HLRP- Bcso handbook - Lecture notes 12 PDF

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Community Development Project or CDP is a compulsory practical of 4 ... You must be given a wide range of topics to choose the MOOC from and ......

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Blaine County Sheriff's Office The Blaine County Sheriff's Office, along with the Los Santos Police Department and the San Andreas State Police and the San Andreas State Park Rangers, makes up the executive branch of Los Santos; together they ensure that the law is upheld and enforced. Blaine County Sheriff Office Rank Structure: Sheriff Undersheriff Captain Lieutenant Sergeant Corporal Sr. Deputy Deputy Probationary Sheriff/recruit

After you are killed you must not return to the area of your death for 15 minutes. Upon arrival to the area, You do not know anything about what happened to cause your death. The only way you will know is if other officers tell you about it. If you get revived NLR does not apply. Instructions on creating your police character's name:

[CALLSIGN] | [RANK] [FIRSTNAME] [SURNAME INITIAL].

Ex. D-123 | Sgt. Tom Hardy.

Title 1: Law Enforcement Agency Role A) Purpose a) The purpose of the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office is to create a sense of peace and safety within Blaine County, while also creating a Laid back yet serious environment for it’s deputies. This document was created to outline the offices structure, within Rank, Uniformity and disciplinary. B) Oath of Office a) All officers shall take an “Oath of Office” prior to assuming sworn status or when receiving a promotion to a higher sworn rank. Sworn personnel will abide by the “Oath of Office.” The “Oath of Office” is a pledge to uphold the Laws of San Andreas C) Code of Ethics a) All Department employees must be fully aware of the ethical responsibilities of their position and must strive constantly to live up to the highest possible standards of professional policing. Consequently, the Department shall adopt a Code of Ethics as a guideline for the performance of its duties. i) All sworn and civilian employees shall receive instruction on the Department “Code of Ethics”, at a minimum, biennially. ii) “Code of Ethics” review can be in the form of classroom, shift briefing, computer-based training, or training bulletins.

Code of Ethics As a member of the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, my first duty is to serve the people of San Andreas. I will safeguard lives and property, and protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder. Above all else, I shall respect the constitutional rights of all people to liberty, equality, and justice. I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all, maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn, or ridicule, develop self restraint, and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. I will be honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, and I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my Department. Whatever I see or

hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept confidential unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty. I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities, or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence, and never accepting gratuities. I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself to my chosen profession… law enforcement.

Title 2: Disciplinary Guidelines A) Guideline Basis a) Each Officer regardless of rank within the community will be held to the same standard, ALL Members of the Department will follow the same rules stated in the Rules and Regulations as well as their assigned vehicle structure, and their assigned uniform structure. B) Activity/membership Requirements a) Each Deputy Regardless of Rank within the community must achieve the following activity requirements in order to maintain membership in the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, and must meet ALL of the following criteria: i) Achieved At LEAST 4 hours of patrol time per 2 Weeks ii) Attend One training Per month ( if you are the rank of Corporal or below ) C) Disciplinary Actions a) Depending on severity Of an action , can result in one or more disciplinary Actions i) Verbal Warning - Issued by {Sergeants and Above} (1) Issued for Minor Offenses. ii) Written Warning - Issued by {Sergeants and Above} (1) Issued for Normal Offenses. iii) Removal from Game - Issued by {Staff and Administration} (1) Issued for Non Roleplay Offences. iv) Re-certification - Issued by {Lieutenant and Above} (1) Issued for Roleplay Offenses, v) Termination from Subdivision - Issued by {Subdivision Leads} (1) Issued for Subdivision Offenses. vi) Suspension - Issued by {Major and Above} (1) Issued for Serious Offences. vii) Removal From Department - Issued by {Department Head} (1) Issued for Serious Offences.

