Officer Responsibilities During Vehicle Pursuits
Officers shall not unofficially engage in the pursuit (i.e, "_______" or "________").
paralleling
shadowing
All police vehicles shall be _________________ immediately following the transportation of a prisoner, suspect, or other citizen.
thoroughly searched
If worn, beards and goatees shall be worn with an adjoining mustache and shall be at least _____ inch and not more than ______ in length.
one-quarter
one half inch
Lost, stolen, or damaged City property
YES!
General Order 400-18, Responsibility for City and Other Government Property
When you are writing a supplement, include the following:
1. if you have a partner
2. to what type of call you were dispatched
3. if the suspect/consumer was injured
4. if the officer was injured
Officers shall not engage in a motor vehicle pursuit when _________ any person.
transporting
What shall NOT be broadcast over the air when announcing the transport of a person?
Ethnicity of the person
The hair of female classified employees in uniform shall not extend more than _________ below the top of the collar of the official classified uniform shirt. Braids or a single ponytail shall be acceptable, but shall not hang below ________ from the top of the collar.
four inches
four inches
Class C misdemeanor assault, trespassing, trespassing on school property, or possession of cut catalytic converters.
YES!
Although we are probably not going to be using this term very much longer...
The term is NOT dry stun. What is it?
DRIVE stun
An officer shall not engage in a motor vehicle pursuit when the suspect's only possible offense (other than the Evading Arrest itself) includes:
There are 3 answers
1. Class C offenses
2. Traffic or municipal warrants
3. non-violent misdemeanor warrants
What are reasons for not handcuffing an arrested person behind the back?
If a medical or specific physical condition precludes handcuffing behind the back, the prisoner shall be secured in the safest possible manner before being placed in a police vehicle.
Female classified employees may wear small, conservative, single-colored earrings on their earlobes. Earrings shall not extend below _______ or have loose or dangling parts and shall not extend above the middle part of the outer ear. Only ____ earring per ear shall be permitted.
the earlobes
one
***Male classified employees shall not wear earrings.
Contact with a diplomatic representative of a foreign government
YES!
General Order 500-15, Contact with Representatives of Foreign Governments.
In your report, you only have to identify yourself ONCE!
Stop including "I, Officer ------, did ------"
The primary unit shall provide the following information over the air upon first engaging in the motor vehicle pursuits:
There are 9 answers
1. the officer's unit number
2. the starting location
3. description and number of occupants in the fleeing vehicle
4. description of the fleeing vehicle
5. if it is known that the suspect is armed
6. present location
7. direction of travel
8. the current speed of the officer and estimated speed of the suspect
9. any observed risk factors
When transporting a person aided by a mobility device (e.g. wheelchair, walker, or crutches), what must an officer do?
A supervisor shall be called to the scene. The supervisor shall determine the most appropriate means of transporting the person (using a patrol vehicle or calling for a paratransit vehicle).
Classified employees' fingernails shall be clean and neatly trimmed and shall not extend more than ________ beyond the fingertip or be of such a length as to interfere with the efficient operation of police equipment or cause injury to the employee or others.
a quarter inch
Any public disturbance on the premises of an establishment holding a TABC license or permit.
YES!
**The officer shall list Vice Division as a secondary concerned division for any crime or disturbance at such an establishment, which permits Vice Division to transmit the report to the TABC.
If you are going to be late, even for one minute, you need to call the desk sergeant!!
The number is 832-395-1505
When evaluating the risk of injury during a motor vehicle pursuit, each officer and supervisor shall consider the totality of the circumstances, including but not limited to the following factors:
There are 12 answers
1. performance capabilities of fleeing vehicle and officer's vehicle
2. road, lighting, and weather conditions
3. population density and time of day
4. traffic conditions
5. the speed of the fleeing vehicle
6. the effect of the speed of the involved vehicles on stopping distance
7. the distance between the primary and secondary units and the fleeing vehicle
8. the officer's reaction time at the current speed
9. the likelihood that any involved vehicle may crash under the circumstances
10. the nature and severity of injuries to any person from a possible crash under the current circumstances
11. the possibility that the motor vehicle would cause an additional risk of secondary crashes
12. the duration of the motor vehicle pursuit
At least one officer shall ride in the ambulance transporting a prisoner to a medical facility if any of the following situations exist: (3 answers)
1. the prisoner is suspected of a felony
2. the prisoner is violent or combative
3. the officer's presence is requested by ambulance personnel
Regardless of content, no tattoo or body art located on the _______ or on or above ______ shall be visible on any employee.
hands
the neck
Receiving or being made aware of criminal intelligence information
YES!
General Order 800-04, Reception and Dissemination of Criminal Intelligence Information
You are NOT allowed to wear this type of tactical pants
511
DON'T WEAR THEM!!