Lt. Study Material 2015 Flashcards
Mission Statement:
To create a ____1 ____ by ____2 ____, ____3 ____, and ____4 ____.
- Safe Community
- Protecting Life
- Preserving Liberty
- Keeping the Peace
In pursuit of our mission, the members of the Moore Police Department adhere to these core values:
__1___ by striving for personal and professional excellence, always seeking to improve
__2___ for ourselves, our peers, and those we serve\
__3___ our character in action, we are morally and ethically aware, resolute and above reproach at all times
__4___ individually responsible for our beliefs, actions, and results
__5___ by providing exceptional __5___ in a courteous and dependable manner
- Professionalism
- Respect
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Service
Max Accruable Leave:
Comp Time
Police ____
City _____
Police: 300 hrs.
City: 150 hrs.
Max Accruable Leave:
Vacation
Police ____
City _____
Police: 360 hrs.
City: 300 hrs.
Max Accruable Leave:
Holiday
Police _____
City _____
Police: 160 (320 w/ approval)
City: N/A
Max Accruable Leave:
Sick
Police _____
City _____
Police: 816 hrs.
City: 1000 hrs.
Excessive Absenteeism:
- __ work days in __ calendar days
- __ work days in __ calendar days
- __ work days in __ calendar days
- __ work days in __ calendar days
- 2 work days in 7 calendar days
- 5 work days in 30 calendar days
- 10 work days in 180 calendar days
- 15 work days in 360 calendar days
__1___ is a process of imposing formal sanctions, which will help train or develop an employee, preferably through positive and constructive methods, rather punitive measures. __1___ in the Moore Police Department involves corrective measures (e.g. training and/or counseling) and as a last resort ____2____.
- Discipline
2. Punitive Action
Objectives of the Disciplinary Process:
This disciplinary process has many objectives and is designed to assure a ____1 ____ for all department personnel, and to hold __2__ and __3__ to a high level of accountability.
- Strict Standard
- Officers
- Supervisors
Objectives of the Disciplinary Process: The Disciplinary Process accomplishes it objectives by: 1.\_\_\_\_\_ 2.\_\_\_\_\_ 3.\_\_\_\_\_
- Meeting the needs and improving the confidence of the community
- Meeting the needs and improving the confidence of the employee
- Efficient management of the department
__1__: a meeting between the supervisor and employee to address an employee’s performance that can range from incidents of observed or reported exceptional police performance, to incidents in which an employee violates department policy, rules and/or orders. This meeting is meant to acknowledge exceptional performance by the employee, or correct violations of the policy, rules and/or orders through the guidance of the supervisor. The __1__ supervisor should, informally document this meeting.
- Counseling
__1__: Many __2__ by an employee will fall within Category 3. Most __4__ will be handled at the shift level. Shift lieutenants and captains will have wide latitude and discretion in the use of __5__, __6__ and __7__ to deal with minor problems. No matter what action is taken, it ____8____. __9___ does not necessarily mean formal correspondence, however, any writing containing negative connotations must be discussed with the affected employee.
- Minor Infractions
- Infractions
- Category A
- Minor Infractions
- Counseling
- Education
- Training
- Must be Documented
- Documentation
__1__: each penalty range (of the disciplinary matrix) contains a __1__, which is defined as a period of time in which a previous infraction may be considered in determining a case category. The computation of the __1__ shall begin with the date of the occurrence of the incident.
- Reckoning Period
__1__: a letter to the affected officer on department letterhead describing the serious nature of the offense and a firm warning of any repeated violation of the same or similar offense will result in a higher level of discipline.
- Letter of Reprimand
__1__: corrective action that may be ordered in conjunction with disciplinary action in cases involving equipment that is lost or damaged as the result of an intentional and/or negligent act committed by the employee.
- Involuntary Restitution
____1____-____1____:The disciplinary process includes consideration of past incidents within the reckoning period. Also, occasionally there are single incidents that result in several incidents being sustained. Multiple infractions during a single incident will be address during the disciplinary process.
- Multiple Infractions-Single Incident
__1__/____2____: A supervisor must consider
mitigating or aggravating circumstances that may relate to individual, multiple or all incidents listed in the Disciplinary Matrix. Generally speaking, mitigating and aggravating circumstances serve to justify making a discipline recommendation within the parameters established by the Matrix; however, there may be isolated cases where the mitigating and aggravating circumstances are of such a magnitude that the supervisor feels compelled to support a recommendation to the Chief of Police, for a higher or lower category than the behavior itself would warrant.
