Policy Text
McFarland Police Department
McFarland PD Policy Manual
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Published with permission by McFarland Police DepartmentMcFarland Police Department Mission
Statement - 1MCFARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
The McFarland Police Department strives to work as partners with the community to serve
and protect. We focus on building the quality of life of citizens and visitors in our city
through proactive problem solving, fair and equitable police services, and utilizing our
resources effectively. We serve the City of McFarland with integrity, dedication, loyalty,
courage, and compassion.
McFarland Police Department
McFarland PD Policy Manual
Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2020/05/18, All Rights Reserved.
Published with permission by McFarland Police DepartmentTable of Contents - 2Table of Contents
McFarland Police Department Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
100 - Law Enforcement Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
101 - Chief Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
102 - Oath of Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
103 - Policy Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2 - Organization and Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
200 - Organizational Structure and Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
201 - General Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
202 - Disaster Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
203 - Training Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
204 - Electronic Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
205 - Administrative Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
206 - Staffing Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
207 - License to Carry a Firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
208 - Retiree Concealed Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 3 - General Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
300 - Use of Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
301 - Use of Force Review Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
302 - Handcuffing and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
303 - Control Devices and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
304 - Conducted Energy Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
305 - Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
306 - Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
307 - Vehicle Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
308 - Officer Response to Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
309 - Canines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
310 - Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
311 - Search and Seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
312 - Temporary Custody of Juveniles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
313 - Adult Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
314 - Discriminatory Harassment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
315 - Child Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
316 - Missing Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
317 - Public Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
318 - Victim and Witness Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .