Media and Public relations

Question 1

Reach out to community, promote agency agenda, promote agency programs, help the agency solve crimes, act an an interagency coordinating instrument, make policy statements for the agency, respond to major crime scenes, and control media at crime scenes is the role of who?

Answer 1

PIO

Question 2

Laws related to the release of information

Answer 2

Florida public records
federal freedom of information act
privacy act
HIPAA

Question 3

examples of documents held by the CJ agency that are usually subject to public records request and release

Answer 3

1. computer records
2. financial reports
3. litigation records
4. personnel records

Question 4

lawful exceptions to release of information

Answer 4

SSN, personal information, employee medical information, certain investigative rules, identity of confidential informants, juvenile court records

Question 5

maintaining composure, being aware of confidentiality issues, maintaining proper appearance, using standard english, knowledgable about the topic, not lying, not stonewalling, and assumption that you are always being recorded are skills necessary in

Answer 5

dealing effectively with the media and public

Question 6

Techniques for managing the media are

Answer 6

1. handle incident first 2. establish media command post 3. eastablish ground rules 4. use peer pressure to control media 5. do no arrest 6. expect media to interview witness 7. expect media will run tags 8. give frequent updates 9. tell them what you do if you cant tell them what you are doing 10. refrain from doing perp walks

Question 7

dead air trap. commercial trap, big word trap, off topic trap, editorializing, interruptions, post conclusion traps, distractions

Answer 7

media traps

Question 8

The role of a supervisor with regards to the media during a critical incident

Answer 8

1. defer to the PIO
2. supervise
3. establish a perimeter large enough
4. maintain officer discipline in carrying out duties