Policy Flashcards
Can members assigned to covert operations carry an off duty firearm in lieu of the duty firearm?
Yes, it must be approved.
When can a plainclothes officer carry an off duty firearm or secondary firearm?
- When assignment does NOT ROUTINELY make arrests and
- it’s APPROVED by Training Commander/designee.
Exceptions for firing from or at a moving vehicle?
1-Protect LEO or person from death/great bodily harm AND
2-deadly force is justified AND
3-actions are DUE CARE for innocent PUBLIC
When can you kill an INJURED animal?
1-seriously wounded
2-relief from suffering
3-AFTER authorization from Supervisor AND
4-reasonable attempts for assistance from humane society-animal control-game warden
When can you kill a dangerous animal?
Justified for self defense to prevent harm to officer or another person
Can we fire warning shots?
No. Shall not for any reason.
Chemical Spray-Are uniformed members required to carry?
Yes-SHALL carry if regular duties include arrests.
Chemical Spray-Are NON-uniformed members who REGULARLY make arrests required to carry?
No-but shall have immediate available.
Chemical Spray-When are uniformed AND Non-uniformed members NOT required to carry?
When they are in Administrative positions
Chemical Spray-whose decision to spray large crowds?
Incident Commander.
Chemical Spray- What should we do for POST exposure follow up?
1-Remove from area/face them INTO the wind
2-Flush with cool clean water or Cool it
3-Emergency medical attention IF EXTREME reaction
4-monitor for adverse reactions
How many hours training to carry TASER?
10 hours of Department provided training/equivalent to 4 FDLE hours
How many hours of annual TASER training?
1 hour
When using a TASER, we must have the legal authority to _________ and the apparent ability to be _________?
ARREST and BE A PHYSICAL THREAT
After TASER notifications?
1-Supervisor
2-Jail Staff (name in report)
3-pics
4-Medical Staff IF in sensitive area
What type of Shotguns can be used?
12 guage pup OR Semi-auto
Magazine-tube fed shotguns
Who is responsible for the stored equipment assigned to
that Bureau?
Each Bureau Commander assigned to
that Bureau. I
Members shall not leave property the :following property unsecured.
1-vehicles, 2-radios, 3-weapons, 4-laptop computers, 5-keys, 6-IDs and badges
How to store firearms at home?
1-A high location such as a shelf or a closet.
2-Locked cabinet or drawer.
3-Gun safe
4-Trigger lock
When and how should Department members report to their supervisor, when Department property is damaged,
inoperative, defective, lost, stolen, or missing?
Immediately and via
an (IOC) briefly details how the property was damaged, lost, stolen, or why the
property is unsatisfactory for use.
The SCOPE of Personal Property Examinations for what purpose is subject to due process?
ONLY If criminal investigation.
Who is responsible for
overall management the digital video system
The Video Custodian (Property and Evidence)
Officers shall upload onto the video
system by utilizing the City’s wireless “TOD” network within how many days?
7
At least once every ________ members shall dock their BWC at the police department docking station for no less than _______ for firmware manufacturer recommended updates
to occur.
7 days; 10 minutes
Requests to delete portions of the recordings (e.g., in the event of a personal recording) must
be submitted in writing and approved by ___________.
the Chief of Police/designee
BWC. SRO’s, while on duty at a school, shall only utilize the record function when they
______________________________.
reasonably believe they are about take police action involving a student
Can members wear the BWC on a duty belt?
No
BWC-members
should ________ the BWC recording function once it has been determined that the victim has
been sexually assaulted.
deactivate
BWC. . Is recording allowed when interviewing an individual in a hospital room?
As long as
medical treatment is not ongoing.
On a monthly basis, immediate supervisors, including FST supervisors, will randomly review at
least ______ BWC recordings per officer, and ______ in car camera review
2; 1
Members who have a legitimate
need to visit a site that may be considered inappropriate shall notify their
Division Commander in writing (IOC, e-mail) within how long of accessing
the site, to avoid triggering the command review process.
four hours
When should you report Damage to the laptop of any kind and how?
