A Police Department as heretofore established
is hereby continued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, which states:
"The governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may create
and establish a police department and force and provide for the maintenance,
regulation and control thereof, and except as otherwise provided by
law, appoint such member, officers and personnel as shall be deemed
necessary, determine their terms of office, fix their compensation
and prescribe their powers, functions and duties and adopt and promulgate
rules and regulations for the government of the department and force
and for the discipline of its members."
The Police Department shall:
A.Â
Preserve the public peace, prevent crime, detect and
arrest offenders against the penal laws and ordinances effective within
the Borough, suppress riots, mobs and insurrections, disperse unlawful
or dangerous assemblages and preserve order at all elections and public
meetings and assemblages.
B.Â
Administer and enforce laws and ordinances to regulate,
direct, control and restrict the movement of vehicular and pedestrian
traffic and the use of streets by vehicles and persons and make rules
and regulations not inconsistent with the charter, ordinance and general
law for such purpose.
C.Â
Remove all nuisances in the public streets, parks
and other public places; inspect and observe all places of public
amusement or assemblage and all places of business requiring any state
or municipal license or permit.
D.Â
Provide police service at fire scenes until relieved
by the Fire Chief.
E.Â
Enforce the laws and ordinances in effect within the
Borough and prevent the violation of them by any person; apprehend
and arrest all persons legally charged with the violation of any law
or ordinance.
F.Â
Provide for the attendance of its police officers
or civilian employees in court as necessary for the prosecution and
trial of persons charged with crimes and other violations of the law
and cooperate fully with the law enforcement and prosecuting authorities
of federal, state and county governments.
G.Â
Provide a training program to maintain and improve
the police efficiency of the members of the Department.
The Gibbsboro Police Department hereby establishes
the Department rules and regulations included herein, which shall
be known as the "Gibbsboro Police Department Rules and Regulations."
For the good of the service, in accord with
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the right is reserved by the Mayor and Council
by resolution to amend or to revoke any of the rules, regulations
or procedures, or add thereto, as the circumstances require.
All rules, regulations, procedures and orders
previously issued contrary to those embodied in this chapter are hereby
revoked. All other rules, regulations, orders and procedures not in
conflict with those contained in this chapter shall remain in force.
A.Â
Distribution of the Manual. One copy of the Police
Manual shall be distributed to each police officer and to certain
civilian employees of the Police Department. Also, for reference purposes,
copies shall be distributed to the office of the Borough Clerk, the
Police Committee and the Mayor.
B.Â
Responsibility for maintenance. All members and employees
who are assigned a Manual shall be responsible for its maintenance
and care. All Manuals shall be kept current, and supplementary pages
concerning additions, revisions or amendments shall be promptly and
properly inserted.
C.Â
Familiarization. Each police officer and each civilian
employee is duty-bound to thoroughly familiarize himself with the
provisions of the Police Manual. Failure to comply shall be considered
neglect of duty.
D.Â
Ignorance of contents of Manual. In the event that
neglect of duty is charged against a member for failure to observe
the rules and regulations, Department procedures or orders, ignorance
of any provision of the Manual or any Department procedure or order
will not be accepted as an excuse.
A.Â
ANNUAL VACATION
BUREAU
CHAIN OF COMMAND
COMMANDING OFFICER
DAYS OFF
DEPARTMENT
DETAIL
DIVISION
EMPLOYEE
GENERAL ORDERS
HEADQUARTERS
INCOMPETENCE
INSUBORDINATION
INVESTIGATOR
LAWFUL ORDER
MEMBER
MEMORANDA
MILITARY LEAVE
NEGLECT OF DUTY
OFF DUTY
OFFICIAL CHANNELS
ON DUTY
ORDER
PERSONNEL ORDERS
POLICE MANUAL
PROCEDURE
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SECTION
SHIFT
SHIFT COMMANDER
SICK LEAVE
SPECIAL DUTY
SPECIAL ORDERS
SUPERIOR OFFICER
SUPERVISORY OFFICER
TOUR OF DUTY
TRAINING BULLETIN
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
Vacation period granted to all members annually.
A unit immediately subordinate to a division.
