Following Written Instructions Flashcards

Standing Order 9 states: 'During a lockdown, all non-essential personnel must exit through Gate 2. Essential personnel are defined as sworn officers and medical staff. All others are non-essential.' A paralegal is present during a lockdown. Which exit must the paralegal use?

Answer: Gate 2

A paralegal is not a sworn officer or medical staff member, so they are non-essential and must exit through Gate 2.

A form's instructions state: 'Use black or blue ink only. Do not use correction fluid. If an error is made, draw a single line through the error, initial it, and write the correct information.' An officer makes an error and uses correction fluid to cover it. Which rule was violated?

Answer: The correction fluid prohibition

The instructions explicitly prohibit the use of correction fluid; errors must be crossed out with a single line and initialed.

Policy 6.1 reads: 'Officers may use force only when necessary to protect themselves or others from imminent harm, or to prevent the escape of a fleeing felon. Force must be proportional to the threat.' An officer uses maximum force to subdue a non-resisting misdemeanor suspect. Which element of the policy was violated?

Answer: The proportionality requirement

Using maximum force against a non-resisting suspect violates the policy's requirement that force be proportional to the threat.

An officer is given written instructions: 'Conduct inspections of Cells 10, 11, and 12 every two hours starting at 8:00 AM. Log each inspection in the cell block register immediately after completion.' The officer inspects Cell 10 at 10:00 AM but logs all three cells at 10:45 AM after finishing Cell 12. What rule was broken?

Answer: The requirement to log each inspection immediately after completion

The instructions require logging each inspection immediately after completion, not after all three inspections are done.

A memo states: 'Detainees with medical alerts on file must be checked every 30 minutes. All other detainees are checked every hour. Medical alert files are kept at the booking desk.' An officer is unsure whether a detainee has a medical alert. What should the officer do first?

Answer: Check the booking desk for the detainee's medical alert file

The memo specifies that medical alert files are kept at the booking desk, which is the proper source to resolve the uncertainty.

Regulation 11.5 states: 'Officers must submit use-of-force reports within four hours of any incident. Reports submitted late must include a written explanation of the delay.' An officer submits a use-of-force report six hours after an incident with no explanation attached. Which part of the regulation was violated?

Answer: Both the four-hour deadline and the explanation requirement

The officer violated both the four-hour deadline and the requirement to include a written explanation when filing late.

An instruction reads: 'When escorting a prisoner, walk to the prisoner's left side and maintain a minimum distance of three feet from any wall or obstruction.' An officer escorts a prisoner through a narrow hallway where one wall is only two feet away. What should the officer do?

Answer: Switch to the right side of the prisoner to maintain the required wall clearance

Switching sides allows the officer to maintain the required three-foot clearance from the wall while complying with the escorting instructions.