Immediately;
forward a detailed memorandum to I.T
via immediate supervisor and chain of
command.
If a laptop malfunction occurs after regular business hours or on
weekends, what should you do?
1-check out a loaner laptop (MDT)
via an Operations shift supervisor or Shift Commander.
2-return by end of shift.
if a member disconnects his computers AVL (GPS) what kind of offense did they commit?
major Offense
Members will return their laptop (MDT) and all accessories to
I.T. when leaving the employment or if called to military active duty resulting in an absence longer than how many days?
(14) days
_________ vehicles are those intended to
blend in with routine vehicle traffic, and which have no visible police markings or
equipment (covert cars).
Non-descript police vehicles
_________ Vehicle: have the same or similar body style as marked patrol cars, are a solid color, and are not conspicuously marked. They are
equipped with police equipment (siren and lights). This would include Lieutenant and
Command Staff cars.
Unmarked Fleet Vehicle
___________ Vehicle: A conspicuously marked police vehicle that has striping,
lettering and Department seals. These vehicles may or may not have roof-mounted light
bars.
Marked Fleet Vehicle
Does Muted marking, as on
a DUI vehicle, considered Marked Fleet?
Yes
Any employee injured in a vehicle crash who was not wearing safety restraints may have their Worker’s Compensation benefits reduced by how much?
25%
When and HOW should you report Vehicle Damage:
1-Immediately
2-to his/her supervisor
3-crash report or damage city property report
4-photos taken
5-notify GPD Fleet
manager, via email, of the incident and CR number.
What are 2 Exceptions for the Transportation of Alcoholic Beverages/ Cannabis or Hemp
Products/ Contraband in a GPD vehicle?
1-items seized as evidence
2- items to be placed into
property (i.e., prisoner property, found property).
If you receive a parking ticket on duty and in your city vehicle, you should submit an explanation within how many hours?
72 hours of the ticket being issued
Why are emergency lights used?
1). To ALERT CITIZENS that the officer is responding to an
emergency
2). That a TRAFFIC STOP is being conducted;
3). That the officer is on a call that involves a roadway HAZARD
4). In other, emergency or HAZARDOUS situations
Each emergency
vehicle is ASSIGNED the following equipment:
a. First-Aid kit,
b. Fire extinguisher
Members assigned a POOL VEHICLE shall ensure that they have what
equipment?
1-Soft body armor (if not worn)
2-PPE Kit
What should Sworn members who are OFF DUTY, operating a marked vehicle carry?
1-police radios
2-Department-issued / approved firearms
3-issued jackets (windbreakers)
4-police badges.
Are Sworn members covered under FOP/PBA who are required to take OFF-DUTY police ACTION compensated and at what pay?
Yes-at the appropriate rate of pay
Reference TAKE HOME VEHICLES, If a Department Member INTENDS on relocating/moving who do they notify, how, and in what time frame?
1-Chief AND Personnel Division
2-in writing
3-14 (FOURTEEN) days prior to moving.
Members shall wear proper attire when operating department vehicles. What is proper attire?
1-Either full duty uniform or
2-CIVILIAN CLOTHES which project a PRESENTABLE PUBLIC APPEARANCE, and which permits them to take police action
How much does city charge for taking car home out of the county?
$60, bi-weekly
What is the distance you can take car home for out of county take home car program? How do the verify?
35 miles from GPD headquarters, verified through map quest or google maps.
Who do you contact if you want to participate in the out of county take home car program?
Personnel services division
Pursuits are divided into ___________ categories defined by the _____________ to the PUBLIC, the SUBJECTS in the fleeing vehicle, and the sworn MEMBERS.
Two;
RISK they POSE
Low Risk Pursuit is where:
NO ACCELERATION, NO EVASION, NO DANGER!
1-Violator does not ACCELERATE or
2-Does not Take EVASIVE action in the effort to avoid being stopped (Examples of
evasive actions would be to make several quick turns or turn off all lights
at night)
AND
3-. The violator’s driving behavior does not place the public in any undue DANGER.
