Policy Text
KISSIMMEE POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDER
General Order 112 – Bias-Free Policing
Page 1 of 3 TITLE: BIAS -FREE POLICING 112
EFFECTIVE: 07/01/2015 REVISED: 09/12/2025 SCOPE : ALL EMPLOYEES
REVIEW AUTHORITY: OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
CFA STANDARDS: 2.06M (A-F)
112.01 Bias Based Profiling 112.05 Procedures
112.02 Stop 112.06 Training
112.03 Detention 112.07 Complaints
112.04 Reasonable Suspicion 112.08 Administrative Review
Policy: It is the policy of the Department to treat every person with courtesy and respect while
patrolling in a proactive manner, to aggressively investigate suspicious persons and circumstances,
and to actively enforce Florida Statutes and local ordinances in ac cordance with law. Department
employees shall not abuse their law enforcement powers by acting in a manner that discriminates
against individuals based on race, color, ethnicity, age, background, gender, national origin, sexual
orientation, gender identity /expression, economic status, culture, disability, religion or belief
system, immigration status, housing status, occupation, language fluency, or any physical or
personal characteristic of such individuals. [CFA 2.06M]
112.01 Bias Based Profiling: [CFA 2.06M – C] Bias based profiling is defined as the stop,
detention , interdiction, search, or oth er differential treatment of any individual based on race,
color, ethnicity, age, background, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity /
expression, economic status, culture, disability, religion or belief system, immigration status,
housing status, occupation, language fluency, or any physical or personal characteristic of such
individuals.
112.02 Stop: The restraining of an individual’s liberty by physical force or their submission to a
show of authority.
112.03 Detention: The ac t of stopping or restraining an individual’s freedom to leave or walk
away, approaching and questioning an individual beyond a consensual encounter , or stopping an
individual suspected of be ing involved in criminal activity.
112.04 Reasonable Suspicion: Reasonable suspicion is dependent upon both the content of
information possessed by police and its degree of reliability. Both factors, quantity and quality,
are considered in the totality of the circumstances. The suspicion is reasonable if it is based upon
specific and articulable facts, and the rational inferences that may be drawn from those facts.
KISSIMMEE POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDER
General Order 112 – Bias-Free Policing
Page 2 of 3 112.05 Procedures: Investigative detentions , traffic contacts, arrests, searches and property
seizures by employees shall be based on a standard of reasonable suspicion or probable cause in
accordance with the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Employees must be able to
articulate specific facts and circumstances that support reasonable suspicion or probable cause for
investigative detent ions, traffic, contacts, arrests, searches, and property seizures. Bias-based
profiling in traffic contacts, field contacts, searches, and in asset forfeitures is strictly prohibited.
Race, color, ethnicity, age, background, gender, national origin, sexua l orientation, gender identity
/ expression, economic status, culture, disability, religion or belief system, immigration status,
housing status, occupation, language fluency, or any physical or personal characteristic of such
individuals or any other clas s protected by law shall not be motivating factors when initiating any
law enforcement action. Additionally, these factors shall never be used as the sole basis for the
initiation of police/citizen encounters.
Employees may take into account the report ed race, color, ethnicity, age, background, gender,
national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, economic status, culture,
disability, religion or belief system, immigration status, housing status, occupation, language
fluency, or any physical or personal characteristic of such individuals or any other class protected
by law, of a specific suspect or suspects, based on trustworthy, relevant information that links a
person or persons of a specific race, color, ethnicity, age, background , gender, national origin,
sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, economic status, culture, disability, religion or
belief system, immigration status, housing status, occupation, language fluency, or any physical
or personal characteristic of su ch individuals or any other class protected by law, to a particular
unlawful incident(s).
In an effort to promote positive law enforcement interactions and to dispel perceptions of biased
law enforcement, each employee shall:
a. Be courteous and professional. During any interaction with the public, the only person that
has a duty to be professional at all times is the employee;
b. Identify themselves to the citizen by providing their name, Department affiliation, and the
reason for the encounter as soon as practical. When conducting a vehicle stop, the employee
shall normally provide this information before asking the driver for their license and
registration;
c. Ensure the detention is no longer than necessary to take appropriate law enforcement actio n
and that the citizen understands the purpose of reasonable delays;
d. Answer any relevant questions the citizen may have to include citation disposition
procedures, court dates, etc.;
e. Provide their name and department I.D. number when requested in writing or on a business
card; and
KISSIMMEE POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDER