dedicated to Chief Daryl F. Gates after 42 years of
services to the Department and the
City of Los
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OBJECTIVES
110.Motto of the Department
120.Primary Objective
130.Functional Objectives
140.Resource Objectives
PERSONAL CONDUCT
210.
230.
Employee Conduct
When to Take Police Action
240.Employee-Public Contact
270.
280.
COMMUNTIY RELATIONS
310.
320.
330.
340.
350.
Employee Conflict of Interest
Sexual Harassment
General Provisions
Individual Dignity
Role of the Individual Officer
Equality of Enforcement
Responsiveness to the
Community
360.
370.
380.
Openess of Operation
Intelpersonal Communication
Training in Human and
Community Relations
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
420.
440.
480.
News Media Relations
Public Information
Liaison with Criminal Justice
System
LAW ENFORCEMENT
OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
536.
540.
544.
546.
547.
Crime Scene Supervision
Follow-Up Investigation
Informants
Conduct of Undercover Officers
Undercover Officers Posing as
Members of the News Media
548.
Department Response to
Impending Riot
556.
564.
571.
584.
588.
VOLUME
MANAGEMENTRULES
ANDPROCEDURES
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
PROCEDURES
258.
RECORDS AND REPORTS
405.
Use of Firearms
Officers Surrendering Weapon
Use of Department Police Dogs
Vice Enforcement
Narcotic Enforcement
III-
Monthly Shooting Qualification
Confidential Nature of
Department Records, Reports,
and Information
406.
Release of Police Record
Information
UNIFORMS AND
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT
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UNIFORMS AND PERSONAL
EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)
615.
Optional Uniform-Police
Officers
Eligible for Unrestricted
Field Duty
616.
Uniform-Captain
Dress
and
Above
617.
Air Support Division
Uniform-
Police Officers
618.
Indoors
Uniform--Police
Officers
619.
620.
Jumpsuits-Police Officers
Fatigue
Uniform-Police
Officers
621.
Field Equipment-Police
Officers
622.
624.
Police Equipment Belt
Additional Clothing-Police
Officers Eligible for Unrestricted
Field Duty
626.
Uniform Accessories-Police
Officers Eligible for Unrestricted
Field Duty
627.
Plainclothes Equipment-Police
Officers
637.
Wearing of Department
Decorations
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
755.Employee Service Pins
756.
Commendations
770.Physical Fitness and Physical
Fitness Tests
776.Loyalty Oath
797.
Deaths of Department Employees
FIELD ACTIVITIES
201.
Notifications to Investigating
Officers, General
202.
203.
Field Interrogation
Preliminary Field Investigation
and Reports
212.
216.
217.
220.
221.
222.
238.
245.
Requesting Aid in the Field
Taking Persons into Custody
Custody of Unbooked Prisoners
Vehicle Reporting Procedure
Field Releasing Vehicles
Impounding Vehicles
Dead Bodies
Employee-Involved Use of Force
Incidents
275.Pin
279.
BOOKING, CUSTODY,
AND DISPOSITION OF
PROPERTY
Maps
Shotguns in Police Vehicles
505.Property Classifications
510.
525.
FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION
702.
Booking Procedure
Preserving Property
Detective’s Case EnvelopeFelony Arrestees
709.
710.
712.
733.
7x0.
Deaths
Homicides
Missing/Found Persons
Informants
Vehicles-Investigation and
Release
LAW ENFORCEMENT
OPERATIONS
504.
508.
The Nature of Task
Police Action Based on Legal
Justification
520.
522.
Preliminary Investigation
Reporting Incidents Motivated by
Hatred or Prejudice
528.
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602.
Possession of
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Maintenance of Uniforms and
VOLUME IV-LINE
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Equipment
605.
606.
610.
611.
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Firearms
Ammunition
Basic
Uniform-Police
Officers
Eligible for Unrestricted Field
Duty
105.
110.
120.
130.
Department Communications
System
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Radio Terminology, Codes, and
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OBJECTIVES
110. MOTTO OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
The motto,
Serve,” states the essential purpose of
the Los Angeles Police Department.
The Department protects the right of
all persons within its jurisdiction to
be free from criminal attack, to be
secure in their possessions, and to
live in peace. The Department serves
the people of Los Angeles by
performing the law enforcement
function in a professional manner,
and it is to these people that the
Department is ultimately responsible.
120. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE.
A large urban society free from crime
and disorder remains an unachieved
ideal; nevertheless, consistent with
the values of a free society, it is the
primary objective of the Los Angeles
Police Department to as closely as
possible approach that ideal. In so
doing, the Department’s role is to
enforce the law in a fair and impartial
manner,
statutory and judicial limitations of
police authority and the constitutional
right of all persons. It is not the role
of the Department to legislate, to
render legal judgments, or to punish.
“To Protect and To
recognizing both the
130. FUNCTIONAL OBJECTIVES.
130.10 PREVENTION OF CRIME.
Peace in a free society depends on
voluntary compliance with the law.
The primary responsibility for
upholding the law therefore lies not
with the police, but with the people.
Since crime is a social phenomenon,
crime prevention is the concern of
every person living in society.
Societyemploys
professional police to prevent crime,
to deter it, and when that fails, to
apprehend those who violate the law.
Crime is a symptom of ills within
societywhichare
responsibility of the Department to
cure. The Department is responsible,
however, for interacting with the
community to generate mutual
understanding so that there may be
public support for crime prevention.
Community involvement is essential
to facilitate a free flow of
information between the public and
the Department to assist in the
identification of problem areas and to
inform the public of crime statistics
and trends. Additionally, knowledge
of the community is necessary so that
each Department employee may be
instilled with a sense of concern for
the crime problems and law
enforcement needs in his assigned
area of responsibility.
full-time
notthe
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The
prevention Of Crime
basic obligation of society. When it
becomes necessary to rely on police
action to secure compliance with the
law, society has failed in this
responsibility.
130.20
While there are certain crimes that
cannot be deterred, crimes committed
against property and against innocent
victims in public places are reduced
by police patrol. Street crime is
curbed by the potential criminal’s
fear of immediate apprehension or by
the increased likelihood of his
detection. The deterrence of crime
requires the investigation of behavior
which reasonably appears to be
criminally directed.