EXAMPLES of low risk pursuit behavior:
1-Violator may ROLL A STOP SIGN at a very low speed.
2-Violator travels NO MORE THAN 10mph over posted speed limit.
3-Violator does NOT cross through solid RED LIGHTS at any intersection
that has these types of traffic control devices
This type of pursuit is
the most dangerous pursuits and only for the most serious and violent
offenders, whose apprehension is critical to the safety of the citizenry
and has a high likelihood the pursuit will end in a crash
High Risk Pusuit
When is a Low Risk pursuit allowed?
1-ANY Offense of TRAFFIC violation
2-Suspected DUI
3-Any crime not delineated in High Risk
Pursuit criteria
When is a High Risk Pursuit allowed?
1-Murder or Attempted Murder 2-Aggravated Battery w/ SERIOUS Bodily INJURY 3-Drive-by Shootings 4-Any type of Robbery w/a Firearm 5-Aggravated Assault w/a Firearm 6-Kidnapping
Catching up to a vehicle must be completed within ________ where you closed the distance to within two car lengths from the violators vehicle or it is considered a ____________.
.5 miles; pursuit
Reference catching up to a vehicle, Is Pacing a vehicle for speed excluded from the distance of 0.5 miles?
Yes
If a member loses sight of a vehicle for more than_________ while
trying to catch up, they should stop their efforts and return to the
speed limit
15 seconds
If catching up to a vehicle, officers will not exceed more than ___________ mph
unless for an authorized pursuit
80 mph
Paralleling a pursuit is only permitted when authorized by an on-duty patrol shift Lieutenant or acting Lieutenant during an attempt to either ________, ________, or a __________.
Channel the pursuit,
deploy stop sticks,
or a combination of both.
What vehicle are NOT ALLOWED to pursue?
1-Non-descript vehicles without emergency signal equipment/devices. 2. Department vehicles not equipped with emergency signal devices 3. Forensic Crime Unit Truck, 4-non-pursuit rated pickup truck; 5-Explorer Van, 6-Motorcycles 7-Bicycles 8- Armored Vehicle 9-Command Vehicle.
When initiating a pursuit, who has the full responsibility to ensure all department policies regarding pursuits are met?
The Department member
It shall be the responsibility of __________ to acknowledge and monitor the pursuit.
The on-duty shift patrol shift Lieutenant (Lieutenant or acting Lieutenant)
If the member actively pursuing fails to provide required information OR updates via the radio, the SUPERVISOR SHALL do what?
Terminate the pursuit..
If the on-duty shift patrol shift Lieutenant (Lieutenant or acting Lieutenant) is unavailable or does not acknowledge via radio, it is a responsibility of _________ to
acknowledge and monitor the pursuit.
ANY of the patrol Sergeants working on shift
Who is responsible for completing the pursuit review and for responding immediately to the termination point of a pursuit?
The supervisor who acknowledged the pursuit
Who can authorize our sworn
members to assist another agency with their pursuit?
Only the on-duty patrol lieutenant designee
During a pursuit. Who shall document their involvement by completing a crash or incident report or a supplement to the original officer’s report?
ALL members involved in a vehicle pursuit
A pursuit review shall be completed in what time frame?
14 BUSINESS days
Vehicle tactics are sometimes also defined as ________ and ___________.
“Roadblocks and FORCIBLE STOPPING” techniques
Stop Sticks Deployment should not be deployed in or within _________ of approaching a curve.
a ½ mile or less
Ramming is a moving Vehicle Tactic that consist of intentionally using a GPD vehicle as a ________ to ram a suspect vehicle at speeds ___________ mph to immediately either terminate a pursuit by disabling the vehicle and/or to incapacitate a dangerous subject(s).
Weapon
Greater than 20 MPH
What kind of force is ramming?
