GO 500-02 Handling & Transporting Prisoners and Other Persons
All police vehicles shall be _________________ immediately following the transportation of a prisoner, suspect, or other citizen.
thoroughly searched
A volunteer approved to work SOSP for straight time pay (base, longevity, and training only) cannot work more than ____ hours of straight time in a 14-day pay period.
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What is Telemetry?
contact #713-884-3800
Who an officer is supposed to contact once it is determined that an individual qualifies for an Emergency Detention Order. Telemetry will verify whether NPC is open or on diversion. Telemetry will identify the closest options for hospital emergency rooms to the officer's location based on availability.
Which concerned division is responsible for Interference with Child Custody cases?
The Family Violence Division
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a side girlfriend / boyfriend
What shall NOT be broadcast over the air when announcing the transport of a person?
Ethnicity of the person
What is the result if you fail to report to duty for an SOSP assignment (first violation)?
A volunteer's first violation for failing to report to duty for an SOSP assignment shall result in a 90-day disqualification from participation in any aspect of SOSP and may be investigated in accordance with the department's disciplinary system.
What is the CORE telehealth program?
Stands for Clinician and Officer Remote Evaluation.
CORE connects officers in the field with licensed professional clinicians via a computer tablet to help determine the best course of action to take.
When an officer has detained a person who may be experiencing a mental health crisis, the officer can use the LifeSize telehealth app on the iPad to connect to a licensed professional clinician 24 hours a day.
What hours does DART work?
7pm - 3am, 7 days a week
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City warrant
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.
The requester SHALL submit a SOSP request form no less than ____ hours prior to the shift for which the requester needs coverage.
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**The affected shift commander (lieutenant) may waive the minimum time requirement on a case-by-case basis.
If a consumer commits a crime and a firearm is used in the commission of that crime (Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Deadly Conduct, Places Weapons Prohibited, Unlawful Possession of Firearm), what does the officer do with the firearm?
The firearm shall be treated as evidence and the officer shall consult with the concerned investigative division to tag firearms with evidentiary value.
The officer shall make every reasonable effort to help the victim or guardian understand all available options. If the officer determines the victim or guardian needs additional guidance or assistance, the officer shall request a DART unit to speak with that person.
What if a DART unit is unavailable?
If a DART unit is not available, the officer shall refer the victim to the Victim Services Division to speak with a victim advocate or to the FVU to speak with an investigator.
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Name the persons who SHALL be transported in separate vehicles.
1. adult and juvenile prisoners
2. prisoners of the opposite gender or gender identity
3. prisoners and persons who are not under arrest
4. domestic violence suspect and victim
Can a detective in an investigative division work SOSP for you?
A volunteer, regardless of rank, working SOSP in the calls for service (CFS) loop shall have served in the CFS loop within the previous 36 months or completed the department's "patrol reorientation" at a patrol division within the previous 12 months.
If there is reason to believe that the mental health related information indicates a possible risk to the safety of responding officers, the mentally ill person, or another person at the location, then a premise history request shall be completed.
How is this done?
Officers can access the Premise History Request form on the department's Intranet Portal and email it to HPD.CIT@Houstonpolice.org. Officers and supervisors shall not contact the Emergency Communications Division (ECO) to request that a mental health premise history be placed on a location.
The MHD shall authorize, enter, and maintain all mental health related premise history entries.
The complainant does not have a copy of the protective order but insists there is one. How can you verify there is a protective order?
If the complainant does not have a certified copy of an order issued in Texas, the officer may check TCIC for the order's existence but shall also verify the order's validity by contacting the FVU. After hours, officers shall contact Homicide Division or the district attorney's office in the county from which the court order was issued.
Dragging the sack
Going to the restaurant / store and getting free stuff; taking advantage of it
What should you do when you transport a person with a physical disability?
Employees shall exercise due care in transporting persons who are physically disabled or who require special equipment. Wheelchairs, crutches, prostheses, and other necessary medical equipment shall be transported with the person. When transporting a person aided by a mobility device (e.g., wheelchair, walker, or crutches), a supervisor shall be called to the scene. The supervisor shall determine the most appropriate means of transporting the person (e.g., using a patrol vehicle or calling for a paratransit vehicle). At no time shall a person with a mobility limitation be transported in the rear of a transport van. The supervisor shall remain on the scene to monitor the loading of the person.
How many times can you request for someone to work SOSP for you per calendar month?
a maximum of 2 times a year
**The roll call sergeant may approve additional SOSP requests in the same calendar month on a case-by-case basis. An officer shall not establish a pattern of using SOSP to effectively change the officer's regular shift or regular days off.
When there are NO criminal charges, officers are authorized to seize firearms only when the following criteria are established:
1. The person is exhibiting a mental health crisis, taken into custody for an EDO;
2. Upon detention the person is in possession of the firearm;
3. A criminal offense involving the use of the firearm has NOT been committed.
**Firearms that were not within the person's immediate possession at the time of the person's detention cannot be legally seized...
You complete a Strangulation Supplement. What do you do with the paperwork?
The officer shall upload a copy of the form to the incident report via lntellinetics and forward the original Strangulation Supplement to FVU via inter-office mail.
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an arrest