Policy Text
A.5 DEFINITIONS: POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL Page 1 of 1
#15//08 San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Detention Services Bureau – Manual of Policies and Procedures
PURPOSE :
A statement as to the reason a policy and procedure is necessary. The first paragraph of a policy and
procedure section shall be the “ Purpose” statement.
POLICY :
A statement , or description, of the department’s attitude toward a given subject. Such statement (or
description) shall be the “framework” within which personnel are to operate and a guide for decision -
making. The second para graph of a policy and procedure section shall be a “Policy” statement.
DEFINITION:
Policies and procedures are the written rules and guidelines that govern operations within the San Diego
County Sheriff’s Detention Services Bureau. The categorical codif ication system is the means by which
written guidelines can be added, revised, deleted and easily found.
The manual is to be a “living document,” subject to revision as conditions change. Revisions are
encouraged at any time, by any employee, and are not restricted to the annual review period (see Review
and Endorsement, A.7).
PROCEDURE :
An established order of logical steps to be followed in order to comply with the policy. S uch steps shall
be detailed enough to minimize confusion, yet concise enough to be easily understood. The procedure
shall follow the policy and be written in outline form ( see Numbering System, and Format A.9).
DATE: NOVEMBER 20 , 2015
NUMBER: A.5
SUBJECT: DEFINITIONS: POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL
RELATED SECTIONS: A.7, A.9, A.11