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I.INTRODUCTION
A.Mission Statement…………………………………………………………………………………………………p.2
B.Expectations………………………………………………………………………………………………………....p.2
C. Code of Ethics……………...……………………………………………………………………………………....p.2
D.Chain of Command………………………………………………………………………………………………..p.3
II.General Guidelines
A.Patrol Guidelines…………………………………………………………………………………………….…..…p.4
B.Patrol EXPECTATIONS……………………………………………………………………………….…………...p.4
C.Duty Requirements………………………………………………………………………………..……………...p.4
D.Response to Resistance Policy………………………………………………………….…….……………..p.4
E.Notice of Authority and Identity………………………………………..……………………….………….p.5
F.An Arrest or to Conduct a Search…………………………….……………….………………..………...p.5
III.Use of Force
A.Ask Them, Tell Them, Make Them………………………………………………………………………….p.6
B.Deadly Force Applications……………..……………………….……...…………………….…………..…..p.7
IIII.General Division Duties
A.Traffic Law Enforcement……………………………………………………………………………………..…p.7
B.Public Service and Protection………………………………………………………………………………..p.7
C.Patrol Division Guidelines……………………………………………………………………………………...p.8
D.Evidence to change police protocol……………………………………………………………………….p.8
I.INTRODUCTION
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Mission Statement
“To keep you, your family, and our community safe.”
The mission of the Los Santos Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in San Andreas
by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, reduce fear,
and maintain order. The Department is committed to accomplishing its mission of protecting the
lives and property of all citizens of San Andreas by treating every citizen with compassion,
courtesy, professionalism, and respect, while efficiently rendering police services and enforcing
the laws impartially, by fighting crime both through deterrence and the relentless pursuit of
criminals.
Expectations
All Patrol Officers will be expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and respect in
every aspect of the job, as well as every interaction they conduct with the people of San Andreas,
be they suspects or simply the average citizen. Fairness and courtesy is a must for all patrol
officers.
Code of Ethics
No Acceptance of Favors and Gratuities
Persons in the public service shall not accept money or other consideration or favors from
anyone other than the City for the performance of an act which they would be required or
expected to perform in the regular course of their duties; nor shall such persons accept any
gifts, gratuities or favors of any kind which might reasonably be interpreted as an attempt
to influence their actions with respect to City business.
Personal Investments
Persons in the public service shall not make personal investments in enterprises which
they have reason to believe may be involved in decisions or recommendations to be made
by the, or under their supervision, or which will otherwise create a substantial conflict
between their private interests and the public interest. If, however persons in the public
service have financial interests in matters coming before them, or before the department
in which they are employed, they shall disqualify themselves from any participation
therein.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Persons in the public service shall not, in the performance of their service responsibilities,
discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex,
sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, marital status, disability, medical condition, or
retaliation for having filed a discrimination complaint or participating in a protected activity;
and they shall cooperate in achieving the equal employment opportunity goals and
objectives of the City.
Chain of Command
❖LSPD
➢Chief Command
➢Assistant Chief Command
➢Lieutenant (Lt.)Command
➢Sergeant (Sgt.)
➢Corporal (Cpl.)
➢Officer (Ofc.)
➢Cadet (Cadet)
II.General Guidelines
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PATROL GUIDELINES
Patrol Officers are largely the public face of the police department. As
such they are required to maintain a level of professionalism expected from a law
enforcement officer. All interactions with the public should be conducted to the
letter of the law, without infringement on the rights of the citizens of San Andreas,
nor on the laws that officers are meant to uphold.
PATROL EXPECTATIONS
All Patrol officers are first and foremost, Patrol Officers. We act in order to
maintain the wellbeing of those who reside in San Andreas, and all work the same
job as patrol officers. Different members of the divisions of patrol will all work
together for the common goal of protecting the public. As such, no division is
above another, and all members of Patrol as a whole will work the job of a patrol
officer. No officer is above working a beat, and all will be expected to do so when
not acting in their specific capacities.
DUTY REQUIREMENTS
All members are required to be in uniform upon clocking in, and prepared for
inspection at any point. Patrol officers are required to act in accordance with all
mandates passed down from above them in the chain of command.
RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE POLICY
While the type and extent of force may vary, it is the policy of this department
that officers use only that amount of objectively reasonable force which appears
necessary under the circumstances to successfully accomplish the legitimate law
enforcement purpose in accordance with this policy.
