CPD CPD Industry Standards 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under CPD's Critical Incident Policy, a 'critical incident' that triggers mandatory COPA notification includes which of the following scenarios?
- Any foot pursuit resulting in a misdemeanor arrest
- An officer-involved shooting regardless of injury (Correct answer)
- A use of pepper spray on a resisting subject
- A vehicle pursuit that ends without property damage
Correct answer: An officer-involved shooting regardless of injury
Officer-involved shootings, regardless of whether injury occurred, are critical incidents that trigger mandatory immediate COPA notification.
Question 2: CPD's policy on interacting with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis (Crisis Intervention Team standards) recommends officers first attempt:
- Physical restraint to ensure the scene is safe before any communication
- Verbal de-escalation techniques and requesting a CIT-trained officer (Correct answer)
- Immediate transport to the nearest hospital emergency room
- Deploying a Taser to quickly resolve the situation
Correct answer: Verbal de-escalation techniques and requesting a CIT-trained officer
CIT-trained CPD officers are taught to prioritize verbal de-escalation and, when possible, request a CIT specialist before using any force.
Question 3: According to CPD standards, the Department Rules of Conduct Rule 14 prohibits officers from:
- Accepting overtime assignments without district commander approval
- Making false statements or misrepresenting facts in any official report or proceeding (Correct answer)
- Discussing open investigations with union representatives
- Wearing civilian clothing while on duty without prior approval
Correct answer: Making false statements or misrepresenting facts in any official report or proceeding
CPD Rule 14 explicitly prohibits members from making false statements or misrepresenting facts in any official report, investigation, or proceeding.
Question 4: CPD's Community Policing program (CAPS) requires district-level officers to engage the community through which primary mechanism?
- Monthly written community satisfaction surveys distributed by mail
- Regular beat meetings where officers and residents discuss crime trends and solutions (Correct answer)
- Annual neighborhood town halls hosted by the Superintendent
- Quarterly crime statistics reports published in local newspapers
Correct answer: Regular beat meetings where officers and residents discuss crime trends and solutions
CAPS centers on regular beat community meetings where officers and residents collaborate to identify and address neighborhood crime issues.
Question 5: Under CPD General Order G03-08, strip searches conducted at a CPD facility must be performed by:
- Any two sworn officers regardless of gender
- An officer of the same gender as the person being searched (Correct answer)
- A medical professional in all circumstances
- The arresting officer and a supervisor of any rank
Correct answer: An officer of the same gender as the person being searched
CPD policy requires strip searches to be conducted by an officer of the same gender as the subject being searched.
Question 6: Which CPD standard governs the handling of evidence and requires chain-of-custody documentation from collection through final disposition?
- CPD Special Order S04-19 on Property and Evidence Control (Correct answer)
- CPD General Order G09-01 on Arrest and Charging Procedures
- CPD Rule 22 of the Department Rules of Conduct
- Illinois Compiled Statutes Chapter 720 on Criminal Offenses
Correct answer: CPD Special Order S04-19 on Property and Evidence Control
CPD Special Order S04-19 establishes property and evidence control procedures, including chain-of-custody documentation from collection through disposition.
Question 7: According to CPD's duty-to-intervene standard, a fellow officer witnessing another officer using excessive force is required to:
- Complete an anonymous complaint with COPA within 72 hours
- Physically intervene if safe to do so and report the incident to a supervisor (Correct answer)
- Verbally warn the offending officer privately before taking any official action
- Document the incident in a personal memo and await further instruction
Correct answer: Physically intervene if safe to do so and report the incident to a supervisor
CPD's duty-to-intervene policy requires officers to physically intervene when safe and report the incident up the chain of command.
CPD CPD Industry Standards 5
Under CPD's Critical Incident Policy, a 'critical incident' that triggers mandatory COPA notification includes which of the following scenarios?