Law Enforcement Units
The backbone of local law enforcement
What are patrol units?
A short narrative completed by field units after contacts with citizens
Includes utilizing lights and sirens
What is emergency response?
Issued for wanted suspects, missing persons, or stolen vehicles
What is Be On the Lookout (BOLO)?
A criminal offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment for up to a year in a county correctional facility
What is misdemeanor?
Patrol waterways, enforce boating laws
What are marine units?
A division of a law enforcement agency that investigates citizen complaints of police misconduct and handles internal disciplinary matters
What is Internal Affairs (IA)?
Not utilizing lights and sirens
What is non-emergency response
Issued for missing children under 18
What is AMBER Alert?
The act of chasing in the attempt to apprehend whether on foot or by vehicle
What is pursuit?
Comprised of specially trained personnel equipped to handle situations involved individuals experiencing mental health crises
What are crisis response teams?
The national hub for criminal Justice Information, encompassing the 50 states, US territories, and Canada
What is the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)?
Events happening in the present moment
What are In Progress Events?
Issued for law enforcement
What is Blue Alert?
A quarrel within a family or between members of the same household, which may or may not include violence
What is domestic dispute?
Responsible for managing public communication and media relations during critical incidents and large-scale events
What is Public information Officer (PIO)?
Florida's central database for tracking crime-related data
What is Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC)?
Events that have just happened within the past few minutes but are not longer actively unfolding
What are Just Occurred Events?
Issued during natural disasters or HazMat incidents
What is Evacuation Notices?
To communicate words, images, or language by or through the use of electronics mail or electronic communications
What is cyberstalking?
A group of responders trained to deal with unusually dangerous or violent situations
What is Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)?
A division of the FBI that provides information about people's criminal history, stolen property, criminal organizations/activities, and other law enforcement related data to qualified entities
What is Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)?
Happened some time ago, often hours or even days before the call
What is Past Events?
Issued for missing elderly adults with dementia or cognitive impairments
What is Silver Alert?
A warrant issued as a result of civil contempt
What is Writ of Bodily Attachment?