i) Effective use of Comms i. Correct dispatching - Dispatching and being able to correctly use comms is essential for being an officer/trooper/sheriff. Firstly you will contact dispatch via a correct comm use ‘[Callsign] To Dispatch’ dispatch will then forward you or tell you to send it and your next response will be ‘[Callsign] send”. You will then send the information as it goes in a distinct way. This will be, the situation (10-15, 10-80, 1070, etc.) You will the proceed to, only if you can, to describe the suspect, their vehicle,

any 10-50’s or etc. Furthermore, you will tell dispatch of your current 10-20 or location, this will be displayed in the bottom left (E.g. Smoke tree road, East Joshua Road, Marina dr. Airfield in Sandy Shores). Lastly, you will state if you require any additional units on scene or any supervisor or specialised divisions. An example: “Going to be 10-11 with a black 4-door sedan, final 10-20 is on East Joshua road, facing East near the gas station in Sandy, 10-32, 10-71, code 2”. This is how dispatching should be, however you may miss out description or vivid description if needs be, say you are under fire or are primary in a 10-80 and you have a secondary. ii. Speaking to civilians - At all times, as an officer, you must be respectful to civilians unless you are giving out commands necessary. If they decide to throw insults, or become verbally aggressive (Excludes threats, or acts of violence or self harm) you will NOT return any insults or retaliate in any such way. This will be further explained within the SECTION 3: Force of Continuum. iii. Speaking to higher-ups - At any given time you are to address a superior with formality and respect with no edge of mockery. You are to address them “Sir/Madam” or you may address them by their rank such as Sgt. or Lt. in doing so they will treat you back equally with respect. This is also a good simple way of getting a good word put in for you however under no circumstance ask (unless you have proof of hard work) for a promotion or specific rank.

Title 3: Pursuit Policy A) Policy A: Initiation of pursuit a) Due to the extremely dangerous nature of pursuits, the initiation of a pursuit must have a viable reason to be initiated. (e.g. Felony warrant for arrest, violent crime, etc.) B) Policy B: Termination of pursuit a) Once a pursuit has been initiated, approximately five (5) minutes must pass before any termination techniques are executed. b) Any maneuver conducted must be authorized by both, the highest ranking officer in the pursuit. c) In order to terminate one of the following techniques are to be executed: i) Pursuit Intervention Technique i) Roll-in Road Block

Title 4: Execution of a Pursuit Maneuver Roll-in Roadblock: Two pursuing vehicles will pull ahead of the fleeing vehicle, and create a V formation, while one or more pursuing vehicles will fall in

behind the fleeing vehicle will slowly begin to break causing the fleeing vehicle to be forced to come to a stop. If in the event the fleeing vehicle does not show signs of slowing down as a result of the maneuver, the maneuver must be terminated. Pursuit Intervention Technique: A officer will align the front bumper of their vehicle with the rear bumper of the fleeing vehicle, then turn into the vehicle causing its rear tires to break traction from the pavement. In order to execute the Pursuit Intervention Technique, the following conditions must be met: a) Roadway must be paved of asphalt b) Fleeing vehicle must not be traveling at speeds greater than 50 Miles per hour c) Fleeing vehicle must not collide with any oncoming traffic d) Fleeing vehicle must not cause excess structural damage to any building or public appliance, as a result of the maneuver.

Title 5: Civilian Ride Along For a civilian to be able to ride along with a deputy: a) The civilian may not have any felonies on record. b) The civilian may not have any misdemeanors within the past two years. c) The civilian may not have any outstanding citations.

Title 6: The Use-Of-Force Continuum a) Officer Presence — No force is used. Considered the best way to resolve a situation. b) Verbalization — Force is not-physical. c) Empty-Hand Control — Officers use bodily force to gain control of a situation. d) Less-Lethal Methods — Officers use less-lethal technologies to gain control of a situation. e) Lethal Force — Officers use lethal weapons to gain control of a situation. Should only be used if a suspect poses a serious threat to the officer or another individual.

