Policy Text
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Civil Disobedience/Mass Arrests
The purpose of this order is to e stablish uniform procedures fo r handling civil
disobedience incidents. It is in tended to supplement "civil dis turbances and riots"
operations order. I. Mission
Officers deployed to the scene of a civil disobedience incident shall make every
effort to preserve t he peace and protect the rights of all.
II. Incident Levels - Defined
A. Level I Incident: A group of people assembled for a common cause but
overall offer no threat of violence or resistance to arrest.
B. Level II Incident: An assemblage of persons representing tw o opposing
points of view, gathered at the sa me location, with a potential for violence.
C. Level III Incident: An assembl age of persons expected to be have in a
violent manner. Likely to become disorderly and result in phys ical
confrontations and aggressi ve resistance to officers.
III. Responsibility
A. Notification of appropriate personnel as outlined in the par agraphs below
shall be conducted pursuant to Gener al Order “Notification Proc edures”.
B. All requests for mutual aid fr om outside agencies must be ro uted to the
Chief Deputy of Field Services.
C. Planned or Spontaneous Incidents.
1. Planned incidents ar e the responsibility of the respective F ield
Services Division Commander, or in cases of the Commander’s unavailability, the Division Assistant Commander. A planned incident is one, which gives a s ufficient lead-time for purpose s of
planning and organi zing a response.
a. Division Commander will decide whether to dispatch a first
responder team.
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b. Each team consists of a s upervisor and up to 11 deputies.
2. Spontaneous incidents are thos e where there is insufficient time for
planning and organizing. The Watch Commander will be
responsible for evaluating the Sheriff's Department level of
response, and notifying the re spective Division Commander
concerning the need for a first responder team.
D. Command Responsibility
1. Captain
a. Designate the incident level (I, II, III).
b. Identify an Incident Commander.
c. Identify an off-site Processing Commander.
d. Coordinate with Correctional Services for Mass Arrest
Processing.
e. Select an off-site location fo r processing of Mass Arrests.
Consider site requirements:
f. Restrooms
(1) Drinking water (2) Electrical power (3) Lighting (4) Telephones (5) Security (6) Protection from weather
2. Incident Commander
a. Establish a command post.
b. Arrange/identify the officers assigned to work at the arrest
site and officers assigned for transportation.
c. Arrange for necessary equipment.
d. Overall operational responsibil ity of arrest site (Incident
Scene).
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a. Arrange/identify the officers assigned to work at the off-si te
processing location.
b. Arrange for necessary equipment (Mass arrest kits).
c. Overall operational responsibil ity of off-site in conjunctio n
with Correctional Services (B ooking/Processing Scene).
E. Resources - Personnel
1. Based on the information avai lable, the necessary number of
officers shall be utilized to keep the peace.
a. Special Investigations shall act as a continuing intelligenc e
source.
b. If additional officers are needed, utilize:
(1) Available Patrol Services resources (2) Detectives (3) Security Services (4) Court Division
2. Planned Incident
a. If significant reliable info rmation is obtained in advance t o
indicate that a site in the Sher iff's Department jurisdiction w ill
be targeted, sufficient officers s hall be contacted in advance
to be on duty and prepar ed for the incident.
b. If the information indicates only that a location within the
Sheriff's Department jurisdiction MAY be the target site, the
officers necessary may be placed on telephone standby.
F. Resources - Equipment
1. Vehicle Consideration
a. Patrol Services TS Vans
b. Work Release Division Buses
c. Buses (2) (RCCC), capacities at 53, 53
d. Vans (2) (RCCC), capacities at 10, 10
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f. Command Van (Special Ops)
g. Marked Patrol Vehicles
h. County/State OES vans with prior coordination
2. Camera (Digital)
3. Mass Arrest Kit s (Equipment room)
a. Plastic handcuffs and c lippers for their removal
b. Report forms and citation books
4. Barricades (Public Works)
5. Video cameras (Technical Services Division)
6. Arrestee placards (Equipment Room)
7. Folding tables and chairs (Fi re departments or Park District s)
8. Personal Protective E quipment (Individual issued)
a. Protective Masks
b. Riot helmet
c. Baton (riot or 26 inch baton)
9. Non-Lethal Chemical agents (E quipment Room). Only properly
trained personnel may deploy crowd control munitions and gas
launcher.
a. MK-4 (Individual OC canisters)
b. MK