Deadly force
Roadblocks are NEVER to be used in ________
situations, which would be over ____mph.
high speed
20 mph
Uniformed member shall wear or carry what items?
a. Handgun (fully loaded);
b. Two magazines or speed loaders fully loaded;
c. Impact instrument;
d. Handcuffs and handcuff key;
e. Department identification card [and case]
f. Valid Florida driver’s license
g. Portable police radio;
h. [Field] Note pad;
Uniform members shall have what items available?
a. Traffic baton (flashlight cone);
b. Traffic whistle;
c. Fluorescent traffic gloves and reflectorized vest;
d. Flashlight;
e. Uniform Traffic Citations;
f. Forms/Civil Citations/Written Warnings in sufficient
quantity to perform assigned duties;
g. Department issued laptop computer;
h. Gas mask and other issued emergency equipment;
i. Gas (refueling) card;
j. Miranda Warning card;
k. Issued Department keys;
l. Chemical weapon
m. Other equipment required to perform assigned duties.
Members who wish to request reimbursement for
personally-owned equipment that is lost or damaged in the line-of-duty shall, within what time frame?
Within 7 days of the incident
The Department may
reimburse members up to $_________ for equipment
that enhances their ability to perform the law enforcement function.
$50.00 per item
Is the department responsible for replacing or reimbursing jewelry or other items that do not enhance job performance?
NO
When an investigation or surrounding circumstances indicate an arrest should be commuted to a lesser charge or rescinded, who shall the member contact?
A supervisor (if the supervisor was not the one to discover the situation).
If the person (BAD ARREST) arrested was removed from the location of arrest (i.e., transported to the station or the jail), what should the
Officer do?
Supervisor do?
Officer–offer to return the person to the original location.
Supervisor—Contact the on-call SAO. The on-call SAO will contact the judge for direction on how to proceed.
Absent exigent circumstances, can a members make a warrantless, non-consensual entry into a suspect’s or a third party’s home to make a routine arrest?
NO
Misdemeanor: Upon developing probable cause, a sworn member may make an arrest without a warrant if the offense _________ and ___________.
1-occurred in the member’s PRESENCE
AND
2-the arrest is made immediately or subsequent to FRESH PUSRUIT.
Warrant Arrests: Sworn members with probable cause to believe a person named in an arrest warrant is at a third-party residence, and the residence is secure or the occupant REFUSES to allow officers entry, must do what?
1-obtain a search warrant,
OR
2-summon an Alachua County Deputy to execute the warrant.
Who will make the determination as to whether the SWAT team will be used to execute the warrant?
SWAT Commander
Approved Restraints are what?
i. Standard handcuffs,
ii. Flex-cuffs
iii. Ripp-Hobble restraint.
iv. Leg-cuffs issued to supervisors only
Absent exigent circumstances, can we handcuff a prisoner to a fixed object?
No…YOU CAN handcuff to a gurney if receiving medical attention. Must maintain contact.
Can you handcuff a prisoner to a GPD member?
No.
An arrestee’s vehicle shall be impounded if it is:
a. Towed as prisoner property.
b. Evidence and/or subject to forfeiture (i.e., an instrumentality of a crime)
c. Of questionable or unverifiable ownership or registration.
For criminal traffic, members should make a physical arrest if the violation constitutes any of the following:
i. FELONY (including leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury or death);
ii. Refusal to SIGN a criminal citation;
iii. DUI
iv. FLEEING and attempting to elude;
e. LEAVING the scene of an accident with DAMAGE to ATTENDED PROPERTY.
Recording Criminal Traffic Arrests/Charges: Do you have to write a Uniform Traffic Citation if you write the mittimus?
Yes. A case report number shall be drawn for a criminal traffic citation and written on the citation.
When a person is arrested for criminal traffic charges AND for felony or misdemeanor criminal or City Ordinance violations, then all charges shall be listed in the _____________________________.
Charge sections of the mittimus, with the corresponding statute/ordinance number.
For FELONY Traffic Charges, what do you write for the date?
TO BE SET
Can you write an NTA for domestic violence?
NO
If writing an adult an NTA and you choose to refer them to the ADULT DIVERSION PROGRAM, what should you write on your NTA?
“to be NOTIFIED,” shall be added to the court date section in lieu of a court date.
