Policy Text
SanFranciscoPoliceDepartment
GENERALORDER
AssaultsonPoliceOfficers
6.04.01PURPOSE6.04
Rev.6/14/23
Thepurposeofthisorderistoestablishpolicyandprocedureswhenanofficerhasbeen
assaultedwhileon-dutyintheCityandCountyofSanFranciscooranyotherjurisdiction
whileintheperformanceoftheirofficialduties.
6.04.02POLICY
Officersafetyandthewell-beingofitsmembersisatoppriorityfortheDepartment.
Thispolicyappliestoincidentswhenapersonwillfullyassaultsanofficerwhilethe
officerisengagedin,orduringtheperformanceof,theirofficialduties.
6.04.03PROCEDURES
A.Officer'sResponsibility
1.Theassaultedofficershallnotifytheirsupervisorregardingtheassaultandadvise
ifanyinjuriesweresustained.
2.Theassaultedofficershallalsonotifytheirsupervisorofanyreportableuseof
force(seeDGO5.01,UseofForcePolicyandProperControlofaPerson).
3.Intheeventanassaultedofficerisunabletomaketheabovenotifications,another
officeron-sceneshallnotifytheirimmediatesupervisor.
4.Officersshallrenderfirstaidandrequestanambulance,ifnecessary.
5.Officersshallensurethesceneissafeandsecure.
6.Officersshouldattempttolocatewitnesses,video,andanyotherpotential
evidence(seeDGO6.02,PhysicalEvidenceandCrimeScenes).
B.Supervisor'sResponsibility
1.Uponnotification,thesupervisorshallrespondtothesceneunlessaresponseis
impractical,posesadanger,orwhereofficers'continuedpresencecreatesarisk.
2.Intheeventtheassaultedofficerisseriouslyinjuredortransportedtothehospital,
theDepartmentOperationsCenter(DOC)andthePlatoonCommanderindistrict
ofoccurrenceshallbenotified.ThePlatoonCommandershallnotifytheDistrict
Captain,whereapplicable,andthemember'scommandingofficer,ifdifferent.
3.Forassaultsresultinginseriousinjuryortransporttothehospital,GeneralWork
Detail(weekdays)orNightInvestigationsUnit(nightsandweekends)shallbe
notifiedforaresponse.
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4.NotifyCSItoprocessandphotographthesceneandtakephotographsofany
injuries.IfCSIdoesnotrespond,ensurephotographsofthesceneandthe
assaultedofficeraretaken(seeDGO6.02,PhysicalEvidenceandCrimeScenes).
5.Ensureanofficerisassignedtoprepareaninitialincidentreport.Whenanofficer
isseriouslyinjuredortakentothehospital,theassaultedofficershallnotprepare
theincidentreport.
6.Forseriousinjuriesorhospitalization,notifytheCriticalIncidentResponseTeam
(CIRT)foremployeeassistanceandpeersupport(seeDGOl1.04PeerSupport
ProgramandDGO11.09EmployeeAssistanceProgramIStressUnit).
7.Forseriousinjuriesorhospitalization,theMedicalLiaisonUnitshallbenotified.
Ifafterhours,thenotificationshall.bemadethroughDOC.
8.Completeanindustrialinjuryinvestigation.
9.Confirmbodyworncamera(BWC)footageisuploadedandtagged(seeDGO
l0.1l,BodyWornCameras).
C.InvestigativeResponsibility
GeneralWorkorNightInvestigationsshallconductfollow-upinvestigationsand
respond,iffeasible,anytimeanofficerisseriouslyinjuredorhospitalizedasaresult
ofanassault.
Ifanofficerisseriouslyinjuredorhospitalizedasaresultofanassaultandthereisa
serioususeofforceand/orincustodydeath("CoveredIncidents"),theincidentwill
beinvestigatedinaccordancewiththeSFPD-SFDAMOU.
References:
DGO5.01-UseofForcePolicyandProperControlofPerson
DGO6.02-PhysicalEvidenceandCrimeScenes
DGO10.11-BodyWornCameras
DGO11.04-PeerSupportProgram
DGO11.09-EmployeeAssistanceProgram/StressUnit
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