(a) Given that no policy can realistically predict every situation an officer
might encounter, it is recognized that each officer must be entrusted with
well-reasoned discretion in determining the appropriate response to
resistance in each incident.
(b) Circumstances may arise in which officers reasonably believe that it
would be impracticable or ineffective to use any of the standard tools,
weapons, or methods provided by the Department. Officers may find it
more effective or practicable to improvise their response to rapidly
unfolding conditions they are confronting. In such circumstances, the use
of any improvised device or method must still be objectively reasonable
and used only to the extent which reasonably appears necessary to
accomplish a legitimate law enforcement purpose.
(c) While it is the ultimate objective of every law enforcement encounter to
minimize injury to everyone involved, nothing in this policy requires an
officer to actually sustain physical injury before applying objectively
reasonable force.
(d) Any complaint by a subject that an officer caused pain or injury shall
be treated as a response to a resistance force incident, except complaints
of minor discomfort from unresisted handcuffing.
NOTICE OF AUTHORITY AND IDENTITY
If it is not already reasonably known by the subject to be searched or arrested, or
it is not reasonably impracticable to do so, Officers should make clear their intent
to arrest or search and identify themselves as a Peace Officer before using force.
AN ARREST OR TO CONDUCT A SEARCH
An officer is justified in using reasonable force when the officer reasonably
believes the use of such force is immediately necessary
(a) To make or assist in a detention or an arrest, or to conduct a search
that the officer reasonably believes is lawful.
(b) To prevent or assist in preventing escape after an arrest, provided the
officer reasonably believes the arrest or search is lawful.
(c) To make an arrest or conduct a search under a warrant that the officer
reasonably believes is valid.
III.Use of Force
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Ask them, Tell them, Make them
“The above saying is one of the most used in law enforcement, it is broken down to
as simple as this:
Ask them: You kindly ask them to do what you need them to do ,Whether that is to
leave the area or for them to place their hands behind their back. Be polite but
firm.
Tell Them: If they are not compliant, you now before a lot more informative and
firm, you do not go hands on yet but simply remind them that they have been
requested to do the action by an officer of the law and they need to comply
Make them: After the first two chances, you now can go hands on and deal with
the threat as needed, remember only use as much force as you are being given.”
DEADLY FORCE APPLICATIONS
An officer has no duty to retreat and is only justified in using deadly force against
another when and to the extent the officer reasonably believes the deadly force is
immediately necessary to:
(a) Protect himself or others from what he reasonably believes would be an
imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury.
(b) Make an arrest or to prevent escape after arrest when the officer has
probable cause to believe that:
1. The subject has committed or intends to commit an offense involving
the infliction or threatened infliction of serious bodily injury or death; or
2. The officer reasonably believes that there is an imminent or potential
risk of serious bodily injury or death to any other person if the subject is
not immediately apprehended.
IIII.General Division Duties
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TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT
Patrol officer will be expected to know and understand all aspects of traffic law
and the any violations of that law that may occur. They should be up to date on
what constitutes a violation, what to do in the case of a violation, the proper
routine for a traffic stop, and all fines and/or ramifications that can be levied on
a suspect who has committed a traffic violation. Additionally, Patrol officers have
the power, and therefore the obligation, to stop all offenders of traffic law. This
includes all civilians, EMS vehicles, Corrections vehicles, any SWAT vehicle not
currently responding to a situation (i.e. sirens on, moving to scene of crime), or
any vehicle not confirmed as part of the Patrol Department. Officers will also be
required to follow and obey all traffic laws whenever on patrol. Any officer found
not following traffic laws, or abusing the privileges granted by the police
department (sirens, etc) will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including
termination for multiple offenses.
PUBLIC SERVICE AND PROTECTION
It is the duty of all members of the police department, and particularly the patrol
department, to protect and serve the people of San Andreas. As such, it is
expected of every officer that they put the lives of civilians as the top priority in all
situations. This exhibits itself in the way the use of lethal force has been written.
But included with that is the idea of the protection of all members of the public
from all forms of harm. This means that officers in the patrol department will be
expected to put the safety of all citizens, even those suspected of crimes, first. If an
officer is found to have put a civilian in a situation in which they could have or
were hurt or killed, appropriate action will be taken. If the breach of conduct
resulting in undue injury to a civilian is deemed severe enough, termination from
the department can and will be used as a valid punishment. In addition to this, all
officers will be expected to, whenever possibly, bring in suspects alive and
uninjured, if at all possible.