ADULT Diversion Requests SHALL NOT be used for the following:
- Domestic/dating violence charges
- Violation of domestic/dating violence injunctions
- Violation of pre-trial release conditions
- Loitering and prowling
- ANIMAL ABUSE
- DUI
- Stalking
- Exposure of sexual organs.
When can you write a Sworn Complaint?
The suspect cannot be located,
SPEEDY TRIAL is an issue,
The State Attorney’s Office should REVIEW PC and prosecutive merit,
The crime is a misdemeanor/did not occur in the officer’s presence and is not one of the exceptions.
The misdemeanor did take place in the officer’s presence, but suspect eluded arrest, and you can identify them.
SWORN COMPLAINT AND Traffic, what do you write in the traffic date section?
To be served
When a Department member arrests an employee of another criminal justice agency, what do we do?
1-notify their supervisor,
2-Supervisor notify the relevant agency
3-note the name of the person to whom the notification was made and how contacted
4-make a general entry regarding the incident on the Shift Status Report.
Department members shall, within _____ hours, notify the Superintendent whenever a school employee is charged with:
48 hours:
1-a felony
2-a misdemeanor involving the abuse of a minor
3-sale or possession of a controlled substance
When should Reports be completed and submitted?
Prior to the end of the employee’s workday, unless otherwise authorized by a supervisor.
Supervisors shall not allow reports to be held more than __________.
twenty-four (24) hours.
If a supervisor has approved a submission of a report the next day, the member shall do what?
Submit a “face sheet”
Communication with non-compliant subjects is
often most effective when officers:
1- establish rapport, 2-use the proper voice intonation, 3-askquestions and provide advice to defuse conflict 4-achieve voluntary compliance before resorting to force options.
The response to resistance against vulnerable
populations should be used as a last resort, when all other reasonable means have been
exhausted? Who is a vulnerable population?
1-children,
2-elderly persons,
3-pregnant women,
4- people with physical and mental disabilities
5-people with limited English proficiency
All individuals shall be provided
an opportunity to ________ before force is used.
Submit to arrest
In ALL lawful use of force, the Department will abide by the ________ _______ standard as defined what court case?
objective reasonableness
Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989)
Reasonableness of any response to
resistance by a member will be judged on the totality of the circumstances known to the
member at the time of the use. There is a litany of factors to consider such factors include, but are not limited to:
1-relative size/strength of both the member/subject,
2-lighting,
3-availability of back-up,
4-the influence of drugs or alcohol
Signs of Excited delirium:
1-extreme paranoia, 2-profuse sweating, 3-foaming at the mouth, 4-seizures, shaking, 5-inability to breathe 6-violent resistance to arrest, 7-little or no reaction to pain 8-unusual strength, 9-extreme aggression toward objects
If any person, while taking them into custody claims respiratory distress, what should we do?
1-tactically pause and evaluate the situation.
2-determining the position of
3- deescalating the situation by releasing some pressure on the person’s body
4- Once secure, the person should be immediately rolled onto their side/put in the upright sitting position.
5-SHALL call for EMS to evaluate once the person is
secured and the scene is safe.
What term is communication, tact, empathy, instinct,
and sound officer safety tactics?
De-escalation
The use of deadly force is__________ against individuals who pose a danger only to
themselves.
prohibited
Any individual exhibiting signs of
physical distress after an encounter should be _________ until he or she can be medically assessed.
continuously monitored
Supervisor will ensure a response to resistance incident report is written within what time frame?
within 24 hours.
Response to Resistance Supervisory/Administrative Review shall be completed within _______ calendar days.
fourteen (14) calendar days
Supervisors will Forward the Response to Resistance Supervisory Review, via chain-of command, to the ____________.
respective bureau commander
In a deadly force incident Administrative assignment shall be for a period of no less than________ to allow the member adequate time to mentally and emotionally recover from the traumatic event(s) with the first ________ being on a “no work” status.
60 days
(7) calendar days
When a person has been injured or killed as a result of deadly force, the involved member(s) will be required to see a licensed mental health professional when?