In deploying patrol forces to deter
crime and to inspire public
confidence in its ability to ensure a
peacefulenvironment,the
Department must strike a balance
between the desirable deterrent effect
of visible patrol and any undesirable
appearance of oppression. In the
long run, however, it must be the
people, not the Department, who
determine the limitations on their
freedom.
DETERRENCE OF CRIME.
remains
as a
130.25 REVERENCE FOR
HUMAN LIFE.
Reverence for human life is the
primary consideration in developing
tactics and strategies in pursuit of our
motto; “To Protect and To Serve.”
Whenever an operation designed to
achieve an immediate goal such as
the arrest of a felon or the gathering
of evidence to complete a criminal
investigation causes a victim,
witness, or other innocent person to
be subjected to potential injury or
death, our primary objective must be
to protect that person. No arrest,
conviction, or piece of evidence can
outweigh the value of human life.
130.30 APPREHENSION OF
OFFENDERS.
The administration of criminal justice
consists of the identification, arrest,
prosecution, punishment, and
rehabilitation of a law violator, and it
has as its objective the voluntary
compliance with the law as an
alternative to punishment. Once a
crime has been committed, it is the
duty of the Department to initiate the
criminal justice process by
identifying and arresting the
perpetrator, to obtain necessary
evidence, and to cooperate in the
prosecution of the case.
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As the certainty of swift and sure
punishment serves as an effective
deterrent to crime, the Department
must diligently strive to solve all
crimes and to bring the perpetrators
to justice.
14O.RESOURCE OBJECTIVES.
140.10 DEPARTMENT
PERSONNEL.
Police officers are frequently
required to make decisions affecting
human life and liberty in difficult
situations where there is no
opportunity to seek advice and little
time for reflection. Law enforcement
in a free and complex society
requires an officer to have the
stamina, intelligence, moral courage,
and emotional stability necessary to
fairly and impartially deal with
human beings in the many
complicatedandpotentially
explosive situations which he
encounters. To obtain the caliber of
personnel necessary to provide the
public with professional law
enforcement, it is essential that the
Department participate in the
recruitment and selection of potential
officers. Thereafter, the Department
must provide training for all officers
and promote the most qualified.
140.20 UTILIZATION OF
RESOURCES.
Law enforcement is one of the most
expensive and complex services
provided by the City. The quality
and extent of service provided are
necessarily limited by available
resources which are to a large extent
dependent upon the revenue sources
of the City. To ensure that the
highest level of service is obtained
from the resources at its disposal, the
Department must make use of the
most efficient management and
budgeting techniques available.
PERSONAL CONDUCT
210.EMPLOYEE CONDUCT.
210.10 LAW ENFORCEMENT
CODEOFETHICS.
“As a law enforcement officer, my
fundamental duty is to serve
mankind; to safeguard lives and
property, to protect the innocent
against deception, the weak against
oppression or intimidation, and the
peaceful against violence or disorder;
and to respect the Constitutional
rights of all men to liberty, equality
and justice.
I will keep my private life unsullied
as an example to all; maintain
courageous calm in the face of
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danger,
self-restraint:
scorn, or ridicule; develop
and be constantly
mindful of the welfare of others.
Honest
in thought and deed in both
my personal and official life, I will
be
exemplary in obeying the laws of
the land and the regulations of my
department. Whatever I see or hear
of a confidential nature or that is
confided to me in my official
capacity will be kept ever secret
unless revelation is necessary in the
performance of my duty.
210.13 RESPECT FOROTHERS.
The cosmopolitan nature of the City
is reflected in the diversity of
Department employees. In such a
diverse environment, biases or
prejudices relating to factors such as
race, ethnicity, sex, age, economic
status, position in the community, or
employee status with the Department
must not be allowed to influence
decision making or conduct involving
other employees. While employees
are entitled to their personal beliefs,
they must not allow individual
feelings or prejudices to enter into
1 will never act officiously or permit
personal feelings, prejudices,
animosities, or friendships to
influence my decisions. With no
compromise for crime and with
professional contacts. Employees
must treat one another with respect
and be constantly mindful that other
people are individuals with emotions
and needs as significant as their own.
relentless prosecution of criminals, I
will enforce the law courteously and
appropriately without fear or favor,
malice or ill will, never employing
unnecessary force or violence and
never accepting gratuities.
Respect for individual dignity is an
integral part of the Department’s
management philosophy and must be
practiced by everyone. Employees
shall treat all persons with respect
and courtesy, and conduct themselves
1 recognize the badge of my office as
a symbol of public faith, and I accept
it as a public trust to be held so long
as
I am
true
to the ethics of the police
in a manner that will foster the
greatest harmony and cooperation
between themselves and other
members of the Department.
service. I will constantly strive to
achieve these objectives and ideals,
dedicating myself before God to my
chosen profession law
enforcement.”
210.15 LOYALTY.
In the performance of his duty to
serve society, an officer is often
called upon to make difficult
decisions. He must exercise
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discretion in situations where his
rights and liabilities and those of the
Department hinge upon his conduct
and judgment. An officer’s decisions
are not easily made and occasionally
they involve a choice which may
cause him hardship or discomfort.
An officer must be faithful to his oath
of office,the principles of
professional police service, and the
objectives of the Department, and in
the discharge of his duty he must not
allow personal motives to govern his
decisions and conduct.
210.20 INTEGRITY.
The public demands that the integrity
of its law enforcement officers be
above reproach, and the dishonesty
of a single officer may impair public
confidence and cast suspicion upon
the entire Department. Succumbing
to even minor temptation can be the
genesis of a malignancy which may
ultimately destroy an individual’s
effectiveness and may contribute to
the corruption of countless others.
An officer must scrupulously avoid
any
compromise the integrity of himself,
his fellow officers. or the
Department.
conductwhichmight
210.25 ATTENTION TO DUTY.
As most police work is necessarily
performed without close supervision,
the responsibility for the proper
performance of an officer’s duty lies
primarily with the officer himself.
An officer carries with him a
responsibility for the safety of the
community and his fellow officers.
He discharges that responsibility by
the faithful and diligent performance
of his assigned duty. Anything less
violates the trust placed in him by the
people, and nothing less qualifies as
professional conduct.
