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Policies & Procedures

City of Cambridge

Police Department

Policies and Procedures Manual

Table of Contents

1-1 Law Enforcement Role and Authority	41-1 Patrol Operations
1-2 Consular Notifications	41-2 Special Purpose Vehicles
1-3 Interrogations	41-3 Explosive Ordnance Disposal
1-4 Search and Seizure	41-4 Pursuit
1-5 Threshold Inquiries	41-5 Missing Persons
1-6 Arrests	41-6 Missing Children
1-7 Protective Custody	41-7 Mental Health Issues
1-8 Bias Free Policing	41-8 Naloxone Hydrochloride (Narcan)
1-9 Field Interviews and Observations	41-9 Body Worn Cameras
1-10 Hate Crimes	41-10 Police Vehicle Operations
	41-12 Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) System
2-1 Jurisdiction and Mutual Aid	41-13 Public Safety Surveillance Cameras

3-1 Contractual Agreement	42-1 Criminal Investigations
	42-2 Informants
4-1 Use of Force	42-3 Eyewitness Notifications
4-2 Use of Force Reporting
4-3 Weapons and Training	43-1 Vice, Drugs, and Organized Crime
4-4 40mm Less Lethal Impact System
	44-1 Juvenile Operations
11-1 Organization and Administration
11-2 Officer Involved Death or Serious Injury	45-1 Crime Prevention

12-1 Direction	46-1 Critical Incidents
12-2 Written Directive System	46-2 Active Threats
	46-3 Crowd Management
15-1 Planning and Research	46-4 Special Operations and Homeland Security
	46-5 Strikes and Labor Disputes
17-1 Fiscal Management and Agency Property	46-6 Shotspotter

21-1 Duties and Responsibilities	53-1 Inspectional Services

22-1 Personnel Management System	54-1 Public Information
22-2 Peer Support Team	54-3 Community Alerts
22-3 Line-Of-Duty Death / Traumatic Injury
22-4 Greater Boston CISM Team	55-1 Victim/Witness Assistance
22-5 Uniforms, Equipment, and Appearance	55-2 Domestic Violence
22-6 Extra Duty Details
	61-1 Traffic Enforcement
26-1 Disciplinary Procedures	61-2 Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
26-2 Code of Conduct	61-3 Drug Recognition Expert
26-3 Awards and Recognition	61-4 Traffic Collision / Crash Investigation
26-4 Unlawful Harassment and Discrimination	61-5 Towing
26-5 Internal Affairs	61-6 Motor Vehicle Inventory

31-1 Recruitment and Selection	70-1 Detainee Transportation
	72-1 Holding Facility
33-1 Training and Career Development	72-2 Emergency Restraint Chair
33-2 Cadets
33-3 Ride Alongs	74-1 Legal Process

34-1 Promotion	81-1 Communications

35-1 Performance Evaluation	82-1 Central Records
35-2 Personnel Early Intervention System
	84-1 Property and Evidence Control
40-1 Crime Analysis
40-2 Criminal Intelligence

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