Definitions
An officer suspects someone is engaged in, is about to engage in, or has engaged in criminal activity.
Reasonable Suspicion
Allows for the involuntary psychiatric evaluation and temporary detention of individuals who are deemed to be a danger to themselves, to others, or are gravely disabled.
5150 Welfare & Institutions Code (W&I)
Governs the methods, techniques, and tools to overcome physical resistance.
Use of Force (Policy 300)
The freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the right to assemble peacefully and petition the government.
1st Amendment (Freedom of Speech)
We will also provide safe, secure, and humane detention for persons lawfully entrusted to our care.
Pillar 6: Providing Secure & Humane Detention for Incarcerated Individuals
An officer's belief that a crime has been committed and that the person being investigated committed it.
Probable Cause
Commitment of minors by involuntarily detaining for a 72-hour evaluation and treatment if experiencing a mental health crisis.
5585 Welfare & Institutions Code (W&I)
Governs the balance between the safety of the public and the duty to apprehend violators fleeing in a vehicle.
Pursuit (Policy 307)
A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
2nd Amendment (Right to keep & bear arms)
Using an evidence-based approach means employing empirically validated strategies to address some of the most difficult crime problems facing society today.
Pillar 3: Using Evidence to Guide Policing
Laws enacted by cities, towns, or counties, that regulate specific areas within their jurisdiction.
Municipal Codes
The process of using strategies and techniques to reduce the intensity of a situation.
De-escalation (per P.O.S.T.)
Governs the response for an urgent request for help from a law enforcement officer.
"Code 999" Emergency Assistance (Policy 310)
Protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
4th Amendment (Search & Seizure)
Reactive, proactive, and preventive policing make up the three sides of the law enforcement triangle we use to guide our decision making.
Pillar 2: Combining Traditional & Modern Policing Models
The collection of precedents and authority set by previous judicial decisions on a particular issue or topic.
Case Law
Fill this out after every mental health call for service or contact.
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Card
Governs the serious crimes against co-habitants, romantic partners, or persons with children in common.
Domestic Violence (Policy 312)
Ratified in 1868, this primarily addresses citizenship, equal protection, and due process.
14th Amendment (Equal protection under the law)
Community Partnered Policing gives all a "seat at the table" for shaping and informing how a law enforcement agency is organized and polices its communities.
Pillar 4: Community Partnered Policing
A unanimous United States Supreme Court decision that "declared that any traffic offense committed by a driver was a legitimate legal basis for a stop."
Whren Decision / Pre-Text Stops
Department of Developmental Services locations that coordinate and deliver services to those with developmental disabilities.
Regional Centers (21) statewide
Governs the response to businesses and occupied dwellings where property is taken by force or threats of force.
Robbery Alarm Call Response (Policy 308)
It guarantees the right to a grand jury indictment for serious crimes, protects against double jeopardy, and prohibits the government from taking private property for public use without just compensation.
5th Amendment (Self-incrimination)
Challenges need to be met with strong, informed, and dedicated leaders, who champion both community connections and the importance of fundamental & adaptive police work.
Pillar 1: Leading the Law Enforcement Organization