210.30 COMPLIANCE WITH
LAWFUL ORDERS.
The Department is an organization
with a clearly defined hierarchy of
authority. This is necessary because
unquestioned obedience of a
superior’s lawful command is
essential for the safe and prompt
performance of law enforcement
operations. The most desirable
means of obtaining compliance are
recognition and reward of proper
performance and the positive
encouragement of a willingness to
serve. However, negative discipline
may be necessary where there is a
willful disregard of lawful orders,
commands, or directives.
210.35 CONDUCT UNBECOMlNG
AN OFFICER.
A police officer is the most
conspicuous
government, and to the majority of
the people the officer is a symbol of
stability and authority upon whom
they can rely. An officer’s conduct is
closely scrutinized, and when the
officer’s actions are found to be
excessive, unwarranted, or unjustified,
they are criticized far more severely
than comparable conduct of persons in
other walks of life. Since the conduct
of officers, on or off duty, may reflect
directly upon the Department, officers
must at all times conduct themselves
in a manner which does not bring
discredit to themselves, the
Department, or the City.
representative of
210.47 POLICE OFFICERS'
DUTY TO TESTIFY.
Among the duties of police officers
are those of preventing the
commission of crime, of assisting in
its detection, and of disclosing all
information known to them which
may lead to the apprehension and
punishment, of those who have
transgressed the law. When police
officers acquire knowledge of facts
which will tend to incriminate any
person, it is their duty to disclose
such facts to their superiors and to
testify freely concerning such facts
when called upon to do so, even at
the risk of self-incrimination. It is a
violation of duty for police officers to
refuse to disclose pertinent facts
within their knowledge, and such
neglect of duty can result in
disciplinary action up to and
including termination.
210.50 USE OF INTOXICANTS.
There is an immediate lowering of
esteem and suspicion of ineffectiveness
when there is public contact by a
Department employee evidencing the
use of intoxicants. Additionally, the
stresses of law enforcement require
an employee to be mentally alert and
physically responsive. Except as
necessary in the performance of an
official assignment, the consumption
of intoxicants is prohibited while an
employee is on-duty. While on-duty,
officers shall not be permitted to
consume intoxicants to such a degree
that it impairs their on-duty
performance.
Department personnel shall not
consume any intoxicants at any
Department facility.
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210.55 ALCOHOL AND STRESS
RELATED PROBLEMS.
The Department recognizes that
alcoholism and stress-related problems
are genuine medical problems which
are deserving of the same concern
and degree of understanding as the
more traditional illnesses. Every
employee should be aware of the
symptoms of alcoholism and stress.
Employees should not hesitate to seek
professional assistance for themselves
or offer to help fellow employees
affected by these disorders. The
personal obligation of individual
employees regarding assistance to
fellow employees includes the
recognition of the symptoms of
alcoholism and/or stress problems.
There is also an accompanying moral
obligation to encourage the affected
employee to seek professional
assistance.
Supervisory personnel becoming
aware of behavioral patterns
indicative of alcoholism or stress
among Department employees
should immediately meet with the
concerned employee to determine if
alcohol abuse or stress may be
causing the problem behavior.
Initially, the supervisor should
encourage the concerned employee to
offensive to the public and 1
coworkers, and detracts from the
professional bearing of the employee.
The use of chewing tobacco and
off-duty
230. WHEN TO TAKE POLICE
ACTION.
230.05 RESPONSIBILITY OF i
ON-DUTY OFFICERS.
On-Duty, Within City, Fully
Responsible. On-duty officers within
the City limits, after considering the
tactical situation, are to take all steps
reasonably necessary and consistent
with their assignment to effect the
enforcement of the penal provisions
of the City, State, and Nation, and to
protect life and property.
voluntarily seek assistance from
qualified professionals if alcohol
abuse or stress is the basis for an
employee’s problem. If necessary,
the concerned employee may be
mandatorily directed to the
Department’s Behavioral Science
Services for assistance.
210.60 USE OF CHEWING
TOBACCO AND SNUFF.
Department employees are the most
prominentrepresentative of
government and as such must present
a professional image at all times. An
employee’s unwise or unsightly use
of chewing tobacco and snuff is
snuff is prohibited while on-duty, or
in
uniform.
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On-Duty, Outside of City, Fully
responsible for City Matters. On-
duty officers outside the City limits
who become aware of a situation
requiring police action must first
consider the tactical situation, then
take all steps reasonably necessary
on police matters of direct concern to
the City of Los Angeles.
230.10 RESPONSIBILITY OF
OFF-DUTY OFFICERS.
Under California law, both on- and
off-duty officers have peace officer
authority as to any public offense
committed or which there is probable
cause to believe has been committed
in his presence and with respect to
which there is immediate danger to
person or property, or the escape of
i
the perpetrator of such offense.
However, on-duty
City limits who are not acting within
the scope of their employment as Los
Angeles Police officers on matters of
direct concern to the City and offduty officers both inside and outside
of the City limits are to give first
consideration to causing the
’
appropriate action to be effected by
the responsible law enforcement
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agency. Such
only after consideration of the tactical
situation and of their possible liability
and that of the City of Los Angeles.
officers
officers
outside the
should then act
240. EMPLOYEE-PUBLIC
CONTACT.
240.05 RESPECT FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
No person has a constitutional right
to violate the law; neither may any
person be deprived of his
constitutional rights merely because
he is suspected of having committed
a crime. The task of determining the
constitutionality of a statute lies with
an appellate court of proper
jurisdiction, not with an officer who
seeks to properly enforce the law as it
exists. Therefore, an officer may
enforce any federal, state, or local
statute which is valid on its face
without fear of abrogating the
constitutional rights of the person
violating that statute. An
lawfully acts within the scope of his
authority does not deprive persons of
their civil liberties. He may within
the scope of his authority make
reasonable inquiries, conduct
investigations, and arrest on probable
cause. However, when an officer
exceedshisauthority by
unreasonable conduct, he violates the
sanctity of the law which he is sworn
to uphold.
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240.10 USE OF FORCE.
