Rule 202, 203 Flashcards
What is the role of the police at the scene of any labor dispute?
To maintain order while protecting life and property
At scenes of labor disputes, when does the police role become complex?
When conflicting interests clash
What is the key to effective police action in labor dispute and similar circumstances?
To be fair and objective in the performance of police duties
The requests for the services of police officers at labor disputes will be performed by:
Off duty officers as special assignments at the prevailing overtime rate for the maximum base salary of the officer so assigned
Strikers have the right to assemble and picket peacefully to publicize and dramatize their cause. They do not have a right to (2)
- Intimidate non strikers
- Impede persons or vehicles entering or leaving an employer property
The police task is to protect both sides
In protracted strike cases it may become increasingly difficult for police to protect both sides. The police must:
Remain tolerant and patient but never reluctant to take decisive action when necessary
Arrests at picket and/or strike scene should be:
Avoided except for flagrant violations which require immediate action
An important factor in avoiding disorders and the subsequent necessity for making arrest at a picket/strike to
Establish an early contact with the leaders of the demonstrations and/or strike leaders and company officials
When a strike is imminent or has already begun, who should meet with the representatives of management and labor preferably including picket captains to advise them of police policy with respect to picketing
A department spokesman
Who is responsible to conduct or assign a police spokesman to conduct picket /strike meeting and then responsible to notify the division of informational services of the outcome
Area Commanders
When a picket line is established, who has the obligation to make contact with the leader of the pockets and sell his cooperation?
The officer in charge at the scene has the obligation to make contact with the leader of the pockets and seek his cooperation
During the strike police officers should not do the following (5)
- Not enter company property, except to perform a proper police purpose.
- not park department or personal vehicle upon company property.
- Not use company facilities.
- Not use a company cafeteria
- Not except invitations to eat with either union or management personnel.
In regards to active pickets, the pickle line of picketers must (4)
- Pickett must leave sufficient room on sidewalks for pedestrian traffic.
- When the picket line is moving, there must be sufficient room to allow person to pass through without colliding into pickets.
- Pickets must not interfere with public thoroughfares either pedestrian or vehicular traffic
- Vehicles must be allowed to enter or leave premises where strike is in progress.
When picketing is conducted contrary to the provisions of this rule (202) what should police do?
The police should give specific instructions to the pickets as to what actions they will be required to take in order to comply with police policy
When picketing is conducted contrary to the provisions of this rule (202), the police should give specific instructions to the pickets as to what actions they will be required to take in order to comply with police policy. If such instructions are not complied with what should police do.
Employee is sufficient number of police officers to carry out department policy. Any persons, resisting arrest or interfere with such police action, may be arrested and removed from the scene.
Regarding strikes and labor disputes, if violence occurs or is obviously imminent, what should police do?
Cordon off the area until order is restored, or the threat of violence is removed
In regards to handling accident victims and emergency medical cases, it must be remembered by all department personnel that according to medical authorities, and in compliance with Massachusetts general law, chapter 111 – C, police are required to, and will better aid the victim by
Waiting for an ambulance
Who is responsible for transportation of all emergency medical cases
The Department of Health and Hospitals (D.H.H) , City of Boston
Officers dispatched or coming up on an on sight emergency medical case or accident victim will (2)
- Informed the operations division of the condition of victim, and.
- Request an ambulance.
While waiting for the ambulance____ should be administered
Appropriate first aid
After opening airway and check for breathing, if the victim is not breathing, mouth-to-mouth or mouth to nose or resuscitation, should be started
After checking the victims pulse and finally get absent, this should be started with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Closed chest massage should be started with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
If the victim is bleeding, severely, bleeding, should be controlled by placing a clean cloth material over the wound and applying direct firm pressure. If you have no clean cloth, use your.
Bare hand
If the victim is bleeding, severely bleeding should be controlled by placing a clean cloth material over the wound and applying direct front pressure. If you have no clean cloth, use your bare hand. This.____ should be used as a last resort.
Tourniquet
All incidents involving sick or injured assist (including maternity or mental cases), or whenever any department of the city is affected, police should submit
Fill out and submit Boston Police Department form 1.1 on all sick or injured assisted cases
In regards to medical sick or injured assistance cases, who has the responsibility to notify the next of kin
It should’ve remained the responsibility of the admitting or receiving hospital to make necessary notifications to the next of kin
According to rule, 203, and in compliance with MGL, chapter 111 – C, officers must wait for an ambulance to arrive to transport a person to a hospital. There are three exceptions. What are they?
- A sick or injured person voluntarily chooses to be transported to a hospital in vehicle other than an ambulance.
- In the event of a major catastrophe.
- In cases where mentally ill persons cannot affectively be transported in the ambulance.
True or false:
In cases of medical emergency, where there is no ambulance available or in public safety is threatened , sick or injured persons may be transported to hospital in a police vehicle
True
It’s such cases, the operations division will determine if police provide such transportation
If the condition of a victim deteriorates while waiting for an ambulance, the operations division should be informed immediately. If the ambulance is not arrive in.___ minutes a check should be made with operations division and every___ minutes thereafter until the ambulance arrival.
If the ambulance is not arrive within five minutes
According to rule 203., If a person taken into police custody requires the emergency medical treatment police should
- Transport prisoner and ambulance and accompany that prisoner in ambulance.
- if suspect admitted that Officer must remain with prisoner until relieved or patient is officially released from custody as provided by law
