Desert Hot Springs Pd Policy Manual

Desert Hot Springs Police Department Desert Hot Springs PD Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/07/20, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Desert Hot Springs Police DepartmentMISSION STATEMENT - 1MISSION STATEMENT Our Mission Together with the community, we are building a Department that effectively fights crime, helps to eliminate neighborhood blight and provides exceptional service. In support of the Department's Community Policing Initiative, our officers are encouraged to spend time getting to know residents and merchants in an effort to develop relationships and to cooperatively build a safer community. Whether answering calls, greeting people at our station, or completing duties in the field, we are committed to partnerships with the community and to collaborative problem solving for the benefit of all. Desert Hot Springs Police Department Desert Hot Springs PD Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/07/20, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Desert Hot Springs Police DepartmentTable of Contents - 2Table of Contents MISSION STATEMENT ..................... 1 Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority ............ 7 100 - Law Enforcement Authority .................. 8 101 - Chief Executive Officer ................... 11 103 - Oath of Office ..................... 12 105 - Policy Manual ..................... 13 Chapter 2 - Organization and Administration ............. 16 200 - Organizational Structure and Responsibility ............ 17 204 - Special Order ...................... 18 206 - Emergency Management Plan ................ 19 208 - Training Policy ..................... 20 212 - Electronic Mail ..................... 23 214 - Administrative Communications ................ 25 216 - Staffing Levels ..................... 26 217 - License to Carry a Firearm ................. 27 219 - Retiree Concealed Firearms ................. 35 Chapter 3 - General Operations .................. 40 300 - Use of Force ...................... 41 301 - Less Lethal (bean bag) Shotgun ................ 51 302 - Deadly Force Review ................... 54 306 - Handcuffing and Restraints ................. 57 308 - Control Devices and Techniques ............... 62 309 - Conducted Energy Device (TASER) .............. 67 310 - Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths .............. 74 312 - Firearms ....................... 83 314 - Vehicle Pursuits ..................... 94 316 - Officer Response to Calls ................. 108 318 - Canines ....................... 111 320 - Domestic Violence .................... 121 322 - Search and Seizure ................... 128 324 - Temporary Custody of Juveniles ............... 130 326 - Senior and Disability Victimization ............... 141 328 - Discriminatory Harassment ................. 157 330 - Child Abuse ...................... 163 332 - Missing Persons .................... 171 334 - Public Alerts ...................... 178 336 - Victim and Witness Assistance ................ 183 338 - Hate Crimes ...................... 186 340 - Standards of Conduct ................... 196 342 - Information Technology Use ................. 203 344 - Report Preparation ................... 207 Desert Hot Springs Police Department Desert Hot Springs PD Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/07/20, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Desert Hot Springs Police DepartmentTable of Contents - 3346 - Media Relations .................... 213 348 - Subpoenas and Court Appearances .............. 216 350 - Reserve Officers .................... 219 352 - Outside Agency Assistance ................. 225 353 - FUEL CREDIT CARD USE ................. 227 356 - Registered Offender Information ............... 229 358 - Major Incident Notification ................. 232 360 - Death Investigation ................... 234 362 - Identity Theft ..................... 237 364 - Private Persons Arrests .................. 238 366 - Anti-Reproductive Rights Crimes Reporting ............ 240 368 - Limited English Proficiency Services .............. 242 370 - Communications with Persons with Disabilities ........... 253 372 - Mandatory Employer Notification ............... 264 374 - Biological Samples ................... 266 376 - Chaplains ...................... 269 378 - Public Safety Video Surveillance System ............ 275 380 - Child and Dependent Adult Safety ............... 279 382 - Service Animals .................... 283 384 - Volunteer Program .................... 286 386 - Off-Duty Law Enforcement Actions .............. 291 389 - Department Use of Social Media ............... 293 390 - Gun Violence Restraining Orders ............... 296 391 - Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation ......... 302 392 - Community Relations ................... 304 Chapter 4 - Patrol Operations .................. 309 400 - Patrol Function ..................... 310 402 - Bias-Based Policing ................... 312 404 - Briefing Training .................... 315 406 - Crime and Disaster Scene Integrity .............. 316 410 - Ride-Along Policy .................... 319 412 - Hazardous Material Response ................