In a complex urban society, officers
are daily confronted with situations
where control must be exercised to
effect arrests and to protect the public
safety. Control may be achieved
through advice, warnings, and
persuasion, or by the use of physical
force. While the use of reasonable
physical force may be necessary in
situations which cannot be otherwise
controlled, force may not be resorted
to unless other reasonable alternatives
have been exhausted or would clearly
be ineffective under the particular
circumstances.
to use whatever force that is
reasonable and necessary to protect
others or themselves from bodily
harm.
Officers
are permitted
240.15 COURTESY.
Effective law enforcement depends
on a high degree of cooperation
between the Department and the
public it serves. The practice of
courtesy in all public contacts
encourages understanding
appreciation; discourtesy breeds
contempt and resistance.The
majority of the public are lawabiding citizens who rightfully
expect fair and courteous treatment
by Department employees. While
the urgency of a situation might
and
preclude the ordinary social
amenities, discourtesy under any
circumstance is indefensible. The
practice of courtesy by an officer is
not a manifestation of weakness; it is,
on the contrary, entirely consistent
with the firmness and impartiality
that characterizes a professional
police officer.
270. EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF
INTEREST.
270.25 OFFICER CONTACTS
WITH THE PUBLIC.
In each of his contacts with the
public, an officer must be aware that
his actions, appearance, and
statements are those of the
Department. For that reason, and
because of the inherent potential for
conflict in many police contacts, an
officer must develop a fair, impartial,
and reasonable attitude and perform
his task in a businesslike manner.
His statements must be the result of
considered judgment and be absent
of personal opinion, bias, or editorial
comment. Extended conversation
which reflects the officer’s personal
opinions will normally be considered
inappropriate.
280. SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
It is essential that the Department
maintain a healthy working
environmentwhich will provide all
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employees
perform their duties to their fullest
potential. The working environment
must
be free of sexual harassment to
assure
all employees. Sexual harassment is
a
violation of Federal and State law
and City and Department policy. It
exposes the City, the Police
Department, and the offending
employee to serious liability and can
lower morale,
integrity of employee relationships,
and interfere with the efficiency of
Department operations. Sexual
harassment is viewed by the
Department as serious misconduct
which can result in the offending
employee being subject to disciplinary
action
termination. The Department will not
tolerate sexual harassment.
the opportunity to
fair and courteous treatment of
undermine the
up to and including
Employee Responsibility. All
employees are responsible for
avoiding situations which involve
actual or apparent sexual harassment.
When employees observe behavior
they believe to be sexual harassment
they should confront the offender
directly and make it clear that the
offender’s behavior is unacceptable
and the behavior must stop.
Employees who become aware of
conduct they believe to be sexual
harassment, whether or not the
conduct is directed at them,
witnessed by them, or related to them
by another employee, shall report the
incident to a supervisor immediately.
Employees who do not receive a
satisfactory response to their
complaint shall contact the next level
of
supervision,the Sexual
Harassment Counselor/Women’s
Coordinator.
All employees may obtain support and
guidance when
involving sexual harassment. In
addition to their supervisors, the Sexual
Harassment Counselor/Women’s
Coordinator, employees may also
contactthe CityPersonnel
Department’s Sexual Harassment
Counselor, Equal Employment
Opportunities Division.
dealing with situations
Supervisory Responsibility.
Supervisory employees shall ensure that
each workplace has a working
atmosphere free from sexual
harassment for all employees. The
working environment shall be
businesslike, assuring fair and
courteous treatment for all employees
and the public they serve.
Supervisors shall take prompt and
appropriate action whenever they
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observe or are made aware of any
action or conduct that may be
interpreted as sexual harassment.
Command Responsibility.
Commanding officers are responsible
for ensuring that their commands are
free of sexual harassment by
providing appropriate training and
inspection which ensures the
existence of a working environment
free of sexual harassment. Moreover,
commanding officers shall ensure
that supervisors assigned to their
command strictly enforce the policy
of the Department against sexual
harassment promptly and appropriately.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
310. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Community relations is based upon
the principle that in a democratic
society the police are an integral and
indivisible element of the public they
serve. Community relations is
manifested by positive interaction
between the people and the police
and represents their unity and
common purpose.
A system of law and its enforcement
is not superimposed upon an
unwilling public in a free society; the
law is created by the
themselves to control the behavior of
those who would seek to interfere
with the community welfare and
existence.
While the primary responsibility for
the enforcement of the law lies with
the people, the complexities of
modem society and the inability of
the people to personally cope with
crime has required that they create
the police service to assist in
maintaining social order. The police
represent only a portion of the total
resources expended by the public to
this end; however, this effort,
frequently being restrictive
individual freedom, brings the police
into contact with members of the
public under circumstances which
have a far-reaching impact upon the
lives of the affected individuals. A
citizen’s encounter with the police
can be a very frightening and
emotionally painful experience, and
under these circumstances, the risk of
a misunderstanding is very great.
The minimization of this risk is a
challenge intrinsic to each public
contact by the
Department must strive for the
establishment of a climate where an
officer may perform his duties with
the acceptance, understanding, and
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approval of the public. Additionally,
Department. The
people
of
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the
participation
enforcing the law is essential for the
preservation of freedom.
320.
A recognition of individual dignity is
vital
all persons are subject to the law, all
persons have a right to dignified
treatment under the law, and the
protection of this right is a duty
which is as binding on the
Department as any other.
An officer must treat a person with as
much respect as that person will
allow, and he must be constantly
mindful that the people with whom
he is dealing are individuals with
human emotions and needs. Such
conduct is not a duty imposed in
addition to an officer’s primary
responsibilities, it is inherent in them.
willingandpracticed
of the people in
INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY.
in a free system of law. Just as
330. ROLE OF THE INDIVIDUAL
OFFICER
Community relations is manifested in
its most common form in the
numerous daily encounters between
individual officers and citizens. It is
at this level that reality is given to the
unity of the people and the police and
where the greatest burden for
strengthening
community relations is laid.
In dealing with people each officer
must attempt to make his contact one
which inspires respect for himself as
an individual and professional and
one which generates the cooperation
and approval of the public. While
entitled to his personal beliefs, an
officer cannot allow his individual
feelings or prejudices to enter into
public contacts. However, since an
officer’s prejudices may be
subconsciously manifested, it is
incumbent upon him to strive for the
elimination of attitudes which might
impair his impartiality and
effectiveness.
340.
