SOP 312 Police Canine Teams Flashcards
The Tampa Police Department K-9 Unit shall be supervised by a _______ and shall be an organizational unit of the ______with citywide responsibilities.
- police sergeant
2. Special Support Division,
The K-9 Unit Sergeant shall complete or have completed the ________.
480 hour basic K-9 school
The sergeant and corporal will be trained in, and maintain proficiency in __________
K-9 Law Enforcement Operations
The K-9 Corporal will have completed the basic 480 hour K-9 school and be a
certified _______
C.J.S.T.C. K-9 instructor.
In order for a person in the K-9 Unit to be considered a Master Trainer he must meet what criteria ?
- A member of the K-9 unit for a minimum of five (5) years.
- An active C.J.S.T.C. certified K-9 instructor
3. Has trained or assisted in training at least five (5) K-9 teams to pass F.D.L.E. certification standards.
The _______ may be utilized for criminal and non-criminal applications.
Bloodhound
The deployment criteria for non-criminal events will be any situation that dictates the use of the bloodhound to locate persons that are believed to be what?
Lost, Missing or Endangered to include Amber alerts.
The ______ will contact the bloodhound handler when Amber alert is initiated or if the person is an adult and believed to be missing or endangered and meets the criteria for deployment.
K9 Sergeant
The bloodhound may also be utilized to track felony criminal suspects. In situation where the bloodhound is utilized to track violent felony suspect(s) a ____will also be deployed for handler protection when available. This team will be deployed due to the normally non-aggressive behavior of the bloodhound.
Duo purpose K-9 team
The bloodhound teams may occasionally be called upon to assist in _____________.
Misdemeanor Investigations
All misdemeanor searches will be approved by the _____or in their absence a supervisor possessing the rank of __________.
- K-9 Sergeant
2. a lieutenant or above
K-9 teams will normally only be utilized for _______ and _________except in special circumstances.
- Felony Investigations
2. To locate missing/lost persons
All area searches will be conducted on-lead unless the search area is completely surrounded by a ______ , or ________ to reasonably ensure that the K-9 will not encounter citizens or perimeter units.
- Restrictive Barrier
2. Open area of sufficient size
______ will be utilized to search structures believed burglarized and structures utilized by a felony suspect to escape police apprehension
K-9 teams
Utilizing the K-9 team to search a structure minimizes the probability of an officer being injured. Patrol units will not search a structure if a K-9 team is responding. An officer may inadvertently contaminate the suspect’s scent making it more difficult to use the K-9 for tracking. Prior to utilizing a K-9 team for a structural search, patrols units will do what?
Secure the perimeter of the building
The K-9 officer must be reasonably certain that the structure to be searched is clear of innocent persons. Prior to searching the structure for the purpose of apprehension of a suspect, the K-9 officer shall afford the
violator the opportunity to surrender by giving the essence of the following verbal announcement:
“THIS IS THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT K-9 UNIT, IDENTIFY YOUR PRESENCE AND SURRENDER IMMEDIATELY OR I WILL RELEASEATRAINED POLICE DOG TO FIND AND APPREHEND YOU.”
The K-9 announcement will be given in a loud and clear voice at the team’s ________.
Entry point.
Felony Arrest: K-9 teams may be utilized to effect felony arrests and to prevent the escape of a person whom the officer reasonably believes committed a felony.
The utilization of a K-9 must be ____where lesser force could not reasonably accomplish the arrest.
- Progressive force
K-9 officers must consider possible dangers prior to releasing the K-9 for a felony apprehension such as ?
- Bystanders
- Other police officers
- Vehicular traffic
A _____ shall consult with the ______ prior to directing the tactical use of the K-9.
- Supervisor
2. K-9 officer
Instances in which the capabilities of the K-9 is a significant consideration in the success of a task shall be guided by the opinion of the _____or _____ if available, as to the ability of the K-9 to perform the required assignment.
K-9 officer, or K-9 supervisor
Deployment of K-9 teams for crowd control in situations of civil disorder may not be conducted without specific authority of the ________or a designee possessing at least the rank of _______.
- Chief of Police
2. Captain
As a general rule, K-9 teams should not be assigned as a primary unit to investigatory calls unless so authorized by a ______or _____
- K-9 supervisor
2. Shift commander.
______ may be deployed to search nonspecific threats such as special events when deployment is for pre-emptive security
measures.
E.O.D. K-9 units
When a nonspecific threat such as a special event search is being conducted a ________is not required.
E.O.D. Technician.
An E.O.D. K-9 unit may also be deployed at the request of the _____ or any ______.
- E.O.D. commander
2. E.O.D. technician
E.O.D. technician(s) will be dispatched in conjunction with all E.O.D. K-9 calls for assistance __________.
Outside of the city limits of Tampa
The Communications Bureau Supervisor shall notify the_____and the _____ of any requests for an E.O.D. K-9.
- E.O.D. commander
2. K-9 supervisor
The _____shall determine which E.O.D. K-9 is to be dispatched to any E.O.D. call or request.
K-9 supervisor
Requests for assistance from outside agencies shall be forwarded to the_____. Emergency requests shall be forwarded to a _______in the absence of the K-9 supervisor
- K-9
2. District Shift Commander
K-9 teams must engage in sufficient ongoing training on a ________ so as to maintain the state standards set by F.D.L.E.
weekly basis
They must be able to demonstrate these standards at least ______ or at any time requested by the ________.
- quarterly
2. K-9 supervisor
Who is shall be responsible for developing and implementing the weekly training curriculum for K9’s?.
The K-9 supervisor or designee
Requests for K-9 demonstrations and exhibitions shall be forwarded to, and coordinated by, the ________
K-9 supervisor or designee.
Demonstrations and exhibitions shall be limited to locations within ____ unless specifically authorized by the ________.
- Hillsborough County
2. Special Support Division Commander
K-9 officers shall not engage in impromptu demonstrations of K-9 apprehension abilities unless individually authorized by the ______.
K-9 Supervisor
K-9 officers, regardless of assignment, shall immediately notify the K-9 supervisor of all K-9 ___ or _____whether on or off-duty, regardless of the location of the incident.
bites or injuries
The K-9 supervisor shall notify the affected ______ and the ____of all injuries or unusual events concerning a K-9 situation.
- shift commander
2. K-9 chain of command
The _____shall evaluate the particular situation and initiate appropriate action
K-9 management chain of command
K-9 officers shall complete their required departmental documentation concerning K-9 bite or injury when?
Prior to securing from their tour of duty
The K-9 supervisor shall route a copy of all K-9 apprehensions resulting in injury caused by the K-9, to the _________.
Internal Affairs Bureau
