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
