Policy Text
1.505 ???????????????????????????? THE NATURE OF THE TASK
Law enforcement consists of many diverse activities which are
directed toward attainment of objectives. Activities such as
patrolling, conduct field interviews issuing traffic citation s are
not objectives in themselves; they are methods of achieving
the objectives of preventing and deterring crime, arresting
criminal offenders and preventing traffic accidents.
Decision in law enforcement operation must be made
instantaneously and the lives of officer and others may depend
upon the quality of those decisions. An officer is confronted
with both criminal and non-criminal behavior and he must be
capable of making a reasonable response in both cases. An
officer must base conduct and action in each instance upon
facts of the situation as they appear, relying upon experience,
training, and judgment as guides to lawful decision and
actions.