colonel .
Colonel may approve or deny based on
Federal law
CBA agreement
Operation department
Purpose of the
Other factors that may exist
Leave Coordinator shall notify employee in writing of the decision of the Colonel.
Who appoint the Director of telecommunications?
The colonel. He designates personnel to communication staff positions.
Who is the keeper of records of the communication section?
Director of telecommunications
Who does the Director of dispatch Services supervise?
All civilian personnel in the dispatch services unit
Who does the radio assistance manager supervise?
All civilian personnel in the radio unit provide technical expertise in the operation in the implementation of department radio systems.
What is the proper response for an inadvertent activation of the code 30 status?
The member shall broadcast code 17 in response to the dispatch request of code 30 status. The dispatch will confirm receipt of the code, 17 broadcasting the updated status of the activating member.
The member shall reset the advertent emergency alarm activation by pressing and holding the emergency button for approximately three seconds until the radio tones, indicating clearance of the activation, or turning the radio off and on again .
What is a code 8
Stopping a suspicious vehicle
Transmit vehicle make up model collar, registration number number of occupants and give exact location
What is a code 12?
Any messages for me?
What is a code 15?
Officer, requesting assistance, transmit exact location, and if able reason for request
What is the code 18?
Permission to leave the assigned patrol transmit exact location reasoning and estimated time of absence.
What is a code 20?
An investigation
What is a code 17?
Clear from previous assignment, and now back on patrol
What is a code 5?
Cruiser is now in service.
What is is a code 3?
Telephone a specific person at a specific number.
What is a code 1?
Standby for an emergency, cease and desist all unnecessary radio traffic only primary dispatcher and Officer engaged emergency shall transmit messages.
Who do I call if the ME declined to respond to the scene?
Contact the office of the chief medical examiner and request authority to remove the body.
Ensure that the Troop duty officer has an updated list of medical examiner’s phone numbers and addresses .
Code 15
Officer requesting assistance
Code 18
Permission to leave. Assigned patrol transmit exact location reason in estimated time of absence.
Code 20
Investigation (state type)
Code 12
Any messages for me?
Code 8
Stopping suspicious vehicle transmit vehicle make model color, registration number number of occupants and give exact location
Code 13
Radio test call
R1 barely audible
R3 weak signal
R5 fairly good signal
R7 moderately strong signal
R9 strong, signal, loud and clear
Barely, weekly, fairly, moderately, strongly.
May I garage a department vehicle at no expense to the Commonwealth away from my residence?
Yes if the troop/section commander approves the location.
I know I have to commute in my cruiser to work. Can I take own my car?
Yes, unless otherwise authorized for the Troop or Section commanding officer.
How do I report vandalism to a department vehicle?
Report to the employees duty station or assignment as soon as possible after discovery.
What does cortisol do?
It is the rustle in the grass. The fear of what may be lurking that initiates the flow of cortisol into our bloodstreams. It is the cortisol that makes us paranoid and focused on self preservation.
Who authorizes the installation of hardware and/or software on any department information technology resources?
Express written authorization from division of administrative services Michelle K Smalls
If I need nomadic use of a department issued telephone number for teleworking or other legitimate business purposes how do I get that?
Written request for approval through appropriate channels to my station/unit/Section/supervisor.
If I want to add or delete a landline in my barracks, how do I do that?
Commanding officer of the station/Section/Unit through appropriate channels request in writing to the Director of telecommunications.
Open and gross lewdness
Intentional EXPOSURE
Shock & alarm
One more person were in fact alarmed or shocked by defendants, exposing themselves. Member identify at least one witness, who is not a police officer to satisfied this requirement.
Unnatural acts
Oral/anal/jerk-off
RECKLESS DISREGARD
Others offended.
Indecent exposure & lewd & lascivious
Sex in public
Presence of person, or person who may be offended by conduct.
In conducting law-enforcement activities, such as criminal investigations, members shall not consider personal characteristics such as race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender, identity expression, cultural group, sexual orientation, identity, social status, religion, immigration, status in our age, EXCEPT when:
Credible intelligence, relevant to the location and timeframe links a person or people to all of the above hodgepodge of bullshit.
All persons charged with a felony should have what additional item recorded upon booking? (if equipment available)
Palm prints.
Can persons taken into department custody for non-criminal reasons be fingerprinted and photographed?
Yes or may be identified through other means.
Arrested persons shall not be considered eligible for bail until what happens?
