General Policy Information
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
Latest Revision Date: 6/19/2013
Title 1 - Department Structure and Function
1.010 - Authority and Jurisdiction
1.025 - Consultant Contract Administration
1.040 - Department Mission Statement and Priorities
1.050 - Functional Structure and Command of the Department
1.060 - General Information and Definitions
1.090 - Organization and Function-Administration
1.100 - Organization and Function-Chief of Police
1.110 - Organization and Function-Operations
1.119 - Unit Number Assignments
1.140 - Special Event Planning
1.160 - University of Washington
1.170 - Inspections and Audits
Title 2 - Department Employment
2.020 - Appointments and Probation
2.030 - Retirements and Separations
Title 3 - Employee Welfare
3.035 - Reasonable Accommodation (ADA)
3.040 – Airborne Pathogens Control
3.045 - Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control
3.050 - Coordinating Officer Fatalities
3.070 - Early Intervention System (EIS)
3.080 - Travel Training System
3.090 - Employee Recognition Awards Program
3.170 - Honoring Those Killed in the Line of Duty
3.200 - Limited Duty Assignments
3.270 - Police Charity Committee
Title 4 - Timekeeping
Title 5 - Employee Conduct
5.002 - Public and Internal Complaint Process
5.030 - Criminal Case Testimony
5.040 - EEO Complaints and Investigations
5.060 - Employee Political Activity
5.090 - Operations Bureau General Personnel Matters
5.100 - Operations Bureau Individual Responsibilities
5.130 - Supervisor/Employee Relationships
5.150 - Use of Private Vehicles for City Business
5.160 - Citizen Observation of Officers
5.170 - Alcohol and Substance Use
5.175 - Critical Incident Stress Management Communications
Title 6 - Arrests, Search and Seizure
6.010 - Reporting Arrests and Detentions
6.020 - Arrests and Detentions of Foreign Nationals
6.060 - Collection of Information for Law Enforcement Purposes
6.090 - Full Restraint Position
6.140 - Locating a Cell Phone during an Emergency
6.150 - Advising Persons of Right to Counsel and Miranda
6.181 - Performing Inventory Searches
6.220 - Social Contacts, Terry Stops and Arrests
6.247 - Reviewing Use of Force Incidents
Title 7 - Evidence and Property
7.010 - Converting Property-Evidence for Departmental Use
7.020 - Evidence, Private Property collection & Release
7.050 - Firearms and Shell Casings as Evidence
7.070 - Narcotics and Firearms Property Release for Training Canines
Title 8 - Use of Force
8.050 - Use of Force Definitions
8.300 - Use of Force Reporting and Investigations
8.400 - Reviewing Use of Force
Title 9 - Equipment and Uniforms
9.010 - Employee Dress Standards
9.050 - Reinbursement for Personal Property
9.070 - Uniform and Equipment Committee
9.080 - Firearms Qualification Review Board
9.090 - Rifle and Shotgun Program
9.100 - Department Firearms Management
Title 10 - Police Facilities & Security
Title 11 - Detainee Management
11.010 - Detainee Management in Department Facilities
11.020 - Transportation of Detainees
Title 12 - Department Information Systems
12.030 - Computer Hardware & Devices
12.055 - Criminal Justice Research
12.060 - Department Forms Control
12.070 - Department Publications
12.080 - Department Records Access, Inspection & Dissemination
12.090 - Departmental Correspondence
12.091 - Mobile Reporting Entity (MRE) Laptops
12.110 - Use of Department E-mail & Internet Systems
Title 13 - Vehicle Operations
13.010 - Collisions Involving Department Vehicles
13.015 - Collision Review Board
13.030 - Emergency Vehicle Operations
13.031 - Vehicle Eluding/Pursuits
13.040 - Patrol Operations Equipment, Police Vehicles and Facilities
13.050 - Policing by Mountain Bike
Title 14 - Emergency Operations
14.060 - Serious Incident Plan
14.070 - Serious Injury or Fatality to a Police Officer
14.080 - Task Force Mobilization
Title 15 - Primary Investigation
15.015 – Bomb Threats and Explosive Devices
15.055 - Death Investigations (Non Traffic)
15.080 - Follow-up Unit Notification and Follow-up Investigation
15.140 - Narcotics Activity Report
15.180 - Primary Investigations
15.185 - Vulnerable Adults-Elder Abuse and Neglect
15.210 - Investigating Property Held by a Pawnshop or Used-Goods Store
15.215 - Domestic Violence Firearms Seizures
15.250 - Interpreters/Translators
15.260 - Collision Investigations
15.270 - Trespass Warning Program
15.275 - Enforcing Trespass in Parks
15.290 - Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution (SOAP)
15.300 - Stay Out of Drug Areas (SODA)-Define Boundaries
15.310 - Foreign Nationals Seeking Asylum
15.320 - Police Action on Military Reservations
Title 16 - Patrol Operations
16.030 - Citizen Rider Program
16.040 - Community Police Teams
16.070 - Responding to Monitored Alarms
16.080 - Fireworks Disposal and Disposition
16.100 - Patrol Training and Publications
16.110 - Referring Subjects to the Crisis Solutions Center
16.130 - Sick and Injured Persons
16.140 - Traffic Direction and Control
16.170 - Automatic License Plate Readers
16.180 - Patrol Operations Order
16.190 - Labor Management Disputes
14.010 – After-Action Reports
Effective Date: 11/20/2007
POLICY
An After-Action Report will be completed whenever a significant deployment or other unusual circumstances are involved or when directed to do so by higher authority.
