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\n\n--- Page 1 ---\n\nSEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NUMBER: G-72 GENERAL ORDERS RESCINDS: E-34 (effective 10/10/2017) SUBJECT: General Enforcement Procedures EFFECTIVE: April 14, 1995 REVISED: October 14, 2020 Table of Contents: I. Purpose II. Scope III. General IV. Shift Briefings V. Special Notifications VI. Vehicle Equipment VII. Body Armor I. PURPOSE: This directive describes general Neighborhood Policing operations including shift briefings, guidelines for making emergency notifications and uniforms and equipment. II. SCOPE: Proactive neighborhood patrol and interaction with citizens are major roles of Neighborhood Policing and include: A. Developing and maintaining working relationships with the public, B. Maintaining public peace and order, C. Discovering hazards and delinquency causing situations, D. Responding to calls for service, E. Participating in crime prevention activities, and F. Investigating crimes and offenses including the arrest of offenders. III. GENERAL: A. Community Service Area Assignment: The Seminole Neighborhood Policing Captain assigns personnel to Regions where Region Lieutenants subsequently assign them to shifts and Community Service Areas (CSA). Shift and CSA assignments are intended to provide the most effective coverage and distribution of resources. Personal factors that may be taken into account when making shift and CSA assignments include special talents (bilingual) and training (canine, traffic). GENERAL ORDERS General Enforcement Procedures G-72 PAGE 1 OF 7\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n\nB. Shift and Service Area Rotation: To provide stability for the employee and encourage continuing or upper level education, shifts should not be rotated except when an employee requests (and is approved for) a change, or a Lieutenant or higher authority believes a change is necessary. Supervisors may rotate service areas as is necessary to provide effective law enforcement coverage and/or in accordance with the needs of their communities. C. Shift Assignment (Tour of Duty): 1. Region Lieutenants may set their own duty hours to provide effective management of their region. 2. SNP Sergeants work 12.25-hour shifts. Lieutenants have authority to adjust hours of Sergeants within this framework however, shifts should generally coincide with the following duty hours: a. 0530 - 1745 hours b. 1730 - 0545 hours NOTE: Division supervisors will ensure the above duty hours overlap to the degree necessary to provide a continuous law enforcement response capability. Continuous patrol coverage will be maintained. Deputies will not go off duty until relieving Deputies have come on duty. 3. Deputies work 12.25-hour shifts according to the above schedule. Shifts maintain a continuing cycle of two days on and two days off, with every other weekend consisting of three days on and three days off. Shifts maintain this schedule without rotation. 4. The total number of duty hours worked by Deputies in any single pay period is 86 hours; the total number of duty hours for Field Service Officers in any single pay period is 80 hours (exception: overtime, personal time off, etc.). IV. SHIFT BRIEFINGS: A. The SNP Division Captain establishes the frequency of shift briefings within their assigned division. At a minimum, shift briefings shall occur at least once during each shift rotation, which is defined by normal contiguous workdays (Monday/Tuesday, Wednesday/Thursday, or Friday/Saturday/Sunday). 1. Supervisors will ensure that pertinent information regarding known criminal activity occurring on previous shifts is disseminated to oncoming personnel as soon as possible. 2. Supervisors will discuss crime trends and problems within the community, utilizing available sources of information and intelligence. 3. Deputies will make notes on broadcasted or disseminated information. B. Echo Sergeants are responsible for conducting shift briefings with General Assignment Detectives, Motor Units, and Field Service Officers on a weekly basis. C. Shift briefings are called for the purpose of: 1. Sharing information regarding criminal activity or activity with a law enforcement interest. 2. Conducting uniform and vehicle inspections. 3. Providing training and instruction. 4. Notifying personnel of changes in policy, schedules or assignments. GENERAL ORDERS General Enforcement Procedures G-72 PAGE 2 OF 7\n\n--- Page 3 ---\n\n5. Reviewing performance evaluations. 6. Discussing Part I crimes and community complaints. D. Training: 1. Training improves the efficiency of divisional operations, and should be conducted to assist employees in updating their skills, knowledge and abilities. Training presented during shift or division meetings is designed to present topics of short duration. 2. Training topics may include: a. Traffic crash investigation b. Public speaking c. SARA initiatives d. DUI Countermeasures e. The service of civil process f. Warrants process g. Review of written directives h. Investigative techniques i. Evidence processing j. Crime prevention techniques 3. Lieutenants should regularly consult with Training Coordinators for assistance. 4. The Captain ensures that Lieutenants conduct training for their personnel. 5. Lieutenants forward training rosters and other training documentation to the Professional Development Section to ensure that employee training is properly documented. V. SPECIAL NOTIFICATIONS: Special, or emergency, notifications to persons or other agencies may be necessary to quickly resolve a problem that cannot be addressed by field personnel. Emergency notifications may also be used to convey information that has a direct personal bearing or impact on members of the community. A. Next of Kin Notifications in Incidents of Death, Serious Injury or Critical Illness: 1. Immediate family members should be notified as quickly as possible before they learn of such news from other sources such as the news media. 2. Notifications of death or serious injury from a traffic crash are made by the investigating agency. An exception is a request for notification received from an out of county police jurisdiction. 3. Notifications of death or serious injury in a criminal case are made only upon approval of the detective working the case. 4. Notifications of death, serious injury, or critical illness are made in a manner that causes the least discomfort possible to the person being notified. a. When possible, notification should be made in person. b. Ask to be admitted to the residence. GENERAL ORDERS General Enforcement Procedures G-72 PAGE 3 OF 7\n\n--- Page 4 ---\n\nc. Notification should be made slowly and in clear, definitive words. If the person has died, that information should be clearly stated. d. Expect any number of reactions from family members, including hysteria, anger, fainting, physical violence, or shock. 5. Victim Advocates and Chaplains may be requested to make notifications or accompany Deputies when notifications are made. 6. If the family asks the Sheriff's Office to notify other family members, the Deputy shall obtain their names and addresses. a. If family members live in the unincorporated area of Seminole County, notification should be made in person by Deputies, Victim Advocates, or Chaplains. b. If family members live outside the immediate county area or within a city's jurisdiction, notifications should be made by the local law enforcement agency. (1) The Communications Division contacts the appropriate law enforcement jurisdiction and requests a personal death notification be made. (2) A Deputy or Victim Advocate may elect to personally contact the law enforcement agency by telephone. 7. If during the course of an investigation, a Deputy Sheriff becomes aware of the death of a foreign national, consular officials must be notified in accordance with the Enforcement Policy and Procedure Arrest and Detention. B. Federal and State Law Enforcement Agencies: 1. Incidents requiring assistance from the FBI, FDLE, DEA, Customs, or other simil