ENFORCEMENT.
As one of the world’s largest cities,
Los Angeles is composed of many
different communities, each with its
own life style and each with its own
individual crime problems. The
cosmopolitan nature of the City is
manifested by the diverse ethnic and
sociological background of its
people. However, all persons in each
area of the City have in common the
need for the protection which is
afforded by fair and impartial law
enforcement.
Additionally, as a person moves
throughout the City, he must be able
to expect a similar police response to
his behavior wherever it occurs.
EQUALITY OF
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Where the law is not evenly
enforced, there follows a reduction in
respect for the law and a resistance to
its enforcement.
In order to respond to varying law
enforcement needs in the different
parts of the City, the Department
must have flexibility in deployment
and methods of enforcement;
however, enforcement policies should
be formulated on a Citywide basis,
and applied uniformly in all areas.
Implicit in uniform enforcement of
law is the element of evenhandedness
in its application. The amount of
force used or the method employed
to secure compliance with the law or
to make arrests is governed by the
particular situation.
circumstances require similar
treatment in all areas of the City and
for all groups and individuals.
To ensure equal treatment in similar
circumstances, an officer must be
alert to situations where, because of a
language barrier or for some other
reason, he may be called upon to
display additional patience and
understanding in dealing with what
might otherwise appear to be a lack
of response.
Similar
350. RESPONSIVENESS TO
COMMUNITY.
THE
The Department must be responsive
to the needs and problems of the
community. While the Department’s
task is governed by the law, the
policies formulated to guide the
enforcement of the law must include
consideration of the public will. This
responsiveness must be manifested at
all levels of the Department by a
willingness to listen and by a genuine
concern for the problems of
individuals or groups. The total
needs of the community must
become an integral part of the
programs designed to carry out the
mission of the Department.
360. OPENNESS OF OPERATION.
Law enforcement operations in a free
society must not be shrouded in
secrecy. It is necessary that there be
full public disclosure of policies and
an openness in matters of public
interest. Consistent with protection
of the legal rights of involved
individuals and with consideration of
the necessity for maintaining the
confidentiality of Department records
and of other primary Department
responsibilities, the Department is to
disseminate accurate and factual
accounts of occurrences of public
interest. Additionally, the Department
must strive to make known and
accepted its objectives and policies.
370.
INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION.
To
promote understanding and
cooperation them must be interpersonal
communication between members of
the community and officers at all
levels of the Department. Each
employee must be aware of the law
enforcement needs of the community
and his particular assigned area of
responsibility. Guided by policy, an
officer must tailor his performance to
attain the objectives of the
Department and to solve the specific
crime problems in the area he serves.
The Department must provide for
programs to encourage productive
dialogue with the public at all levels
and to ensure that the unity of the
police and the people is preserved.
380. TRAINING IN HUMAN AND
COMMUNITY RELATIONS.
The selection process for police
officers is designed to choose the
most qualified and to eliminate those
who are physically, emotionally,
mentally, or socially unfit. Those
selected, however, are representative
of the community at large and as
such are subject to having the same
prejudices and biases found in much
of society. Exposure to crime and its
aftermath can tend to harden and
render insensitive an officer whose
sympathetic understanding is needed
to properly perform his duties. The
Department must provide initial and
continuing training in human and
community relations to help
officers
avoid this hardening of attitude and
to imbue in each officer an
understanding of his total role in the
community.
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recognizes that alcoholism and
stress-related problems are genuine
medical problems which are
deserving of the same concern and
degree of understanding as the more
traditional illnesses. Every employee
should be aware of the symptoms of
alcoholism and stress. Employees
should not hesitate to seek
professionalassistance
for
themselves or offer to help fellow
employees affected by these
disorders. The personal obligation of
individual employees regarding
assistance to fellow employees
includes the recognition of the
symptoms of alcoholism and/or stress
problems.There is also an
accompanying moral obligation to
encourage the affected employee to
seek professional assistance.
Supervisory personnel becoming
aware of behavioral patterns
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among Department employees
should immediately meet with the
concerned employee to determine if
alcohol abuse or stress may be
causing the problem behavior.
Initially, the supervisor should
encourage the concerned employee to
voluntarily seek assistance from
qualified professionals if alcohol
abuse or stress is the basis for an
employee’s problem. If necessary,
the concerned employee may be
mandatorily directed to the
Department’s Behavioral Science
Services for assistance.
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
420. NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS.
420.10 ROLE OF THE NEWS
MEDIA.
A well-informed public is essential to
the existence of a democratic nation.
To effectively exercise his franchise,
a citizen must be aware of current
events and the state of government.
A free press serves the public by
supplying needed information, by
stimulating thought, and by
providing a medium for expression.
Crime, its results, and the efforts to
combat it are all matters of
continuing public concern. The
Department is regularly involved in
events at which members of the news
media are properly present and
performing their task of gathering
information.
420.20 ROLE OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
The Department actively seeks to
establish a cooperative climate in
which the news media may obtain
information on matters of public
interest in a manner which does not
hamper police operations. However,
certain information must be withheld
from the news media in order to
protect the constitutional rights of an
accused, to avoid interfering with a
Department investigation, or because
it is legally privileged.
420.30 DEPARTMENT PRESS i
RELATIONS OFFICER.
To foster cooperation and mutual ~
respect between the news media and
the Department, a member of the
personal staff of the Chief of Police is
designated as the Department Press!
Relations Officer. His personal
services are made available to
authorized representatives of the news
media to assist in solving problems of
mutual concern to the press and the
Department. Additionally, the Press
Relations Off&r responds to serious
police incidents to assist the news
media in their function.
420.40
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE RELEASE OF
INFORMATION.
When an
event being investigated is
of such a spectacular or unusual
nature as to stimulate general
community interest, the news media
will be notified.
420.50 SCOPE AND CONTENT
OF
THE RELEASE OF
INFORMATION.
The
scope and content of each release
of information must be determined
according to the facts of each
situation. Generally, a description of
the circumstances which is not legally
privileged and which will not
prejudice the rights of suspects or
interfere with an investigation will be
made.
420.80 WHERE A NEWSMAN IS
NOT AUTHORIZED.
