Moore PD Policy and Procedure Flashcards
To describe the organizational structure of the Moore Police Department, delineate the responsibilities of personnel and entities within the agency, and to ensure communication, coordination, and cooperation between those entities.
Organization of Department
Patrol Division Responsibilities
Patrol Functions such as; Responding to Calls for Service Securing Crime Scenes Properly investigating and taking appropriate action regarding traffic activity Criminal Activity Unusual Circumstances Apprehension of Offenders Recovery of Stolen Property or Contraband Preparation of Reports Presentation of Court Testimony
Additional Patrol Functions (Special Units)
Bicycle Patrol Emergency Response Team Canine Functions Motorcycles Other Special Units as may be assigned
Areas of Responsibility for Operations Division
Detectives Records Training Personnel Services Fiscal Management
Detective Bureau Responsibilities
Proper Investigation of Criminal Activity
Collection and Preservation of Crime Scene Evidence
Apprehension of Offenders
Recovery of Stolen Property
Preparation of Reports
Presentation of Evidence to the Prosecutor’s Office
Presentation of Court Testimony
Additional Detective Bureau Responsibilities
Maintenance and Storage of Lost, Found, Stolen, or Confiscated Property
Classification, Maintenance, and Storage of Fingerprint Documents
Analyzing Evidence
Compilation of Crime Statistics
Records Bureau Responsibilities
Coding, Filing, Retrieval, and General Maintenance of Certain Agency Reports and Documents
Rendering Assistance to the Public
Receiving Cash Payments for File Searches
Impounded Vehicle Releases
Other Administrative Fees
Training Sergeant’s Responsibilities
Gathering, Evaluating, and Disseminating In-Service and Specialized Training Materials
Processing Training Requests
Maintenance of Personnel Training Records
Preparation of Training Reports (to include: Training Received and Training Deficiencies)
Fiscal Management Section Responsibilities
Internal Auditing of Budget Cost Centers Preparation of Purchase orders and Payment Authorization Forms Maintenance of Petty Cash Funds Preparation of Budget Reports Reciept of Acoounts Payable
Special Operations Section Responsibilities
Investigation of Illegal Drug and Narcotic Activity
Agency Covert Operations
Regardless of the department entity in which he/she is assigned, the ______ _______ at the scene of any event is the Officer in Charge.
Ranking Officer
Command Protocol: Homicide
Operations Division
Command Protocol: Suicide
Operations Division
Command Protocol: Drowning
Operations Division
Command Protocol: Fatality or other Major Traffic Accident
Patrol Division
Command Protocol: Barricade Persons or Hostage Situation
Patrol Division
Command Protocal: Rape or Other Sexual Assault
Operations Division
Command Protocol: Robbery
Operations Division
Command Protocol: Bombing
Patrol Division
Command Protocol: Other Death
Operations Division
Command Protocol: Other Unusual Emergency Event
Patrol Division
A _____ _____ is issued only by the _____ __ _____ after consideration by the administrative staff. _____ _____ will be numbered in order to maintain an accurate and up to date record.
General Order
Chief of Police
General Orders
A General Order usually describes a _____, _____, and/or _____. It will be a guiding and binding document until _____ or _____ by the Chief of Police.
Policy Program Procedure Withdrawn Modified
A _____ _____ may be issued by the Chief of Police, or a Division Commander. If issued by anyone other than the Chief of Police, the order shall be approved by the Chief prior to dissemination.
Special Order
_____ ______ are prepared by or pursuant to a directive from the Chief of Police.
Personnel Orders
Mission Statement:
To create a ______ _____, by ______ ______, ______ _____, and ______ ___ _____.
Safe Community
Protecting Life
Preserving Liberty
Keeping the Peace
What are our 5 Organizational Values?
Professionalism Respect Integrity Accountability Service
By striving for personal and professional excellence, always seeking to improve.
Professionalism
For ourselves, our peers, and those we serve
Respect
Our charcter in action, we are morally and ethically aware, resolute and above reproach at all times
Integrity
Individually responsible for our actions, beliefs and results
Accountability
By providing exceptional service in a courteous and depndable manner
Service
_____ _____ means the detention, interdiction, or other disparate treatment of an individual solely on the basis of the _____ or _____ status of such individual.
Racial Profiling
Racial
Ethnic
Every Moore Police employee shall obey any _____ _____ from a superior, including any _____ relayed from a superior by an employee of _____ or _____ _____.
Lawful Order
Order
Equal
Lesser Rank
To investigate all complaints against the agency, or of alleged employee misconduct, to equitably determine whether the allegations are valid or invalid, and take appropriate actions.
Complaint Review
Complaint Review: Policy Objectives
Protection of the Public Protection of the Agency Protection of the Employee Correction of Policies and Procedures Training Issues
A _____ is any allegation of misconduct against an employee, whether it involves a violation of a local, state, or Federal law as codified or interpreted by courts of competent jurisdiction, any violation of a person’s civil or constitutional rights, or any violation of the MPD operations manual. This may include an _____ or _____ of an _____.
Complaint
Act
Omission
Act
_____ _____: The designated employee(s) assigned to conduct an investigation into allegations of employee misconduct,
Complaint Investigator
_____: Includes all ______ of the agency assigned to any division within the agency.
Employee
Employees
_____ _____: The _____ alledged to have committed the violation in question.
Subject Employee
Employee
_____ _____ _____: complaints usually involve allegations of serious policy violations or criminal misconduct.
Formal Written Complaints
_____ _____: are less complex and involve minor allegations of misconduct; these complaints can typically be _____ or _____ by the employee’s supervisor without a formal written complaint.
Informal Complaints
Mediated
Resolved
Complaints may be given __ _____, _____ ___ _____, __ _____, or by persons who _____ __ _____ _____. _____ _____ complaints, _____ _____, and _____ _____ or _____ may initiate complaints.
In Person Over the Telephone In Writing Wish to Remain Anonymous Third Party Legal Claims Published Letters Articles
When serious criminal allegations involving an employee of the Moore Police Department are recieved, the _____ __ _____ shall be notified immediately. If the complaint is recieved after normal duty hours, a _____ _____ shall be notified.
Chief of Police Police Captain (Major)
If the alleged criminal misconduct occurred within the jurisdiction of the Moore Police Department, the criminal aspect will be assigned to the _____ _____. The administrative investigation may follow or be conducted _____ by the _____ _____ or other _____ as assigned by the Chief of Police.
Detective Bureau
Concurrently
Operations Lieutenant
Supervisor
What are the 5 Dispositions of a Complaint Investigation?
Sustained- Evidence sufficient to prove allegations
Non-Sustained- Insufficient evidence to prove or disprove allegations
Exonerated- Incident occurred but was lawful and/or proper
Unfounded- Allegation is false or not factual
Exceptional- Extenuating circumstances not applicable to another disposition
_____: 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 _____, _____, or _____ the person, _____ or _____ ______ upon him/her in the execution of the process, or any ____ indicating an _____ __ _____.
Arrest Taking Seizing Detaining Touching Putting Hands Act Intention to Arrest
_____ _____: A written order issued and signed by a magistrate of a court of competent jurisdiction, directed to a peace officer, and commanding him/her to arrest the body of a person named on it, who is so accused of an offense.
Arrest Warrant
_____ ______: An arrest warrant issued for a person who has been discharged on bail, personal recognizance, or otherwise has deposited money thereof, and does not appear at the time and date when his or her person appearance is required.
Bench Warrant
_____: A mandatory writ or process directed to and requiring one (1) or more persons to appear at a date and time to come and testify under oath for the party named or to answer allegations against them.
Subpoena
_____: A mandate requiring the appearance of a defendant in a legal proceeding. The defendant is under penalty of law for failure to obey the _____.
Summons
A police officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person: (7)
(1) For a public offense, committed or attempted in his or her persence
(2) When the person arrested has committed a felony, althouth not in his or her presence
(3) When a felony has been committed and he or she has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it
(4) On a charge, made upon reasonable cause, of the commission of a felony by the party arrested
(5) When he or she has PC to believe the party was driving or in APC of a motor vehicle, involved in an accident upon a public highway, street, or turnpike, and was under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance
(6) Anywhere, including his or her place of residence, if the PO has PC to believe the person within the preceeding 72 hrs has committed an act of domestic abuse (must observe recent physical injury to, or an impairment of the physical condition of the victim)
(7) When PO, in accordance with OK SS, is acting on a violation of a protective order offense