CPD Quality & Compliance Flashcards
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A CPD officer receives a gift from a citizen they assisted on a call. Under department ethics policy, the maximum permissible value of an accepted gift is:
Answer: $0 — gifts are never permitted
CPD's code of conduct generally prohibits officers from accepting gifts that could create a perception of impropriety or obligate the officer.
Which of the following scenarios triggers a mandatory CPD Critical Incident Notification to the chain of command?
Answer: An officer-involved shooting regardless of injury
Officer-involved shootings are always critical incidents requiring immediate notification regardless of whether anyone was injured.
Under CPD's de-escalation policy, before using force an officer must consider all feasible alternatives EXCEPT:
Answer: Immediately drawing their firearm as a deterrent
Displaying a weapon as a default de-escalation tool is not a recognized alternative; de-escalation centers on non-force options.
A sergeant discovers that an officer under their command falsified an arrest report. The sergeant's required action under CPD policy is to:
Answer: Initiate the complaint process and notify their commander immediately
Falsifying records is a serious violation requiring formal complaint initiation and immediate supervisory escalation — informal counseling is insufficient.
Under CPD's Consent Decree, required implicit bias training must be completed by officers:
Answer: Annually
The Consent Decree mandates annual implicit bias and procedural justice training for all sworn CPD members.
When completing an Investigatory Stop Report (ISR), an officer must document the legal basis for the stop, which must meet the standard of:
Answer: Reasonable articulable suspicion
Investigatory stops require reasonable articulable suspicion — specific, objective facts — consistent with Terry v. Ohio.
A CPD officer who is the subject of a COPA investigation has the right to:
Answer: Have union representation present during an investigative interview
Officers have Garrity rights and Weingarten/union rights allowing representation during investigative interviews.