GG + Flashcards
Service members absent from their unit without authorized leave, less than a thirty day period, are normally classified as:
“A.W.O.L.” status.
Service members who are absent from their assigned units without authorized leave in excess of thirty days are normally classified as:
“Deserter” status.
When advised that a specific individual is wanted by military authorities and the notification is not confirmed as being active by a military service representative listed, take:
No further action to apprehend the subject.
For deceased wildlife on or off the roadway, a request shall be made through 9-1-1 Dispatch that the ___ be contacted for removal of the animal.
Sanitation department
The Department’s K-9s will receive a minimum of ___hours basic K-9 training, with their handlers, prior to deployment as a K-9 Team.
480
In-service K-9 training will consist of a minimum of ___ hours of supervised on-duty training each week for each K-9 team.
Four
The K-9 Supervisor will conduct a ___ inspection / inventory of training explosives for damage, tampering or loss
Quarterly
Generally, a K-9 Team should not be used to track ___, absent exigent circumstances.
A runaway
If a Canine team is not on-duty, the district supervisor shall request Canine assistance from ___. If other agency Canine is not available the district supervisor may ___.
Neighboring agencies; Call out the on-call PSLPD Canine team via Police Service Aid.
Only the ___ may make the decision to actively utilize the K-9 team for crowd control.
Highest ranking on-scene supervisor
The Armored Rescue Vehicle may be mobilized when the following situations occur including, but not limited to:
- Armed barricaded suspects
- Hostage situations
- Sniper incidents
- Officer rescue operations
- Civil disturbances
- S.W.A.T. operations
- Inclement weather
SWAT Team members unable to meet physical standards may be removed from the team, and/or placed on an inactive roster for a period of:
One month.
S.W.A.T. members will be utilized in various situations which include, but are not limited to:
- Perimeter and protective security;
- Building entry;
- Armed and dangerous suspect apprehensions;
- Barricaded subjects;
- Hostage rescue;
- High-risk search warrant execution; and
- Sniper apprehension.
Chemical Agent Officer is a designation received by an officer who has received a minimum of ___ hours of training in the use of chemical agents and their delivery systems.
Eight
The decision to utilize chemical agents will be the responsibility of the S.W.A.T. Commander in charge of the situation. Chemical agents will be used when:
a. All other options for resolving the situations are exhausted, short of lethal force. (Chemical agent should be the last option before use of deadly force); or
b. The use of chemical agents will provide a margin of safety for police or civilian personnel in the area of the situation; or
c. The use of chemical agents is the most valid option for resolving the situation with the greatest safety for all persons involved.
If a person has been contaminated with the chemical agent and refuses treatment, the officer will document this refusal in:
his regular incident report and in the Subject Resistance Report.
For CNT, the exchange of hostages or weapons, release of jail or prison inmates and allowing the suspect to go mobile are:
not authorized and shall not be negotiable points.
The following is a basic outline used for the utilization of the S.W.A.T. Team in the serving of a search / arrest warrant:
- Unusual circumstances beyond capability of normal warrant service.
- A heavily fortified location.
- Violence toward law enforcement officers.
- Automatic weapons.
- Known gang members.
- The propensity for violence exists.
The purpose of the S.W.A.T. Team in the serving of the search/arrest warrant is to ___. Its purpose is not to save ___.
Save lives and to reduce the potential for violence.
Narcotics
All Snipers / Observers shall attend a minimum of ___ hours of in-service range training per month.
Eight
If a wrecker company is called for service and does not respond, the service will be rotated to the bottom of the list. If a wrecker company misses more than ___ within a month, the wrecker company will be suspended for ___ from the rotation list.
Three calls for service; Thirty days
Wrecker operators must respond to the scene within ___ minutes, or will be considered to have not responded.
Thirty
Responsibility for debris from the towed vehicle lies with the wrecker operators. Failure to comply will result in a written warning. ___ written warnings will constitute a basis to be removed from the rotation list.
Three
The following are reports that may be accepted on-line through the PSA Section:
- Lost/found property reports
- Thefts - monetary value under $1,000 with no suspect information
- Criminal mischief (misdemeanors only) with no suspect information
- Civil matter (child custody exchange)
- Credit card crime that occurred in other jurisdictions, no suspect info, and complainant is a resident of Port Saint Lucie..
- Harassing telephone calls with no suspect info and no immediate threat
- Suspicious incidents (when there are no indications that a person is or will be in any danger)
- Property damage (monetary value under $1,000)
- Past traffic complaints
Citizens will not be required to give ___ to drop off prescription medications.
Any identification or complete any reports or forms
___ are the only personnel authorized to have full access to evidence control areas.
Property and Evidence Technicians and the Property and Evidence Commander
The Animal Control FTO program lasts approximately ___ weeks.
Eight
After no less than __ and no more than __ from Project Lifesaver electronic search inception, if the missing client’s frequency is not detected, or if the subject is believed to be in a motor vehicle, the supervisor will request air support (weather permitting) from neighboring agencies, if available.
45 minutes; One Hour
The Risk Protection Order Law allows for a law enforcement officer who is taking a person into custody for an involuntary examination (Baker Act) to seize and hold firearms or ammunition that are in the possession of the individual at the time the individual was taken into custody, however not all mental health or Baker Act incidents apply. In order for law enforcement to act under this law the following two elements must be met:
- The individual poses potential danger to himself/herself or others; AND
- The individual has made a credible threat of violence against another person.
A truant is a child that is age __ to __, who is enrolled and should be attending classes at a school, who is absent from school without consent or permission.
six to sixteen
A Habitually Truant is a child who has ___ unexcused absences within ___ calendar days, with or without the knowledge or consent of the student’s parent.
fifteen; ninety
When an officer locates a suspended or expelled student who is not in the presence of his parent or legal guardian, the officer will:
Notify the parent of the contact and transport the child to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
Any damage, malfunction or other operational problem will be reported to the supervisor and Body Worn Camera Coordinator immediately. This action will be documented in:
a memorandum.
Statements, confessions, and utterances captured by Body Worn Camera video may supplement but do not replace:
the police department’s requirement for officers to obtain signed consent or waivers forms.
The Body worn camera may only be deactivated once the interaction or incident is completed, or when the officer can articulate a valid reason to stop recording. The deactivation of a Body Worn Camera prior to the conclusion of an interaction, will be:
documented on the video and in the report.
The following circumstances may be considered when making a decision to terminate a recording:
- When doing so would be detrimental to other agency priorities such as interviewing victims of sex crimes, confidential informants witnesses and other who refuse to talk unless the camera is turned off;
- facilitating intelligence gathering;
- to protect tactical or confidential discussions or briefings;
- when directed by a supervisor and not in direct violation of this policy;
- when used in an event that has an extended non-citizen contact, i.e. perimeter and/or standing by on a prolonged event, i.e. a medical clearance, the officer will use discretion on whether to operate or not operate the Body Worn Camera.
Once activated, the Body Worn Camera may be muted, with the video still running, during times when:
Officers and or supervisors are discussing strategic information about an investigation and the citizen, defendant, or complainant is not immediately present or engaged in the conversation.