PATROL DIVISION GUIDELINES
All officers assigned to the patrol division of the department will be assigned to
one of the task forces at the Command's discretion. These task forces are
designed to have different roles and function to complete different objectives
within San Andreas. The task forces are as follows: Narcotics,Traffic and SOU.
While no member of any task force is restricted from carrying out arrest in the
area of concern of the other task forces, focus should be put on the task each
officer is assigned to.
Terms
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Assignment/Transfer: Any personnel placement made by competent authority.
Be On The Lookout (BOLO): A Department wide alert to actively or passively search for a
given vehicle or individual.
Chain of Command(CoC): The line of authority and responsibility along which orders or
requests of superiors and/or subordinates are passed.
Code 1: Non-Emergency, No Lights/Siren. Follow Traffic Laws.
Code-2: Urgent - Lights/No Siren. Follow Traffic Laws.
Code-3: Emergency, use Lights/Sirens. Ignore Traffic Laws. Do not disregard safety of others.
Controlled Intersection: Any location of intersecting streets or highways where vehicular
traffic is controlled by signal or signs.
Deadly Force: Any level of force that is likely to cause death or serious injury. Non-deadly
force that results in death or injuries that are deemed to be life threatening shall be
investigated as a use of deadly force.
Excessive Force: Any force which is determined to be unfitting to the LSPD force matrix.
Felonies Involving Violence: Crimes under this definition are murder, manslaughter,
mob-related felonies, malicious wounding, felony kidnapping or abduction, robbery, carjacking,
escape with force, and any felonies involving the discharge of a firearm.
Field Training Officer (FTO): An officer who has been selected to assist in training newly
appointed officers to the Department.
Less-than-Lethal Force: Force which is not intended to cause death or serious injury. The
use of any instrument or technique to deploy non-deadly force may constitute deadly force
depending on the totality of circumstances.
Misconduct: An act or omission by an employee which, if proven true, would normally result in
some form of discipline or sanction. This includes:
- Commission of an unlawful act,
- Neglect of duty,
- Violation of any Department policy, procedure, rule, regulation, or
training procedure, or
- Conduct which may reflect unfavorably upon the employee or agency
Neglect of Duty: Failure to attend to duty sufficiently or properly.
Off-Duty: The period of time during which members or employees would not normally be
required to be actively engaged in the performance of their duties and functions.
Pacing: The act of following a motor vehicle at a coordinated speed to determine the followed
vehicle’s actual speed in violation of the posted speed limit.
Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT): The intentional act of using a police vehicle to
physically force a fleeing vehicle from a course of travel in order to stop it. PIT is a specific,
technical maneuver which requires advanced practical training prior to use. The use of the
Precision Immobilization Technique is not considered deadly force.
Privilege: A condition which is not a basic right but is granted at the convenience of the
Department.
Probable Cause (PC): Facts and circumstances which, taken together with rational inferences
therefrom, would lead a prudent person to believe:
- to arrest- that a crime is being, has been or is about to be committed and
that a particular person committed it; or
- to search - that evidence of a crime or contraband is in the place to
be searched.
Reasonable Suspicion: Facts and circumstances which, taken together with rational inferences
therefrom, would cause an officer to reasonably suspect that a person:
- to ‘stop’ - is, has been or is about to be, involved in criminal activity
- to ‘search’ - may be armed and constitute a danger to the officer or
other person.
Reasonable Use of Force: The use of any force, deadly or not, in the course of an arrest,
investigatory stop, or other seizure that is “reasonable” in light of the facts and circumstances
confronting the officer, without regard to the officer’s underlying intent or motivations.
Relief from Duty: An administrative action by a supervisor, whereby an employee’s official
authority is suspended, and the employee is temporarily relieved from performing the duties of
their person.
Right: A power, condition of existence, or possession to which one is entitled by nature, legal or
moral law.
Special Weapons and Tactics: A specialized unit within the Department that specializes in
high risk situations and utilizes special training and equipment to apprehend suspects, clear
high risk scenes, etc.
Staging Area: The location where personnel and equipment are kept while awaiting tactical
assignment.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP): A comprehensive directive coordinated with
Administrative Staff and issued under the signature of the Chief, which specifically defines
departmental procedure on certain administration and communication activities.
Sworn Personnel: A member of the Department that has taken an oath of office, and who’s
authorized police powers.
Use of Force: Any physical contact above the level of a “guiding” or “escort” hold between an
officer and another person, or the use of lethal or less-than-lethal weapons, which further the
officer’s intent to establish or maintain control or custody or to defend themselves or another
person.
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