Fingerprints have been accepted and verified by AFIS
In circumstances were inked fingerprints were taken, a detainee may be considered eligible for this?
Bail
Mutilated, fingerprints desk officer contacts identification section for the fingerprint record also TDO may contact CSSS to assist, capturing, full major case prints.
I’ve been informed that a subordinate has been prescribed a drug that has the potential to impair their job performance I shall:
Send an internal memorandum to the appropriate division commander, and send a copy to the occupational health unit for the review by the state Police surgeon.
If appropriate member may be temporarily reassigned other duties.
Members who refuse to be tested, or ordered, or refused to enter an employee assistance program or rehab program after a positive test are subject to:
Termination, boo-yeah.
What are the responsibilities of a commanding officer when it comes to AEDs ?
These devices are permanently assigned equipment to the barracks.
Ensure annually that the devices are accounted for.
Contact health and fitness unit repairs/batteries/supplies.
Check them at least monthly to make sure they’re working order.
Confidential informants use:
Code name and code number designations by Unit.
May use real or assumed names when signing receipts for payments.
Betcha didn’t know that.
What should unit commanders do on a periodic basis for CI’s?
Review and evaluate or performance, usefulness, reliability, desirability of records, and Payment.
Unit commanders and CI meetings
Meet with all semi annually
Submit a determination of status to the DIS commander or DHS commander by January 15 and June 15 of each year
If terminating a CI, submit in writing to commanders reason for such termination
Unit commander shall record expenditure funds related to a CI’s are recorded on these forms (unless assigned to AG or DA’s office or federal task force)
SP 406 confidential expenditure fund voucher
SP 407 confidential expenditure fund log.
When does the primary handler submit report detailing a CI’s undesirable conduct to their unit commander?
Endangers Officer safety
Deliberately gives false information
Is otherwise terminated to be undesirable for a use as a CI
Polygraph exams must be:
Voluntary
Also, a witness waiver of any rights against the polygraph examiner and the department.
All evidence that comes into the possession of a member shall entered into the evidence control function prior to when?
Prior to the end of the member shift unless exigent, documented circumstances, prevent the return or entering evidence.
Dave Coker thought he’d keep a skull in the trunk and it would be OK over the weekend…nope.
In the event of exigent documented circumstances, evidence that cannot be entered prior to the end of shift shall be documented how?
It should be entered in at the next most practical time. Such delay in the steps taken to safeguard the evidence and the intervening time shall be documented in the investigation report.
A descriptive inventory of the evidence shall be made VERBALLY to the TDO who documents that in the DAJ. The TDO shall be the approving authority for any documented delay.
The cyber crimes unit is assigned to what division?
Division of Homeland security (DHS)
May I collect evidence that does not require assistance from specialized units?
Yes, you shall take steps to minimize the handling of evidence. This would include:
Wearing gloves
Understand that, gloved the handling of evidence may destroy or damage latent fingerprints and DNA.
Package evidence in a manner to preserve and prevent spoilage or contamination
What do I do with evidence requiring refrigeration outside of MSPCL operating hours?
Transfer it to the locked refrigeration unit located at Troop HQ of jurisdiction, unless otherwise directed by a specialized unit supervisor.
Station commanders are responsible for receiving, storing, maintaining and releasing an accounting of all evidence. What else shall they ensure? (Some)
Evidence is placed into the evidence room or other authorized location prior to the end of the member’s shift.
Detailed written reports and accounting of the property
Items needing analysis are properly submitted to the appropriate facility
Who is the department evidence officer?
The narcotics inspection unit commander who is appointed by the colonel.
Controlled substances to be submitted for testing, shall not be packaged with what?
Package with ECP that does not require testing.
That evidence shall be packaged separate.
The station commander or ECP officer shall make sure controlled substance evidence is:
Properly labeled and packaged having been completed SP295
Contact NIU/CEL, when substances have been seized, and in the temp control, substance evidence locker
Check the temp control substance evidence, locker journal and locker during their shift for items that may have been deposited
Ensure the temp controlled substance evidence locker is kept near the temp control, substance evidence locker journal
Maintain the temp control evidence journal that is issued by NIU .
What do I do if I have been informed that I’m a defendant in a case of abuse?
SIN
S-Surrender department issued LTC and firearms
I-immediately notified duty assignment supervisor
N-Notify DC within 24 hours written notification through channels. A copy of the protector order or modification shell also be attached to the documentation.
