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Sergeant Examspan of supervision - correct answer ✔✔Eight
What do you do if you receive an unlawful order? - correct answer ✔✔Immediately report unlawful order in writing to next higher authority through chain of command.
How often do Division commanders meet with their supervisors? - correct answer ✔✔At least every 3 months.
What situations require a supervisor response? - correct answer ✔✔Employee injury/death, violent/suspicious death, in progress crime of violent/serious nature, accident involving serious injury/death/major traffic disruption, use of lethal force by employee, use of taser, missing person where
age/mental capacity/age is a concern, any call that has obvious potential for violence or confrontation.
In the absence of the PIO at the scene of an activity, what should the supervisor or senior officer do in terms of the media? - correct answer ✔✔Provide a brief synopsis of the situation.
Who are the members of the information releasing authority? - correct answer ✔✔Chief of police, Division directors and PIO.
If an incident commander requests the media not to photograph/film or release info, do they have to comply? - correct answer ✔✔No.
How long before a featured story interview is the request normally given to the PIO? - correct answer ✔✔3 days.
What info is released on juveniles? - correct answer ✔✔Age, sex, and general area of residence. What info about investigations can and can not be released to the media? - correct answer ✔✔Should- arrestee's name (17+), age, residence, biological info; charges, identity of agencies, circumstances immediately surrounding arrest, identity of crime victims and property. Juvenile-age, sex, and general area of residence. Will Not- info which jeopardizes investigation, statements of character, reputation, or criminal history; admissions, confessions, alibis, performance or results of exam/tests, identity or testimony of witnesses, plea deal info, opinions concerning evidence.
When will the board of commissioners be notified of police activity? - correct answer ✔✔When there are matters of public concern or interest.
Who notifies the BOC reference police activity? - correct answer ✔✔PIO.
What must two week notice include? - correct answer ✔✔Date of notice, date of separation, reason for separation, if transferring to another Gwinnett County department, whether working last two weeks or taking leave.
What is immediate supervisor responsible for when an employee separates? - correct answer ✔✔Making sure employee follows procedures; meeting with employee and obtaining all equipment and
Department/separation checklist and procedures form 187, ensuring all reports are completed and approved, submitting form 187 no later than employee's final duty day.
What's the difference between vehicle incident and vehicle accident? - correct answer ✔✔Incident- damage from foreign object striking vehicle, damage on county property, or vandalism. Accident- collision between vehicle and another vehicle or fixed object.
What is the procedure for when county property is lost or mislaid? - correct answer ✔✔Employee completes incident report, property loss notice, and forwards through chain of command.
Who is responsible for investigating a police vehicle accident involving serious injury or death? - correct answer ✔✔The Accident Investigation Unit
Who is responsible for investigating a police vehicle accident? - correct answer ✔✔Immediate supervisor
or if not available a responding uniform supervisor. Also, AIU can investigate. According to GDM, an accident report is not required if a non-injury accident only involves a single vehicle and the damage is less than how much? - correct answer ✔✔$500.
What forms are required from investigating supervisor when investigating accident involving county vehicle with no employee injury? - correct answer ✔✔Accident report, Automobile loss notice for each county vehicle involved.
What forms are required from investigating supervisor when investigating accident involving county vehicle with employee injury? - correct answer ✔✔Employee report of on-the-job injury(employee), employee election certification (employee), Worker's compensation employee statement (employee), Supervisor's report of on-the-job injury form, Georgia State Board of Worker's Compensation Employer's First report of injury or occupational disease Form WC-1, Automobile loss notice , and a copy of the accident report.
Who must be notified in the case of serious injury/ fatality or if employee is unable to work as a result of their on-the-job injury? - correct answer ✔✔Department of Human Resources- serious injury/fatality; Administrative Services Division-Human Resources Unit- employee unable to work.
What is required immediate supervisor for vehicle accident with employee injury? - correct answer ✔✔Notify Administrative Services Division- Human Resources Unit if employee can't work, forward absence excuses through Chain of command, notify Administrative Services Division- Human Resources Unit when employee returns to work, forward physician's release through Chain of Command with duty status.
What forms are required for vehicle incident? - correct answer ✔✔Automobile loss form and detailed memo from employee; incident report if vandalism.
Who can remove damaged county vehicles from accident scene? - correct answer ✔✔Investigating supervisor.
What are Property loss and Criminal Act loss? - correct answer ✔✔Property loss- Damage to a department building; which is a result of fire or other means. Criminal act loss- it is a loss or damage to department property or equipment, excluding automobiles, which is the result of burglary, robbery, embezzlement, theft or vandalism. Who fills out the property loss notice form? - correct answer ✔✔The investigating supervisor.
What must a supervisor do before filling a property loss form online? - correct answer ✔✔Print a copy of
property loss form.
What forms are required for property or criminal act loss? - correct answer ✔✔Incident report, Property Loss Notice through Chain of Command and to Fiscal Management ( no later than 1000 hours next business day if closed).
If employee injury was result of assault in the line of duty, who must be notified? - correct answer ✔✔Lieutenant in records management receives case or use of force number. Research GDM 318.02
When are you authorized to drive a county vehicle? - correct answer ✔✔To/from work, county business, county funded overtime, part-time job, to/from gym before/after work.
How far outside of the county can an officer reside and take their vehicle home? - correct answer ✔✔30 miles.
If you stop a patrol car for operating unlawfully and you can't take corrective action immediately, what should you do? - correct answer ✔✔Notify watch commander immediately and follow vehicle to headquarters and make person park their vehicle.
Who can drive their patrol car home outside 30 miles? - correct answer ✔✔On call, command staff, with permission for training or cleaning purposes.
How often do we check tire pressure? - correct answer ✔✔Once per week.
How often do we check fluid levels? - correct answer ✔✔Twice per week.
When is vehicle due for service? - correct answer ✔✔Every 7,500 miles or 180 days.
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