Policy Text
Effective Date
CALEA Standard: DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER A-1 Index as: Departmental Publications 28 Jul 08
Evaluation Coordinator:
OIG Commander
Evaluation Date:
28 Jan 09
Automatic Revision Cycle:
3 Years
DGO A-1 – TOC - i
DEPARTMENTAL PUBLICATIONS
Table of Contents
PURPOSE 1
I. DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY 1
A. Departmental Directives ............................................................1
1. Departmental Genera l Order (DGO).....................................1
2. Manual of Rule s (MOR) ...................................................1
3. Departmental Traini ng Bulletin (TB) ....................................2
4. Report Writing Ma nual (RWM) ..........................................2
5. Special Order of the Ch ief of Police (SO) ..............................2
6. Training Order...............................................................2
7. Memorandum of the Chief of Police (COP Memo)...................3
8. Personnel Order .............................................................3
B. Evaluation Coor dinator..............................................................3
C. Other Departmental Publications ..................................................3
1. Departmental Informat ion Bulletin (IB) .................................3
2. Officer Safety Bu lletins (OSB)............................................3
3. Command and Supervisor y Bulletins (CSB)............................4
4. Daily Bulleti n (DB) .........................................................4
5. Daily Informati on Log (TF -643) .........................................5
6. Public Information Brochures and Pa mphlets ..........................5
D. Subject Matter E xpert (S ME) ......................................................5
E. Master Index of Depart mental Publ ications .....................................6
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER A-1 Effective Date
28 Jul 08 OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
II. GENERAL PUBLICATION POLICY 6
III. EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTIVES 8
A. Departmental General Or ders ......................................................8
1. Evaluation Coordinato r’s Responsibility ................................8
2. Chain-of-Command Revi ew Respons ibilities...........................9
3. OIG Responsib ilities........................................................9
4. Evaluation Coordina tor Follo w-Up .................................... 10
B. Training Bu lletins .................................................................. 10
C. Manual of Rule s (MOR) .......................................................... 10
D. Report Writing Ma nual (RWM) ................................................. 11
E. Unit Policy and Procedures....................................................... 11
IV. DUPLICATION AND DISTRIBU TION OF PUBLICATIONS 11
A. Duplica tion .......................................................................... 11
B. Distribu tion.......................................................................... 11
C. Email Distribution Lists........................................................... 13
V. COMMENTS AND/OR RECOMMEDATIONS REGARDING
DEPARMENTAL DIRECTIVES 13
A. OPD Pers onnel ..................................................................... 13
B. Chain-of-Command Endorsement ............................................... 14
C. OIG ................................................................................... 14
D. Evaluation Coordi nator/SME .................................................... 15
VI. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 15
A. OIG ................................................................................... 15
B. Training Divisi on Commande r................................................... 16
DGO A-1 – TOC - ii
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER A-1 Effective Date
28 Jul 08 OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
REVISION RECORD
The page numbering format has been revised to facilitate updating and tracking revisions
to publications containe d in this Handbook.
When a minor revision is made to a publicati on, the ‘Revision Number’ will be indicated
on the Special Order to which it is attached and shall be accompanied by the updated
page(s). The ‘Revision Date’ and ‘Reference Page Number(s) shall be recorded in the
appropriate box on the same line as the indicated ‘Revision Number’.
When it is necessary to make major policy or content revision, the publication shall be
rewritten in its entirety. The ‘Revision Number’ and ‘Revisi on Date’ shall be indicated
on the new order. The ‘Revisi on Date’ shall be recorded in the appropriate box on the
same line as the indicated ‘R evision Number’. The term ‘NEW ’ shall be reco rded in the
‘Reference Page Number(s)’ box to indi cate the promulgation of a new order.
Revision
Number Revision
Date Reference Page
Number(s) Revision
Number Revision
Date Reference Page
Number(s)
1 28 Jul 08 NEW 16
2 17
3 18
4 19
5 20
6 21
7 22
8 23
9 24
10 25
11 26
12 27
13 28
14 29
15 30
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Effective Date
CALEA Standard: DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER A-1 Index as: Departmental Publications 28 Jul 08
Evaluation Coordinator:
OIG Commander
Evaluation Date:
28 Jan 09
Automatic Revision Cycle:
3 Years
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DEPARTMENTAL PUBLICATIONS
The purpose of this order is to set fort h Departmental policy and procedures for
evaluating, reviewing, ma intaining and revising Depa rtmental directives and
publications. Additionally, this order enumer ates the responsibilit ies of Department
personnel for acknowledging the receipt, revi ew, and understanding of all Department