Officer involved incidents Flashcards
The palo alto police department is responsible for the ______, _____, and ______ of an officer involved incident in palo alto involving a palo alto police officer.
criminal, civil, and administrative investigations
The palo alto police department will be responsible for the _____ investigation of any officer involved incident that involves another agency’s officer. The officer’s agency will be responsible for the ______ and ______ investigations.
criminal, civil, administrative
If a palo alto police officer was involved in an officer involved incident in another city, the agency where the incident occurred will be responsible for _______ investigation. Palo alto police will be responsible for the _______ and _______ investigations.
criminal, civil, administrative.
If necessary, the supervisor may ________ order any officer to immediately provide public safety information necessary to secure the scene and pursue the suspects.
administratively
True or false: As soon as practical, shooter officers should be transported to the station separately and administratively ordered not to discuss the incident with other involved officers.
true
A _____ officer should be assigned to each involved officer and should transport the involved officer to the station.
monitor
In cases where a palo alto officer is the primary officer, a ______ will be released regarding the incident.
single press release.
The names of the involved officers will not be released until ____ hours after the incident to allow time for appropriate notifications.
2
It will be the policy of this department to not release the identities of involved officers absent their _____ or as _____.
consent, required by law
No involved officer shall be permitted to meet _______ with an attorney or any representative prior to providing a formal interview or report.
collectively
Discussion with a licensed attorney will be considered ______ as attorney-client communications.
privilaged
Discussions with department representatives (papoa reps) will be privileged only as to the discussion of _______ information.
non-criminal
True or false: A psychotherapist will be provided to the involved or non involved officer upon request.
true
Discussions with a psychotherapist will be privileged and will not be disclosed except to the extent that the officer
is or is not fit for return to duty.
A session with a psychotherapist may take place prior to providing a formal interview. However, the involved officer will not be permitted to
meet collectively with the psychotherapist prior to providing a formal interview.
Discussion with Peer counselors are _______ and therefore Peer counselors are discouraged from discussing the facts of any officer involved incident.
not privileged
Each involved officer shall be given reasonable ________ following an officer involved shooting.
paid administrative leave
It shall be the policy of this department to utilize the district attorney’s officer to conduct an _______ into the circumstance of any officer involved incident involving injury or death, in addition to the investigation by this department.
independent criminal investigation
True or false: It is generally recommended that a report involving a officer related shooting be written by assigned investigators who should interview the involved officer(s) as victims/witnesses.
true
A written, verbal, or recorded statement of ______ should be obtained prior to transporting a witness in a department vehicle.
consent
If the witness is a minor, consent should be obtained from
a parent or guardian.
_______ and _______ personnel should not participate directly in any voluntary interview of the officers. This will not prohibit them from monitoring such interviews or indirectly providing areas for inquiry.
supervisors, internal affairs unit
If, prior or during the interview, it is deemed that the officer may be charged with a criminal offense, the interview becomes _____, the officer shall immediately informed of his/her _______.
custodial, Miranda Rights
If the interview is not custodial then the officer shall be informed that he/she is
free to leave, not obligated to answer incriminating questions which may be used against him/her in court.
If the investigators deem it relevant that the involved officer’s level of sobriety is relevant the they may obtain a blood sample or urine sample in the following manner:
consent, incident to arrest, search warrant
All deaths apparently caused by the intentional use of deadly fore by an officer in the performance of his/her duties are reviewed by the
Santa Clara County Criminal Grand Jury
The administrative investigation will be conducted under the supervision of the
internal affairs unit
An officer may be administratively compelled to provide a blood sample for alcohol/drug screening. Absent consent from the officer, the results of the test shall not be disclosed to any
criminal investigative agency
The purpose of an administrative investigation is to determine if
the involved officer’s actions were within department policy and procedure
True or false: the administrative interview shall not be considered a part of the officer’s confidential personnel file.
false, it is considered part of the officers personnel file.
In an event of a negligent discharge, the officer shall be disciplined if found to be in violation of the department’s firearms policy. The minimum discipline will be a
written reprimand.
The only exception to discipline after a negligent discharge will be if the incident was caused by a
mechanical malfunction of the weapon.