I. General Information
A. An After-Action Report provides the chain of command with a synopsis of a critical incident or major event.
B. The Incident Commander shall set the date that the After-Action Report should be completed.
C. The Planning/Intelligence Chief is responsible for completing the After-Action Report. If a Planning/Intelligence Chief is not available to complete the report it is the responsibility of the Incident Commander to ensure completion of the report.
D. The After-Action Report will be distributed per the direction of the Incident Commander.
II. Report Format and Contents
A. The following items must appear in an After-Action Report.
1. Situation
a. The date and time, location, (including the precinct of occurrence) and the offenses.
b. Include a brief description of the incident and the circumstances leading up to the event.
2. Mission objective
a. A statement of task and purpose.
3. Deployment Information
a. List the sworn employees that are assigned to the Incident Command System.
b. Resources deployed:
(1) Patrol,
(2) SWAT/HNT,
(3) Technical advisors in areas such as computers,
(4) Crime analysis detectives, Criminal intelligence personnel.
4. Chronological summary of the incident
a. Document all actions from the beginning of the incident to the stand-down procedures. List personnel in order that they were relieved.
b. If an operational order was written for a planned event attach it to the After-Action Report.
c. Attach relevant maps, floor plans, etc.
d. List outside agencies that assisted in the operation, their supervisor’s identifying information and number of personnel.
5. Enforcement
a. Document any arrests. Include the reason for the arrest and the corresponding General Offense Number.
b. Reference generally whether any force was necessary to effect the mission. Details of the use of force should be documented in a Use of Force packet and routed through normal channels.
6. Noteworthy situations, events and circumstances.
7. Logistics
a. The name of the person assigned to coordinate the logistics for the incident.
b. Property accountability - identify equipment, vehicles, and supplies used for the event.
c. Whether a relief and rotation schedule was used and how it was implemented.
d. Description of food service provided to personnel.
e. Method used to restock supplies.
8. Communications plan lists which forms of communications were used. Include whether a tactical frequency was used and if it was monitored.
9. Critique
a. The purpose of the critique is to identify any appropriate training, equipment, or planning and to recognize those actions that proved effective. Recommendations to improve the Department’s response to future events shall also be included in the critique.
b. An After-Action Report should be an objective and fact-based assessment. Speculation, vague or unproductive criticism and/or unfocused grievances, which cannot reasonably be redressed, have no place in an After-Action Report. It is important to remember that an After-Action Report may be subject to a Public Disclosure Request and is certainly subject to judicial discovery.
III. Distribution
A. The original After-Action Report shall be maintained at SPOC.
B. A copy of the After-Action Report shall be filed with the Precinct of occurrence.
IV. Seattle Police Department/Seattle Fire Department Post Incident Analysis
A. Whenever SPD and SFD personnel respond to an incident and function as a unified command or under the command of one or the other agency a Post Incident Analysis/Debrief will occur concluding the incident.
1. The Incident Commander should schedule a debriefing and notify all involved personnel.
a. Issues should be addressed and documented during the immediate debrief and forwarded through each chain of command to the level of Shift Commander.
b. It will be the responsibility of the Shift Commander or designee to coordinate any follow-up debrief or issues that need to be addressed.
c. If SPD/SFD cannot resolve an issue then it will be directed to the designated department liaison for further resolution.
B. Report Format
1. Follow the Report Format section stated previously in this chapter.
2. Additional concerns to be addressed would be:
a. Summarize how each agency received the call for service and the initial steps, taken in response to the incident.
b. Notification, communication, tactical response and demobilization.
C. Distribution
1. After a debriefing a copy of the After-Action Report will be completed and forwarded to each department’s Incident Commander. The Incident Commanders will ensure a copy of the report is forwarded to their respective Shift Commanders.
a. It will be the responsibility of the shift commander or designee to coordinate the follow-up.