Police Policies Havre de GraceDepartmentsPolice DepartmentPolice Policies Department Policies Open communication with our community is paramount for the Havre de Grace Police Department, therefore, we publish our policies for the public to view. While every real-life situation is unique every member of the department is expected to use these policies as a guide to making decisions in a professional, impartial, and reasonable manner. These policies help guide the actions of our officers and civilian personnel as they perform their daily duties. Department policies are frequently updated and subject to constant change, or rescinded to accommodate new laws, court decisions, best practices, and other factors that may dictate revisions, additions or deletions where it is necessary and appropriate. This is done to better serve our citizens and the Havre de Grace Police Department. Our department has undertaken a comprehensive evaluation of our policies and will be adding additional policies as they are completed. By law, there are a few policies that have not been included because their release could jeopardize officers or public safety as well as certain operations. Section 1 100 Policies – Law Enforcement Role and Authority: 100 LAW_ENFORCEMENT_AGENCY_ROLE 101 Oath_of_Office 102 Policy_Manual Section 2 200 Policies – Organization and Administration 200 Organizational_Structure_and_Responsibility 201 Special_Orders 202 Emergency_Operations_Plan 203 Training 204 Electronic_Mail 205 Administrative_Communications 206 Supervision_Staffing_Levels Section 3 300 Policies – General Operations 300 Use_of_Force 301 Use_of_Force_Review_Boards 302 Handcuffing_and_Restraints 303 Control_Devices 304 Electronic_Control_Device 305 Officer-Involved_Shootings_and_Deaths 306 Firearms 307 Vehicle_Pursuits 309 Officer_Response_to_Calls 311 Domestic_Violence 312 Search_and_Seizure 313 Child_Abuse 314 Adult_Abuse 315 Discriminatory_Harassment 316 Missing_Persons 317 Public_Alerts 318 Victim_and_Witness_Assistance (1) 319 Hate_Crimes 320 Standards_of_Conduct 321 Information_Technology_Use 322 Report_Preparation 323 Media_Relations 324 Subpoenas_and_Court_Appearances 325 Outside_Agency_Assistance 326 Registered_Offender_Information 327 Major_Incident_Notification 328 Death_Investigation 329 Identity_Theft 338 Volunteers 341 Department_Use_of_Social_Media Section 4 400 Patrol 401 Bias-Based_Policing_Prohibited 402 Roll_call 409 Homeless_Persons 410 Mental_Illness_and_Crisis_Intervention_Incidents 411 Mental_Health_Evaluations (1) 412 Citation_Releases 429 Medical_Aid_and_Response 430 First_Amendment_Assemblies 432 Suspicious_Activity_Reporting 342 Community_Relations Section 5 500 Policies – Traffic Operations 500 Traffic 501 Traffic_Accidents 502 Vehicle_Towing Section 6 600 Policies – Investigation Operations 601 Sexual Assault Investigations 605 Brady_Information Section 7 700 Policies – Equipment 701 Personal_Communication_Devices 703 Vehicle_Use Section 8 800 Policies – Support Services 800 Communications 801 Property 802 Records_Section 803 Records_Maintenance_and_Release 804 Protected_Information Section 9 900 Policies – Custody 900 Temporary_Custody_of_Adults 901 Temporary_Custody_of_Juveniles 902 Custodial_Searches 903 Prison_Rape_Elimination Section 10 1000 Policies – Personnel 1000 Recruitment_and_Selection 1008 Communicable_Diseases 1010 Personnel_Complaints 1029 Employee_Speech__Expression_and_Social_Networking