Policy Text
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1. 120.20???????????????????????????????????????????? DETERRENCE OF CRIME
Street crime is curbed by the potential criminal?
s fear of immediate apprehension or by the
increased likelihood of detection. Deterrence of
crime requires the investigation Of behavior
which reasonably appears to be criminally
Directed.
In deploying patrol forces to inspire public
confidence in the Department?s ability to ensure
a peaceful environment, a balance must be
struck between the desirable deterrent effect of
visible patrol and the undesirable appearance of
oppression.
1. 120.30?????????????????????????????????????????????? APPREHENSION OF
OFFENDERS
The administration of criminal justice consist of
the identification, arrest, prosecution,
punishment and rehabilitation of the Department
is to initiate the criminal justice process by
identifying and arresting the perpetrator to
obtain necessary evidence and to cooperate in
the prosecution of the case.
As the certainty of swift and sure punishment
serves as an effective deterrent to crime, so must
the Department Strive to solve all crimes and
bring the perpetrators to justice.
1.120.40??????????????????????????????????????????????? RECOVERY AND
RETURN OF PROPERTY
The actual costs of crime are difficult to
measure; there cannot be dollar value assigned
to the broken bodies, Ruined lives and humans
misery, which are the products. However, it is
possible to observe the steadily mounting costs
of lost and stolen property. This loss, as well as
the other costs of crime, must ultimately be
borne by the victim. To minimize the losses clue
to crime, the lost or stolen property, to identify
its owner, and ensure prompt return.
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1.120.50??????????????????????????????????????????????? MOVEMENT OF
TRAFFIC
To facilitate the safe and expeditious movement
of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the
Department must exercise the responsibility for
traffic law enforcement. To enforce compliance
with traffic laws and to develop driver
awareness of the causes of traffic accidents, the
Department shall appropriately warn, cite, or
arrest traffic Law violators.
Traffic accidents are investigated to protect the
rights of the parties, to care for the injured and
to determine the cause of accidents so that
methods of prevention may be developed.
1.120.60??????????????????????????????????????????????? PUBLIC SERVICE
Often, because there are no other public or
private agencies available. The public relies
upon the police for assistance and advice. In
many routine and emergency situations.
Saving lives, aiding the injured, locating lost
persons, keeping the peace, and providing for
many other miscellaneous needs are basic
services provided by the Department.
1.130????????????????????????????????????????????????????? RESOURCE
OBJECTIVES
1.130.10???????????????????????????????????????????????? DEPARTMENT
PERSONAL
Police officers are frequently required to
make decisions affecting human life and liberty
with no opportunity to seek advice and little
time to weight alternatives.
Law enforcement requires that an officer have
the stamina, intelligence, moral courage, and
emotional stability necessary to deal with
human beings fairly and impartially. To obtain
the caliber of personnel necessary for
professional law enforcement, it is essential that
the Department aggressively pursue a program
of providing
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equal employment opportunity throughout the
recruitment, selection, and promotional
processes.
1.130.20???????????????????????????????????????????????? UTILIZATION OF
RESOURCES
Law enforcement is one of the most expensive
and complex services provided by the City.
Available resources limit the quality and extent
of service provided. To ensure that the highest
level of service is provided, the Department
must make use of the most efficient
management and budgeting techniques
available.