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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Every organization requires its own internal procedure for conveying information and instructions, as well as establishing rules and regulations governing employee performance. The most effective method for an agency of our size is to compile relatively permanent material into a single source manual and to supplement that manual when changes in procedure are necessary. This Policy and Procedure Manual has been established to meet these needs.
The manual is divided into “chapters” that each contain a number of sections, available to view individually below:
CHAPTER 1: ORGANIZATION
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Organization; Internal Integrity; Rules; Drug Policy; Additional Employment; Special Events; Public Information Office; Memphis Airport Police Department; Citywatch/Mid-South Alert/Amber Alert; Commendation Program; Transportation; Specialized Training; Classification, Assignment and Distribution of Personnel; Uniform Patrol Organization and Administration; Crime Prevention; Compensation and Benefits; Performance Evaluations; Promotion Probation; Night Duty Lieutenant Colonel; Limited English Proficiency; Performance Enhancement Program
CHAPTER 2: ARRESTS CHARGES & INVESTIGATIONS
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Arrests General; Arrest for Investigation; Detention of Suspects; Eyewitness Identification Procedures; Fingerprints; Sexually Oriented Crime Investigations; Weapons Possession; Misdemeanor Offenses; Affidavits of Complaints and Charging Instruments; Misdemeanor Citations; Arrest Warrants; Assaults on Police Officers; Public Recordings; Mid-Ameria Mall Regulations; Fugitives Extradition; Undocumented Immigrants; Fraudulent Prescription Complaints; City Inspectors; Training Academy Response Team; Victim’s/Witness’ Rights; Detox; ADE (Arrest Data Entry)
CHAPTER 3: SEARCH & SEIZURE
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Search and Seizure Without a Warrant; Search Warrants; Field Interviews
CHAPTER 4: COURTS
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Service of Subpoenas by Officers; Subpoenas; Cases Against Officers/Offices Commencing Suit; Jury Duty
CHAPTER 5: CRIME SCENES & EVIDENCE
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Security of Crime Scenes; Evidence/Chain of Custody; Evidence; Handling of Bombs; Suspicious Substance Protocol; Pawn Shops
CHAPTER 6: VICE ACTIVITIES
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Gambling Enforcement; Alcohol Enforcement; Prostitution Enforcement; Obscenity
CHAPTER 7: JUVENILES
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Child Abuse; Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor; Interrogation of Juvenile Prisoners; Juvenile Arrest Status/ Protective Custody; Juveniles in Custody of the TN Dept. of Human Services; Juvenile Line-up Procedures; Juvenile Summons; Mentally Ill or Developmentally Disabled Juveniles; Personal Property of Arrested Juveniles; Child Pornography; Processing Juvenile Offenders; Runaways; Truancy and Curfew; Unruly and Disobedient Child
CHAPTER 8: TRAFFIC
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
D.U.I.; Crash Reports; Traffic Arrest and Search; Traffic Tickets; Parking; Crashes Involving Police Vehicles; Officers Involved in Crashes; Tow-In Policy; Police Service Technicians; Movie Details; Handling Crash Scenes; Discriminatory Profiling; Financial Responsibility; Falsified Drive-Out Tags; Traffic Checkpoints; S.T.I.S Responsibilities
CHAPTER 9: MENTAL PATIENTS
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Dealing with the Mentally Ill/ CIT Program
CHAPTER 10:
DEATH, INJURIES & ACCIDENT VICTIMS
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Pronouncement of D.O.A.s; D.O.A. Body Removal Service; Injured Parties; Intoxicated/Ill Person; Procedures to Follow at Medical Facilities; D.O.A. Calls to Nursing Homes/Extended Care Facilities; Handling Deaths
CHAPTER 11: RECORDS & REPORTS
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Offense Reports; Recovery of Stolen Vehicles; Shoplifting Reports; Missing Persons Reports; Custodial Interference Reports; Preparation of Record of Arrest; Expungement; Records Retention; Work Station Reports; Interstate Identification Index and Criminal History Records; Departmental Forms
CHAPTER 12: COMMUNICATIONS
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Communications Recordings; Radio Procedures; Telephone Service
CHAPTER 13: EQUIPMENT
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Weapons; Inventory Control; Uniforms; Uniform and Equipment Inspections; Vehicle Safety Inspection; Vehicle Operation/Pursuit Policy; Vehicles; Bus Policy; Physical Fitness & Wellness; Radio Equipment; Computer Equipment; MPD Bicycle; Rappelling Tower; Agency Animals; In-Car Video/Body Worn Cameras
CHAPTER 14: PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS & REQUIRED PERMITS
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
City/County Business Permits and Transient Vendors; Magazine Sales; Door to Door Solicitations; Handgun Permits
CHAPTER 15: MISCELLANEOUS
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Procedures for Handling Action Please Complaints; Tuberculosis Control Act; Travel/Finance; Alarm Citations; Animals; Private Security Guards; Potentially Dangerous Conditions; Injured on Duty Guidelines; Exposure Control Plan and Hazard Communication Standard; Law Enforcement Officers Support Division (LEOSD); Illegal Dumping; Political Activity; Hardship Transfer Board; Maternity Alternative Duty; Notification of Illness; Military Personnel