While a newsman may be permitted
in the area of a crime scene or a
serious police incident, he does not
have the authority to be within a
crime scene or area which has been
secured to preserve evidence or at
any location where his presence
jeopardizes police operations.
420.85 NEWS MEDIA NOT
EXEMPT FROM LAWS.
A newsman’s primary responsibility
is to report the news by obtaining
information and photographs at
news-worthy incidents.
His
opportunity to do so is infrequently
momentary at an emergency scene.
An officer sharing these circumstances
with a newsman should not
unnecessarily obstruct the newsman in
the performance of his duty; however,
members of the news media are
neither impliedly nor expressly
exempt from any municipal, state, or
federal
440. PUBLIC INFORMATION.
440.10 REQUESTS FOR
INFORMATION.
statute.
The public has an abiding interest in
law enforcement and in the activities
of the Department. The news media
and members of the public frequently
direct inquiries to the Department
seeking information on a variety of
subjects. While it is the aim of the
Department to fulfill such requests, it
is not always possible to do so.
Whether to release information or to
grant interviews will be determined
according to the facts of each case.
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440.40 RESPONSIBILITY OF
OFFICERS TO SUPPLY
INFORMATION.
Frequently,due to
public
expectations and because of his
accessibility, an officer is called upon
to supply information both related
and unrelated to the law enforcement
function.An officer should
appropriately answer questions put to
him or refer the person to the proper
individual or agency for such
answers. When a request is made for
information about a police matter, an
officer should decide if he is in
possession of sufficient facts and is
qualified to respond, and whether the
person making the request is a proper
person to receive the information.
Generally, an officer should be open
in his dealings with the public and,
unless there is reason to the contrary,
he should supply requested
information. He should, however, be
cautious to avoid representing as fact
that which is his opinion.
available to them informatio
concerning techniques and procedures
developed or used by the Department.
480.20 CRITICISM OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
The Department shares responsibility
with the Judiciary and other law
enforcement
agencies in the criminal justice
system. All elements of the system
work toward common objectives and
each element is functionally
complementary. The cooperative and
harmonious working relationships
which are essential in attaining those
objectivesareimpaired by
unnecessary criticism of others
engaged in the administration of
criminal justice. For that reason
officers should be aware of the effect
upon law enforcement of any
comments they make which might be
interpreted as being critical of other
law enforcement or prosecution
agencies or individual members of
the Judiciary. However, it is not
480. LIAISON WITH CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
intended that there be any
infringement of an officer’s right to
express his personal views regarding
480.10 COOPERATION WITH
OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.
the criminal justice system in general
or any trends which seem destructive
of its efficacy.
The Department maintains a close
working relationship with other law
enforcement agencies, and makes
and prosecution
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OPERATIONS
504.
THE NATURE OF THE
TASK.
Law
enforcement operations consist
of
many diverse activities which are
directed toward the attainment of
Department objectives. Activities
such
as patrolling, conducting field
interviews, and issuing traffic
citations are not objectives in
themselves; rather, they are methods
of achieving the real objectives of
preventing and deterring crime,
arresting criminal offenders, and
preventing traffic collisions.
Decisions in law enforcement
operations frequently must be made
in an instant, and the lives of officers
and others may depend upon the
quality of those decisions. An officer
is confronted in stress situations with
both criminal and noncriminal
behavior,
and he must be capable of
making a reasonable response in both
cases. An officer musts base his
conduct and action in each instance
upon the facts of the situation as they
reasonably appear, relying upon his
experience, training, and judgment to
guide him toward morally justified
and lawful decisions and actions.
SOS. POLICE ACTION BASED ON
LEGAL JUSTIFICATION.
What is reasonable in terms of
appropriate police action or what
constitutes probable cause varies
with each situation, and different
facts may justify either an
investigation, a detention, a search,
an arrest, or no action at all. The
requirement that legal justification be
present imposes a limitation on an
officer’s action. In every case, an
officer must act reasonably within the
limits of his authority as defined by
statute and judicial interpretation,
thereby ensuring that the rights of
both the individual and the public are
protected.
520. PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATION.
520.10 SCOPE OF PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATION.
The scope of preliminary investigation
by a uniformed officer may be very
restricted or it may constitute the
entire investigation of the crime. In a
particular crime, the scope of the
preliminary investigation may be
limited by investigative policy, and in
all cases it is limited by an officer’s
assignment workload. Consistent
with his other responsibilities, an
officer should continue a preliminary
investigation to the point where the
delay in investigation caused by the
report being processed will not
materially jeopardize
the
investigation.
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520.20 FOLLOW-UP
INVESTIGATION BY UNIFORMED
OFFICERS.
Uniformed officers may conduct a
limited follow-up investigation upon
supervisory approval when there is a
reasonable chance of apprehending
the suspect, when there is a need for
obtaining additional information for
the preliminary investigation report,
or when there are other compelling
circumstances.
520.30 COURTESY CRIME
REPORTS.
Generally, crime reports shall not be
completed for occurrences outside
the City. Department personnel
should impress upon a citizen
requesting a crime report the
importance of an expeditious
investigation and the fact that this can
only occur if the crime is reported to
the concerned agency. In those cases
where exigent circumstances exist
that would make it impractical for a
person to report the crime to the
concerned agency, a courtesy report
may be completed, with prior
supervisory approval,
522. REPORTING INCIDENTS
MOTIVATED BY HATRED OR
PREJUDICE.
It is the policy of the Los Angeles
Police Department to ensure that the
rights of all people guaranteed by the
constitutions of the United States and
the State of California are protected.
When such rights are infringed upon
by violence, threats, or other
harassment, the Department will
use
every necessary resource to rapidly
and decisively identify the suspects,
arrest them, and bring them to
justice.
Acts or threats of violence motivated
by hatred or prejudice are serious.
Such acts generate fear and concern
among victims and the public and
have the potential of recurring,
escalating, and possibly causing
counterviolence.
528. FIELD SUPERVISION.
Since emergency situations occur
without warning, and their duration is
often brief, officers must frequently
make critical decisions without
benefit of on-the-scene direction. In
most police operations, however,
supervision is
available and /
necessary to provide guidance and ’
training.Supervision gives
coherence to the police task and
directs the energies of the
Department into an organized effort.