Strike System i. Sheriff Department - Within the official department, you get 3 strikes and you’re out. The 2nd Strike Will Result In Be A RideAlong. There is no way to reset strikes and they will affect choices depending on your promotion and demotion and furthermore if you get 3 strikes Furthermore, you may be placed under further training required instead. ii. FTO’s - 1 strike and you are demoted from FTO, then another strike leads to demotion altogether and then removal from force. Includes FTO acting duties as a supervisor and recruitment officer. iii) Probationary Requirements i. Time requirements - All probationary officers must spend 5 hours of time as a ridealong with a Sgt. I or higher or any kind of FTO or FTO Supervisor. During this time you are to watch and learn from acting Sergeants, Lieutenants and higher in the field. You will also be given the chance to take over and become confident. ii. Standards - As an officer, you must be clear and confident as well as sympathetic yet critical and imperative. You must be able to communicate properly as well as take on other tasks. Some are as follows. You MUST know your Miranda rights, these are crucial and without them you are going to end up in a lawsuit as well as court marshal. Must be able to conduct a 10-11 as well as an arrest. Must be able to drive.

Force of Continuum i)Introduction ii) Probable Cause iii) Presenting non-lethal iv) Presenting Lethal v) Detaining & Restraining vi) Code-5 maneuver

i) Introduction

i. A use of force continuum is a standard that provides law enforcement officers with guidelines as to how much force may be used against a resisting subject in a given situation. -USE OF FORCE CONTINUUM-Level 1: Uniform Presence. (Example, just your presence of being there, may make people follow the laws) -Level 2: Verbal communication. (Example, Direct communication, trying to speak with people, whether non-hostile to get them to calm down while somebody is resisting) -Level 3: Non-weapon strategies. - (Example, Restrainments, trying to restrain someone walking or standing still) -Level 4: Non-lethal weapon strategies. (Example, Tasers, when somebody doesn’t follow your orders after multiple warnings, to down them) -Level 5: Deadly force. (Ex. Shotgun or Rifle to kill someone Only use if a life's in danger!)

ii. Officers may use one level above the citizens within reason: Wrong Example - "Hey officer!" *You restrain him* Correct Example - "No way officer, i'm not gonna get out of the car." *After multiple warnings to tell him to get out of the car, you roleplay to break the window and pull them out and restrain them* Wrong Example - Citizen walks towards you. *You tase him* Correct Example - Citizen runs from you after multiple warnings. *You tase him* Wrong Example - Citizen gets into a vehicle accident with you. *You get out and kill him* Correct Example - Citizen runs you over when you walk across the street. Citizen turns around and floors it towards you. *You kill him or shoot his car to protect yourself* iii. Shooting at vehicles - You are only allowed to shoot someone in a vehicle to if they are using it as a weapon to run you or someone else over. Shooting them from the back of the car is unlawful unless authorized by the commanding officer or watch commander on duty. ii) Probable Cause

i. Probable Cause - Probable Cause is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. If you can tell another person how you logically know that they are guilty, you may stop/restrain them. Reason I say this is because if you pulled someone over or restrained them, and they say “Why was I pulled over or restrained?”, you actually have a reason and could tell them.

iii) Presenting lethal i. Having your rifle out is okay during certain circumstances. When the chance of coming into contact with an armed individual is reasonable, having your rifle out is okay. If a life is not in danger store your lethal in your vehicle. This is for enhanced RP. Furthermore, you may have your pistol present at ANY time during interaction with civilians, and a backup officer may have his/her weapon out also on scene.

iv) Presenting non-lethal i. Tasers are okay to have out during Code 2 calls or contacts. During a traffic stop, a taser is okay to have presented and down.

v) Restraining & Detaining i. Forms of detaining - Placing one in restraints for detaining purposes consist of, investigating a crime and having too many subjects and not enough officers (officer safety). Placing one under arrest does not mean they are in cuffs. Specifically stating you are detaining them or placing them under arrest is a lawful order as long as there is reason to believe or without a reasonable doubt a crime has been committed, a crime is in progress, or a crime was being conspired. Detaining is also the simple task of making sure one does not leave a corresponding area for reasons of safety such as getting then to kneel with their hands on their head while you wait for additionals or a supervisor. This is mainly for safety or investigation. Restraining one is the simple action of physically binding a subject or pinning said subject down. This is done in the most formal way such as cuffs (Via the /cuf [id] command). Arresting one is the action of placing one under the current custody of that officer and his department until a court hearing. This means that the subject is to be read his rights and told his charges, then taken to the nearest department PD and placed into a cell or to be transported to jail for their crimes.