As soon as possible, usually within 24 hours of the incident
Reference Use Of Force, Who will conduct An investigation whenever there is a use-of-force incident that may be in violation of policy?
Internal Affairs
A supervisor, primarily a Sergeant or Lieutenant, shall
complete a Display of Force entry in Blue Team within what time frame?
14 days.
In a deadly force incident, who will investigate any crime that contributed to an officer’s use of deadly force?
CID
How is seniority determined?
- First, by RANK;
- Second, by continuous SERVICE in currentRANK;
- Third, by length of continuous SERVICE with the DEPARTMENT
Personal calls shall be short in duration, not interfere with work performance while on-duty. Personal calls made on-duty shall not exceed _____________.
60 minutes per month
Members experiencing difficulty with service or damage to their assigned cellular phone shall contact ________________.
The Fiscal Office.
The City Commission has to approve of any contract in excess of $___________.
$100,000.00.
Chief of Police may approve contracts valued at $_____________ or less.
$50,000 or less
Captains, Bureau Directors and specific lieutenant positions identified by Fiscal Division may approve contracts valued at $________________.
$5,000 or less
Members who become a defendant or witness in a CIVIL SUIT arising from their City employment shall notify the Chief in writing within __________ of becoming aware of the civil action.
three working days
Breaks may not be taken during the _______or _______ of a member’s tour of duty (unless approved by a supervisor).
first or last hour
Can Off-duty members carry a firearm while consuming alcoholic beverages?
No, shall not
If an EMPLOYEE is taking an over-the-counter medication or prescription drug that has any potential to impair safety, performance, or motor functions, WHO SHOULD THEY NOTIFY?
Their supervisor
If employee taking an medication that has any potential to impair safety, performance, or motor functions and they report it to their supervisor, what should the supervisor do?
1-The supervisor (during regular business hours) will coordinate with the Personnel Services Division to review the situation
2-refer the employee to Employee Health Services for a work status determination.
The quickest way for misconduct to grow in a Department is for members of the Department to _____________________.
tolerate it among their fellow employees.
Although the sharing of information is always encouraged, members shall do what?
verify the information they share to ensure its accuracy
Rumors, regardless of truth, tend to do what?
1-undermine the effectiveness of an organization,
2-unfairly discredit its members,
3-change in content and intent as they are spread within the agency.
_______________ means MATERIAL that is sexually suggestive, sexually demeaning or pornographic, or material that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion towards an individual or group because of personal characteristics, such as race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability;
“Offensive material”
Constructive discussion of Department:
Whenever there are any such constructive suggestions, they should be discussed ONLY with_________ and shall be transmitted________________.
1-members of the Department
2- up the chain of command for appropriate action.
Harassment is:
verbal or physical conduct that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual because of his/her race, color, ethnicity, gender, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, age or sexual orientation AND what else?
1-Has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment; and/or
2-unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance; and/or
3-Adversely affects an individual’s employment status, reputation, or promotional opportunities.
Who shall be the point of contact for support, advice and information regarding harassment issues and complaints.
The Personnel Services Division Commander/designee
Administrators, managers, and supervisors:
Shall be held accountable for their actions regarding the resolution of incidences of harassment whenever they_______, or _______, that a VIOLATION OCCURED.
they know, or should have known, that a violation occurred.
Can Administrators, managers, and supervisors be held generally liable for acts of sexual harassment by subordinate supervisors regardless of their personal KNOWLEDGE?
Yes
In what time frame should a member report harassment and why?
1-As soon as feasible.
2-To ensure a timely and accurate investigation
If the harassing member is the COMPLAINANT’S IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR, the member may report the incident to _______ or ____________.
1- the accused member’s supervisor (SUPERVISOR’S SUPERVISOR).
2- Other Commanders
Other harassment reporting options include:
1-The Personnel Services Division Commander,
2-City of Gainesville Office of Equal Opportunity
3- Human Resources,
4-Internal Affairs Commander
5-Chief of Police.
