Policy Text
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GENERAL ORDER
117.4 INSPECTIONS
REVISION DATE: 06/04/26
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/19/22
PREVIOUS REVISIONS: 09/19/22
RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE : None
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE: ...................................................... ............................................................... ... 1
B. SCOPE: ........................................................ ............................................................... ....... 1
C. POLICY: ....................................................... ............................................................... ...... 1
D. DEFINITIONS: .................................................. ............................................................... 2
E. PROCEDURES: ................................................... ............................................................. 2
F. QUARTERLY LINE INSPECTIONS: ................................... ........................................ 3
G. FORMAL LINE INSPECTION: ....................................... .............................................. 3
H. STAFF INSPECTIONS: ............................................ ...................................................... 4
I. INSPECTION REPORT: ............................................ ..................................................... 5
J. POST-INSPECTION ACTIVITY: ..................................... ............................................. 5
K. FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS: ........................................ .............................................. 5
A. PURPOSE:
To establish guidelines for Line, Formal and Staff Inspections.
B. SCOPE:
This order is applicable to all Department members.
C. POLICY:
The inspection process is an essen tial mechanism for evaluating the quality of the Department’s operations, ensuring
that the Department’s goals are being pursued, identifying the need for additional resources, and ensuring that
control is maintained throughout t he Department. Inspections ma y include evaluation of facilities, impounded items,
evidence, vehicles, equipment, r ecords, personnel, investigativ e procedures, crime reporting practices, and incident
reports. It is the policy of the Sunny Isles Beach Police Depa rtment to conduct Line and St aff Inspections in order
to compare the Department’s formal expectations with actual per formance.
INSPECTIONS
General Order 117.4
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D. DEFINITIONS:
Component: A subdivision of the Department, either a formally defined ad ministrative entity such as a division,
section, unit, or a work group with a specific function, such a s a program or special team.
Line Inspection: An inspection conducted by members in control of the persons, f acilities, procedures, or other
components being inspected. Line inspections may be conducted b y any supervisor within the Chain of Command,
but is often conducted by supervisory members who may also be r esponsible for ensuring any substandard
conditions revealed in the inspection are corrected.
Follow-up Inspection: A reevaluation of irregularities and deficiencies observed in areas during formal and spot
check inspections.
Formal Inspection: A comprehensive analysis and assessment involving all operatio nal functions and procedures
of an activity.
Risk Assessment: An inspection designed to assess hazards or vulnerabilities, s uch as loss of assets, loss of time,
breaches of security, personal physical harm, or institutional harm. A report including recommendations and quality
control methods shall be filed w ith the Chief of Police or desi gnee.
Spot Check Inspection: An unscheduled examination and evaluation of selected functio ns or operational
procedures done either by a single activity or as a process by several activities requiring no advance notification
when directed by the Chie f of Police or designee.
Staff Inspection: Inspection conducted or coordinated by the Professional Complia nce and Standards Section under
the authority of the Chief of Police or designee, to assess the quality of Department or component operations,
ensuring that Department goals are being pursued, identifying n eeds, and