vi) Code 5 Maneuver i. Code 5 - A code 5 stop is used for apprehending suspects who are wanted via a warrant or are armed and dangerous with some kind of weapon. Furthermore, a code 5 is used to bring that suspect to his knees and in your hand cuffs to be arrested. It

consists of 2 or more officers parking their vehicles; hood facing towards target vehicle with front facing doors open for cover, and then one or more units with lethal AND non-lethal weapons to apprehend the suspect in question. The commands given out by the lead unit which will ALWAYS be the first unit on scene and/or the unit calling in for a code 5 in the first place. This unit is also the unit which would have the non-lethal taser out as well. They will issue the basic commands of “Turn the engine off and keep your hands where we can see them. Slowly step out of the vehicle facing forward and away from us. (In first person) Slowly walk back to the sound of my voice till I say stop. Stop! Kneel on the ground (/huk) and do not move!” This is the simple command list that should be given from the lead unit to suspect(s) within the vehicle. ii. Times to be applied - A code 5 is usually applied to a traffic stop (10-11) in which the primary unit calls in for multiple additionals with a code 3 response. However, another way a code 5 is applied is during the end of a pursuit (10-80) in which 3 or more separate squad vehicles box in a suspect in which they will then proceed to exit the vehicle and initiate a code 5. iii. Cross fire and team play - One very important thing is constantly having the thought of crossfire and team play on your mind. In your team, you may have friendly competition however at no time should it come into play when team work is most needed! You must watch your field of view, know where your team is, know what they are thinking and planning as “great minds think alike” and this is very important and crucial as an officer. Crossfire defines to the possibility of shooting a teammate in your field of view and therefore applying risk to their person. Never raise your weapon if an officer is within your 45 degree field of view! Never aim your weapon at a fellow officer, trooper and/or sheriff at any given time. This applies both to lethal and non lethal situations.

Vehicle Usage i) Codes (1-2-3-4-5) ii) Car Modifications iii) Vehicle Regulation i) Codes (1-2-3-4-5) i. Code 1 - Code 1 simply stands for you will respond or patrol without lights or sirens. ii. Code 2 - Code 2 is the response to a 10-32 call or 10-11 in which you respond with only your active lights (Airhorn for crossing intersections for safety). Mainly used for a 10-32 call in which the officer in question doesn’t require immediate help.

iii. Code 3 - Code 3 is the response to a 10-99, 10-32 code 3 and/or request for code 5 stop in which you respond lights and sirens. This is also used during a pursuit (1080/70) or anything involving danger to a life of some sort. iv. Code 4 - This is used after a situation in which you “mark” as dealt with or currently not hostile or any danger, an example is after you arrest and restrain a subject who was armed with a lethal weapon of some sort, you call code 4 and return to in service or 10-8 and you go back to code 1 patrol. v. Code 5 - This is under Section 3: Force of Continuum Part vi) Code 5 Maneuver. vi. Code abuse - Code abuse is the term used when Codes 2-5 are used for the wrong reasons or out of jurisdiction. An example of this is to go code 3 to simply skip a traffic light because you “felt like it” or without any real need of using it. Responding code 1 to a scene you may use code 3 at a traffic intersection if deemed necessary.

ii) Car Modifications i. Performance Mods - All and/or any LEO must only ever upgrade the following within their car in terms of performance of the vehicle: -Engine -Brakes -Transmission Anything other than this in terms of performance is against rules and can lead to a strike or warning from higher ups! You must NEVER! Enable speed boosts or turbo tuning! ii. Armo(u)r mods - All and/or any LEO must only upgrade the following within their car in terms of Armo(u)r of the vehicle: Enabling anything such as bullet-proof tyres or disabling damage will lead to a strike and/or warning from higher ups!...