1/2. Mitigating/Aggravating Circumstances
Escalating factors may raise the original category to any level deemed necessary. These factors include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
- Type and extent of injury, if any;
- Amount of damage, if any;
- Intent
- Seriousness of infraction; and
- Past employee record
Recommendations for disciplinary action may include consideration of mitigating and/or aggravating factors to include but not limited to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
- Employee motive
- Degree of culpability
- Truthfulness
- Disciplinary history
- Severity of infraction
- Acknowledgement of error or mistake by employee
- Other pertinent factors
Disciplinary measures shall include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
- Written reprimand
- Probation (not to exceed one (1) year)
- Loss of Leave
- Suspension without pay
- Demotion to a lower Rank or Pay Grade
- Termination
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
The role of the supervisor is critical in the ____1____. Supervisors have the best opportunity to observe __2__, __3__ and __4__ incidents where disciplinary actions are appropriate.
- Disciplinary Process
- Conduct
- Behavior
- Detect
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
The primary responsibility for __1__ and __2__ member conformance with the standards of conduct, of this department, shall be with the __3__ and __4__ line supervisors.
- Maintaining
- Reinforcing
- First
- Second
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
Supervisors shall __1__ themselves with the officers under their command, and closely observe their general __2__ and __3__ on a daily basis.
- Familiarize
- Conduct
- Appearance
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
Supervisors should remain alert for indications of ____1____ or __2__ that may affect a member’s normal job performance. The supervisor should __3__ such information.
- Behavioral Problems
- Changes
- Document
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
When a supervisor perceives that a member may be __1__ or __2__ a problem, the supervisor should ____3____, and __4__ the most appropriate action.
- Having
- Causing
- Assess the Situation
- Determine
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
Supervisors may handle minor infractions without ____1____, ____2____ and charges to support formal charges and __3__ to a superior officer that an employee be relieved of duty.
- Formal Charges
- Prepare Specifications
- Recommend
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
A second line supervisor, first line supervisor or a subordinate officer, working in the position of the first line supervisor, when the situation warrants, may relieve an employee from duty ___1____. When a supervisor relieves an employee from duty ____2____, he or she shall notify the Chief of Police through the appropriate ____3____. Written documentation on the disciplinary incident shall be forwarded to the Chief of Police through the appropriate division commander, by __4__ hours the next business day.
- With Pay
- With Pay
- Division Commander
- 1700
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
A ____1____ is authorized to review __2__ and __3__ that have been made against their subordinate officers and forward them with comments attached, to the ____4____. Further a division commander may suspend an employee from duty ____5____, pending a hearing by the ____6____.
- Division Commander
- Specifications
- Charges
- Chief of Police
- With Pay
- Chief of Police
Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities
Final department disciplinary authority and responsibility rests with the ____1____.
- Chief of Police
A ____1____ must be executed and returned to the magistrate by whom it is issued within 2 days. After the expiration of these times respectively, the warrant, unless executed, is __3__. Provided, if the search warrant authorizes a __4__, __5__ or __6__ analysis of items or samples already in the ____7_____, the search shall be commenced within a __8__ time and the return shall be made within __9__ days following the completion of said search.
- Search Warrant
- 10
- Void
- Forensic
- Scientific
- Digital
- Custody of Law Enforcement
- Reasonable
- 10
A peace officer may break open an outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of the house, or anything therein, to execute the warrant when:
- The officer has been ____1____ after having first given notice of his authority and purpose; or
- Pursuant to an instruction inserted in the search warrant by the magistrate that no warning or other notice of entry is necessary because there is reasonable cause to believe that exigent circumstances exist. Exigent circumstances include:
a. such warning or other notice would ,
b. such warning or other notice would ,
c. such warning or other notice would ,
d. such warning or other notice would , or
e. such warning or other notice would .
