NLVPD Procedure CH 7 Flashcards
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Employees will receive training updates on bias-based policing, which includes awareness of ________.
Cultural diversity
Cultural diversity is essential to understanding bias in policing.
Supervisors are responsible for ensuring that their personnel are familiar with this ________.
Policy
This policy outlines the expectations regarding bias-based policing.
All complaints alleging ________ treatment based on race, ethnicity, or skin color will be reviewed by the first-line supervisor.
Biased
Biased treatment refers to unequal treatment based on race or ethnicity.
If a complaint is deemed sustained, it will be formally investigated by ________.
Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs is responsible for investigating allegations against officers.
Employees who violate this policy may be subject to ________.
Disciplinary action
Disciplinary action can include various consequences for policy violations.
The training for bias-based policing includes understanding the use of ________.
Discretion
Discretion refers to the officer’s ability to make choices in law enforcement.
One of the constitutional issues related to law enforcement activities is ________.
Probable cause for arrests
Probable cause is a legal standard required for making arrests.
Supervisors will follow the ________ when a complaint is made regarding biased-based policing.
Chain of command
The chain of command ensures proper handling of complaints.
________ is required for stops and frisks to be legally valid.
Reasonable and articulable suspicion
This standard protects individuals from arbitrary stops.
The violation of this policy, whether by ________, may result in disciplinary action.
Omission or act
Both omissions and acts can lead to violations of policy.
A ________ is defined as an encounter where the person remains free to leave or not cooperate with the officer.
Consensual encounter
Consensual encounters do not require justification for initiation.
During a consensual encounter, an officer ________ need a reason to initiate the contact.
Does not
Officers can initiate a consensual encounter without a specific reason.
During a consensual encounter, contraband seen in plain sight ________ be seized.
May
Officers are allowed to seize contraband that is visible during a consensual encounter.
A temporary ‘detention’ or ‘stop’ occurs when a person ________ free to leave.
Is not
Detentions restrict a person’s freedom to leave.
Under NRS 171.123, an officer may detain a person if there is reasonable belief the person ________ committed or is about to commit a crime.
Has
Reasonable belief is essential for lawful detention.
During a detention, officers cannot conduct a general, full, or exploratory search unless they have ________.
Probable cause
Probable cause is necessary to conduct more invasive searches.
An officer may conduct a pat-down search of someone during a detention if they have ________ that the person may be armed.
Reasonable suspicion
Reasonable suspicion allows for limited searches for weapons.
An arrest occurs when a person is taken into ________ by law enforcement.
Custody
Custody involves either physical restraint or submission to authority.
An officer may arrest someone without a warrant if the crime was committed ________.
In the officer’s presence
This allows officers to act immediately on observed crimes.
If probable cause exists but the arrest cannot be made in a reasonable period of time, it is prudent for an officer to ________.
Obtain a warrant
Obtaining a warrant ensures legal authority to arrest later.
A suspect under detention or arrest must be ________ by at least one NLVPD commissioned employee at all times.
Physically controlled
This ensures the safety and security of the suspect.
Custody may be relinquished when ________.
The detainee is transferred to another officer or facility
Proper procedure must be followed for custody transfer.
Before conducting a field interview, the officer must have ________ suspicion that the person may have committed or is about to commit a crime.
Reasonable
Reasonable suspicion is necessary to justify a field interview.
One reason an officer might conduct a field interview is to determine if the person ________ be a hazard to themselves or others.
May
Assessing potential hazards is a critical aspect of field interviews.