5-303.01 - Duty to Intervene

(07/28/16) (06/16/20)

(A-D)

A.    Sworn employees have an obligation to protect the public and other employees.

B.     Regardless of tenure or rank, any sworn employee who observes another employee use any prohibited force, or inappropriate or unreasonable force (including applying force when it is no longer required), must attempt to safely intervene by verbal and physical means, and if they do not do so shall be subject to discipline to the same severity as if they themselves engaged in the prohibited, inappropriate or unreasonable use of force.

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