Proper supervision is essential to
maintain a professional level of
competence in law enforcement
operations,
520.10 SUPERVISION IN FIELD
OPERATIONS.
The
Department is an organization
with
an assignment of responsibility
and accountability throughout the
rank structure. To the degree that a
senior officer is responsible and
accountable for the performance of
his junior, he must be granted
commensurate authority in order to
properly discharge his supervisorial
responsibility. Field supervision
begins with the senior policemen of
the Department, and it is upon them
that the primary burden of training
and supervising less experienced
officers is placed. A field sergeant is
the first level of full-time
supervision, and it is his primary
responsibility to guide, train, direct,
and motivate those over whom he has
control. A field sergeant is not
normally expected to engage in law
enforcement operations except in a
command or supervisory capacity.
536. CRIME SCENE
ERVISION.
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The senior investigating officer
present is in charge of a crime scene.
540. FOLLOW-UP
INVESTIGATION.
540.10 INVESTIGATION OF
REPORTED
CRIMES.
Follow-up investigation consists of
efforts to interview victims and
witnesses; locate, identify, and
Preserve physical evidence; recover
stolen property; identify, locate,
interview, and arrest suspects; present
the case to the prosecutor; and
cooperate in the prosecution of the
defendant. Such investigations are
conducted to produce evidence
relating to the guilt or innocence of
any suspect and to recover property.
540.20 ALLOCATION OF
RESOURCES TO FOLLOW-UP
INVESTIGATIONS.
As it is not feasible to expend equal
time and energy in the investigation
of all reported crimes, priority of
investigation and allocation of
resources must be based upon the
relative seriousness of each reported
crime. However, reported crimes
will be investigated to the fullest
extent possible without regard to the
status of the victims or the areas of
the City in which the crimes occur.
544.
INFORMANTS.
544.10 USE OF INFORMANTS.
Often, information from confidential
sources is the investigative lead
which solves a case and without
which there could not be a
prosecution.
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Information is received by the
Department regarding criminal
activities and suspects from persons
in all walks of life. Many people
who give information have been
victims or witnesses of crimes, or
they may have a strong desire to aid
law enforcement. There are others
motivated purely by selfish interests.
However,
motivation, the use of informants is a
basic weapon in the fight against
crime, and they are a judicially
recognized source of information.
An informant’s motivation should be
carefully evaluated in determining
the extent uponwhich the
information will be relied.
regardless of their
544.20 INFORMANT’S
IMMUNITY FROM
PROSECUTION.
Informants will sometimes offer to
exchange information for immunity
or for their release. Such immunity
may properly be granted by a judge
in a judicial proceeding; however,
neither the Department nor any of its
members may grant any person
immunity from prosecution.
546. CONDUCT OF
UNDERCOVER OFFICERS.
In order to obtain information and
evidence regarding criminal activities,
it may be necessary that the
Department utilize undercover
operators. Such operators shall not
become “Agents Provocateurs” or
engage in entrapment. The officers
shall not commit any act or omit to
perform any duty imposed by law
which constitutes a crime.
547. UNDERCOVER OFFICERS
POSING AS MEMBERS OF THE
NEWS MEDIA.
The use of a news media cover by an
officer to obtain intelligence
information is not an acceptable form
of undercover activity. Once a police
officer is discovered in such a role,
particularly in a crowd control
situation, legitimate members of the
media become suspect and could
possibly be exposed to danger. In
addition, such undercover activity
does damage to the trust which
should exist between members of a
free society and the news media
which serves them.
548. DEPARTMENT RESPONSE
TO IMPENDING RIOT.
When the City is confronted with a
situation which may escalate into a
riot, the Department must establish
control of the situation by reacting
quickly and committing sufficient
resources to control the situation.
Control must be established in all
parts of the involved area so that
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there are no areas into which the
Department cannot go. Law violators
must
be arrested and their prosecution
sought.
Finally, the Department must
remain in the affected area with
adequate personnel and equipment for
a sufficient period of time after order
is
restored to convince all concerned
that additional outbreaks will not be
tolerated.
556.
USE OF FIREARMS.
556.10 PREAMBLETOTHEPOLICY
ON THE USE OF FIREARMS.
The use of a firearm is in all
probability the most serious act in
which a law enforcement officer will
engage. It has the most far-reaching
consequences for all of the parties
involved. It is, therefore, imperative
not only that the officer act within the
boundaries of legal guidelines, ethics,
good judgment, and accepted
practices, but also that the officer be
prepared by training, leadership, and
direction to act wisely whenever
using a firearm in the course of duty.
A reverence for the value of human
life shall guide officers in
considering the use of deadly force.
While officers have an affirmative
duty to use that degree of force
necessary to protect human life, the
use of deadly force is not justified
merely to protect property interests.
It is in the public interest that a police
off&r of this Department be guided
by a policy which the people believe
to be fair and appropriate and which
creates public confidence in the
Department and its individual
officers.
This policy is not intended to create
doubt in the mind of an officer at a
moment when action is critical and
there is little time for meditation or
reflection.
guidelines governing the use of
firearms so that officers can be
confident in exercising judgment as
to the use of deadly force. Such a
policy must be viewed as an
administrative guide for decisionmaking before the fact and as a
standard for administrative judgment
of the propriety of the action taken.
It is not to be considered a standard
for external judgment (civil or
criminal litigation) of the propriety of
an action taken. This is a matter of
established law and also a process for
courts and juries reviewing specific
facts of a given incident.
It provides basic
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556.20 NECESSITY THAT
OFFICERS BE ARMED.
As long as members of the public are
victims of violent crimes and officers
in the performance of their duties are
confronted with deadly force, it will
remain necessary for police officers
to be properly armed for the
protection of society and themselves.
556.25 REASON FOR THE USE
OF DEADLY FORCE.
An officer is equipped with a firearm
to protect himself or others against
the immediate threat of death or
serious bodily injury or to apprehend
a fleeing felon who has committed a
violent crime and whose escape
presents a substantial risk of death or
serious bodily injury to others.
556.35 MINIMIZING THE RISK
OF DEATH.