- Refused admittance
a. Pose a significant danger to human life
b. Allow the possible destruction of evidence
c. Give rise to the possibility of resistance or escape
d. Otherwise inhibit the effective investigation of the crime
e. Be futile or a useless gesture
Exceptions to the warrant requirement under the 4th Amendment (13)
- Exigent Circumstances
- Stop and Frisk
- Search Incident to Arrest
- Custodial
- Plain View
- Vehicle
- Border
- Open Field
- Abandoned Property
- Consent
- Administrative
- Probation Search
- Protective Sweep
____- Police may conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle stopped on traffic if there is probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband or evidence
U.S. Supreme Court Case
Carroll v. US
____- The U.S. Supreme Court applied the “Exclusionary Rule” to the States. Thus, any evidence illegally obtained by the government cannot be used in the court against the accused.
U.S. Supreme Court Case
Mapp v. Ohio
A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person: (8)
- For a public offense, committed or attempted in the officer’s presence;
- When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the officer’s presence;
- When a felony has in fact been committed, and the officer has reasonable cause to believe the person arrested to have committed it;
- On a charge, made upon reasonable cause, of the commission of a felony by the party arrested;
- When the officer has probable cause to believe that the party was driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle involved in an accident within this state, whether upon public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes, other public places, or upon any private road, street, alley or lane which provides access to one or more single- or multi-family dwellings and was under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating liquor or who was under the influence of any substance included in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act;
- Anywhere, including a place of residence of the person, if the peace officer has probable cause to believe the person within the preceding seventy-two (72) hours has committed an act of domestic abuse as defined by Section 60.1 of this title, although the assault did not take place in the presence of the peace officer. A peace officer may not arrest a person pursuant to this section without first observing a recent physical injury to, or an impairment of the physical condition of, the alleged victim;
- When a peace officer, in accordance with the provisions of Section 60.9 of this title, is acting on a violation of a protective order offense; or
- When the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has threatened another person as defined in subsection B of Section 1378 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
____1____: ____1____ is a flexible common standard merely requiring facts available to an officer, that would warrant a reasonable and prudent man to believe that a person is committing or has committed a crime or that some object is subject to search and/or seizure, more likely than not.
- Probable Cause
____1____: observation of circumstances based upon specific, articulable facts and reasonable inferences in light of his or her training and experience, the person to be detained has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime.
- Reasonable Suspicion
_____: The United States Supreme Court established an irrefutable presumption that a statement is involuntary if made during a custodial interrogation without the “____ ____” given.
United States Supreme Court
Miranda v. Arizona
“Miranda Warnings”
____- an officer can briefly detain a person, based upon reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, long enough to dispel the suspicion or to allow it to rise to the level of probable cause for an arrest. The officer is also permitted to do a “limited frisk” search of the person without a warrant. Before the officer can frisk search the subject, he must;
1.
2.
3.
U.S. Supreme Court Case
Terry v. Ohio
1. have articulable facts that the person could be armed with a weapon;
2. limit the search to pat searching the outer garments of the suspect to feel for objects that might be weapons;
3. only reach inside the clothing after feeling such objects.
____- the use of deadly force to stop a fleeing felon is not justified unless it is necessary to prevent the escape and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.
U.S. Supreme Court Case
Tennessee v. Garner
Domestic Abuse OSS Title 21, Section 644, Subsection C Any person who commits any assault and battery against; 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. as the defendant shall be guilty of domestic abuse.
- A current or former spouse,
- A present spouse of a former spouse,
- A former spouse of a present spouse,
- Parents,
- A foster parent,
- A child,
- A person otherwise related by blood or marriage,
- A person with whom the defendant is or was in a dating relationship as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
- An individual with whom the defendant has had a child,
- A person who formerly lived in the same household as the defendant, or
- A person living in the same household
__1__- is taking custody of a person for holding or detaining him/her to answer a criminal or civil demand. The physical seizure by the arresting officer or submission to the officer’s control. The taking, seizing, or detaining the person, touching or putting hands upon him/her in the execution of the process, or any act indicating an intention to __2__.
- Arrest
2. Arrest
All personnel operating department vehicles shall exercise __1__ for the safety of al persons. There are no assignments or tasks of such importance that they justify the __2__ of the employee’s safety or the safety of other persons. Employees must be mindful of the balance between achieving the __3__ while maintaining the __4__.
- Due Regard
- Reckless Disregard
- Goals of Law Enforcement
- Public’s Safety
__1__- A __2__ equipped with a siren capable of giving audible signals that can be heard from the front of the vehicle and displaying visible flashing red or blue lights or the combination of flashing red and blue lights.
- Authorized Emergency Police Vehicle
2. Police Vehicle