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Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2018/03/07, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police Department Patrol Function - 1 Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Patrol Function 400.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to define the patrol function, address intraorganizational cooperation, and information sharing, and provide members with guidance on patrol related procedures. 400.2 POLICY The Santa Monica Police Department provides patrol services 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will prioritize responses to requests for emergency services using available resources to enhance the safety of the public and Department members. 400.3 FUNCTION Patrol will generally be conducted by uniformed officers in clearly marked law enforcement vehicles in a ssigned jurisdictional areas of Santa Monica. The function of patrol is to respond to calls for assistance and reports of criminal activity, act as a deterrent to crime, enforce state and local laws, identify community needs, provide support and assista nce to the community and respond to emergencies. Patrol services include, but are not limited to: (a) Responding to emergency calls for service. (b) Apprehending criminal offenders. (c) Providing mutual aid and assistance to other agencies for emergency and law enforc ement -related activities. (d) Preventing criminal acts, traffic violations and collisions, maintaining public order and discovering hazardous situations or conditions. (e) Responding to reports of criminal and non -criminal acts. (f) Responding to routine calls for service, such as public assistance or public safety. (g) Carrying out crime prevention activities such as residential inspections, business inspections and community presentations. (h) Carrying out community oriented policing and problem -solving activities includi ng the application of resources to improve or resolve specific problems or situations and contacting or assisting members of the public in a positive way. (i) Directing and controlling traffic. 400.4 WATCH 400.4.1 WATCH DEFINED A watch shall be that period time when a particular Section or Unit of the Department is considered to be on -duty. Policy 400 Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2018/03/07, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police Department Patrol Function - 2 Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Patrol Function The change of watch is that time at which the responsibility for the operation of a particular section or unit of the Department passes from one watch to the next. It may be preceded by a roll call briefing for the shift coming on -duty. End of watch or "EO W," shall be used to designate the time at which a particular watch is completed for the day. The phrase, "HQ- EOW," shall only be used when an employee completes their tour of duty at the normal end of watch time for the watch to which they are assigned. 400.5 INFORMATION SHARING To the extent feasible, all information relevant to the mission of the Department should be shared among all divisions and specialized units on a timely basis. Members should be provided with opportunities on a regular basis to share information during the daily roll call briefings and to attend roll call briefings of other divisions or specialized units. Additionally, information should be shared with outside agencies and the public in conformance with Department policies and applicable laws. Members are encouraged to share information with other units and divisions. 400.5.1 CRIME ANALYSIS UNIT The Crime Analysis Unit (CAU) will be the central unit for information exchange. Criminal information and intelligence reports can be submitted to the CAU for distribution to all divisions within the Department through daily and special bulletins. 400.5.2 PATROL ROLL CALL BRIEFINGS Patrol supervisors, detective sergeants, and special unit sergeants are encouraged to share information as much as possible. All supervisors and/or officers will be provided an opportunity to share information at the daily patrol Roll Call Briefings as time permits. 400.5.3 INFORMATION DISSEMINATION Several information clipboards and/or bulletins will be maintained, as neede d, in the Roll Call Briefing room and will be available for review by officers from all divisions within the Department. These will include, but not be limited to, the patrol checks, wanted persons, written directives, and training bulletins. The Department's Intranet will also be maintained to include special bulletins, written directives, training bulletins, and other reference tools for review by members. Members are responsible for being abreast of the information disseminated via the Departmen t's Intranet. 400.6 CROWDS, EVENTS AND GATHERINGS Officers may encounter gatherings of people, including but not limited to, civil demonstrations, civic, social and business events, public displays, parades and sporting events. Officers should monitor such events as time permits in an effort to keep the peace and protect the safety and rights of those present. A patrol supervisor should be notified when it becomes reasonably foreseeable that such an event may require increased monitoring, contact or inte rvention. Officers responding to an event or gathering that warrants law enforcement involvement should carefully balance the speech and association rights