An officer does not shoot with the
intent to kill; he shoots when it is
necessary to prevent the individual ,
from completing what he is
attempting. In the extreme stress of a
shooting situation, an officer may not
have the opportunity or ability to
direct his shot to a nonfatal area. To
require him to do so, in every
instance, could increase the risk of
harm to himself or others. However,
in keeping with the philosophy that
the minimum force that is necessary
should be used, officers should be !
aware that, even in the rare cases
where the use of firearms reasonably1
appears necessary, the risk of death
to any person should be minimized.
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or the use of deadly force where
there is a substantial risk that the
person whose arrest is sought will
cause death or serious bodily injury
to others if apprehension is delayed.
Officers shall not use deadly force to
protect themselves from assaults
which are not likely to have serious
results.
Firing at or from moving vehicles is
generally prohibited. Experience
shows such action is rarely effective
and is extremely hazardous to
innocent persons.
Deadly force shall only be exercised
when all reasonable alternatives have
been exhausted or appear impracticable.
556.55 SUSPECTED FELONY
OFFENDERS.
An officer shall not tire at a person
who is called upon to halt on mere
suspicion and who simply runs away
to avoid arrest. Nor should an officer
tire at a ‘fleeing felon’ if the officer
has any doubt whether the person
tired at is in fact the person against
whom the use of deadly force is
permitted under this policy.
556.60 YOUTHFUL FELONY
SUSPECTS.
This Department has always utilized
extreme caution with respect to the
use of deadly force against youthful
offenders. Nothing in this policy is
intended to reduce the degree of care
required in such cases.
556.30 PROTECTION OF
GENERAL PUBLIC.
Regardless of the nature of the crime
or the justification for firing at a
suspect,
their basic responsibility is to protect
the public. Officers shall not fire
under conditions that would subject
bystanders or hostages to death or
possible injury, except to preserve
life or prevent serious bodily injury.
Firing under such conditions is not
justified unless the failure to do so at
the time would create a substantial
immediate threat of death or serious
bodily injury.
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FORCE.
An officer is authorized the use of
deadly force when it reasonably
appears necessary:
* To protect himself or others from
an immediate threat of death or
serious bodily injury, or
* To prevent a crime where the
suspect’s actions place persons in
jeopardy of death or serious bodily
injury, or
* To apprehend a fleeing felon for a
crime involving serious bodily injury
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TO FACTS KNOWN TO
OFFICER.
Justification for the use of deadly
force must be limited to what
reasonably appear to be the facts
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the time he decides to shoot. Facts
unknown to an
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MISDEMEANANTS.
Officers shall not use deadly force to
effect the arrest or prevent the escape
of a person whose only offense is
classified solely as a misdemeanor
under the Penal Code.
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SHOTS.
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DRAWING OR
EXHIBITING FIREARMS.
Unnecessarily or prematurely
drawing or exhibiting a firearm limits
an officer’s alternatives in controlling
a situation, creates unnecessary
anxiety on the part of citizens, and
may result in an unwarranted or
accidental discharge of the firearm.
Officers shall not draw or exhibit a
firearm unless the circumstances
surrounding the incident create a
reasonable belief that it may be
necessary to use the firearm in
conformance with this policy on the
use
of firearms.
Note: During a special meeting on
September 29, 1977, the Board of
Police Commissioners adopted the
following as a valid interpretation of
this Section:
“Unnecessarily or prematurely
drawing or exhibiting a firearm limits
an officer’s alternatives in controlling
a situation, creates unnecessary
anxiety on the part of citizens, and
may result in an unwarranted or
accidental discharge of the firearm.
An officer’s decision to draw or
exhibit a firearm should be based on
the tactical situation and the officer’s
reasonable belief there is a
substantial risk that the situation may
escalate to the point where deadly
force may be justified. When an
officer has determined that the use of
deadly force is not necessary, the
officer shall, as soon as practicable,
secure or holster the firearm.”
564. OFFICERS SURRENDERING
WEAPON.
An officer or his partner may be at
the mercy of an armed suspect who
has the advantage, but experience has
shown that the danger to an officer is
not reduced by his giving up his gun ~
upon demand. Surrendering his
weapon might mean giving away his
only chance for survival; therefore,
an officer should use every tactical
tool at his disposal to avoid
surrendering his weapon.
571. USE OF DEPARTMENT
POLICE DOGS.
Police dogs are a multi-functional
asset of the Los Angeles Police
Department. Police dogs may be
used in appropriate circumstances to
assist officers in the search for
criminal suspects; the detection and
locationof narcotics
explosives; and the location of i
missing adults or juveniles.
Supervisors or officers at the scene of
a police incident may request the
assistance of a police dog and shall
be responsible for determining if the
dog is to be used. When a police dog
and/or
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deployed, the dog handler shall be
solely
responsible for the control and
direction of the dog.
police dogs may be used:
*
In the detection, control, and
apprehension of a suspect when there
is a reasonable suspicion of the
suspect’s involvement in criminal
activity;
* In
the search of buildings and large
areas for suspects;
*
In the investigation of a crime or
possible crime;
*
In searches for narcotics and/or
narcotic paraphernalia;
*
In searches for explosives and/or
explosive devices;
*
In criminal and non-criminal
incidents to assist in the search for
missing juveniles or adults.
Police dogs are employed to assist
officers in the performance of their
duties. In appropriate circumstances,
police dogs may be used to defend
peace officers and others from
Imminent danger at the hands of an
assailant, and may defend themselves
from annoying, harassing, or
provoking acts.
584. VICE ENFORCEMENT.
The people through their elected
representatives have decided that
criminal sanctions should be imposed
against certain behavior which has
been traditionally labeled as “vice.”
The Department is charged with the
enforcement of all criminal statutes
including those defining vice
offenses. Where vice conditions are
allowed to continue, they are soon
exploited by organized crime and the
money thus obtained is often used to
finance other criminal ventures or
attempts to corrupt public officials.
To prevent the spread of vice
conditions, the Department will take
aggressive
enforcement action
against all commercialized vice
activities, against those vice activities
which have been complained of, and
against conspicuous vice conditions
which appear on the streets and in the
public places of the City.
588. NARCOTIC ENFORCEMENT.
It is the objective of the Department
to enforce all local, State, and federal
statutes
possession, use, or traffic in narcotics,
non-prescription dangerous drugs,
and other restricted or prohibited
substances. Through a combination
of aggressive enforcement and public
which prohibit the
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