The unbroken line of authority extending from the Chief of
Police through a single subordinate at each level of command down
to the level of execution, and vice versa.
Any rank of Detective/Lieutenant and above.
[Amended 9-20-1983 by Ord. No. 83-16]
Those days, determined by the Chief of Police, on which a
given member is excused from duty.
The Gibbsboro Police Department.
A temporary assignment of personnel for a specialized activity.
A functional unit having jurisdiction-wide coverage whose
commanding officer reports directly to the Captain of Police.
A civilian employee of the Department.
Written directives issued by the Chief of Police. General
orders remain in full force and effect until amended, superseded or
canceled by the Chief of Police. Department general orders establish
policy, procedure or regulations governing matters which affect the
entire Department or two or more subordinate units. They are the most
authoritative directive issued in the Department and may be used to
amend, supersede or cancel any other order.
The police buildings that house the headquarters' staff and
the members of the Department.
Incapability of satisfactory performance of police duties.
Failure or deliberate refusal of any member or employee to
obey a lawful order given by a superior officer; ridiculing a superior
officer or his order, whether in or out of his presence; and disrespectful,
mutinous, insolent or abusive language directed toward a supervising
officer.
A police officer assigned to conduct criminal investigations
while in civilian clothing.
Any written or oral directive issued by a superior officer
to any subordinate or group of subordinates in the course of police
duty which is not in violation of any law, ordinance or any Department
rule or regulation.
Any duly appointed police officer of the Department.
Information bulletins which are primarily designed to inform
and secondarily to direct issues at departmental and divisional level.
Such memoranda are not official orders, but express the thinking of
the issuing authority on the subject under consideration.
The period of time during which an officer is excused from
duty by reason of serving the Armed Forces of the United States in
an active capacity as provided by law.
Failure to give suitable attention to the performance of
duty. Examples include, but are not limited to, the failure to take
appropriate action on the occasion of a crime, disorder or other act
or condition deserving police attention; absence without leave; failure
to report to duty at the time and place designated; unauthorized absence
from the beat during a tour of duty; failure to perform duties or
comply with provisions prescribed in the Police Manual; and failure
to conform to the Department operating procedures.
The status of a member during the period he is free from
the performance of specified duties; also may be known as "rest period,"
"day off" or an "annual vacation."
Through the hands of the superior officers in the chain of
command.
The status of a member during the period of the day when
he is actively engaged in the performance of his duties. Technically,
a police officer is subject to call at all times.
Any written or oral directive issued by a superior officer
to any subordinate or group of subordinates in the course of police
duty.
Appointment, assignment or any other status change of personnel
within the Department accomplished by Department personnel orders
issued by the Chief of Police.
Reference guide specifying the rules and regulations governing
the conduct of personnel and the operation of the Department as well
as specifying Department policies and procedures. Department orders
will be incorporated into the Police Manual after a provisional period
of operation. This Manual is issued by authority of the Chief of Police
and carries the weight of a general order.
The official method of dealing with any given situation prescribed
by the Chief's order or procedural guide.
Department legislation consisting of detailed directives
binding members and employees of all ranks in terms of authority,
responsibility and conduct.
A functional unit subordinate to a bureau or under the immediate
direction of the Chief of Police. It may be commanded by any rank,
depending on its size and the nature and importance of its function.
A daily tour of duty.
A supervisory officer of a shift in the Patrol Division.
The period of time during which an officer is excused from
active duty by reason of illness or injury.
Police service the nature of which requires that the member
be excused from the performance of his regular duties.
Written directives issued by the Chief of Police. They specify
instruction governing particular situations. Special orders are automatically
canceled when their objectives are achieved.
A person holding the rank of Sergeant or above.
A member of the Department assigned to a position requiring
the exercise of immediate supervision over the activities of other
members and employees.
The number of days of work on a given shift during which
an individual member is on duty.
Bulletins published and designed to keep officers of the
Department abreast of current police techniques and procedures. The
bulletins and their presentation act as a continuous training program
and as a stimulus for further study. The information contained therein
constitutes official Department policy on the subject matter under
consideration in the absence of other instruction to the contrary.
B.Â
Word usage.
(1)Â
Use of the masculine gender herein shall also include,
where applicable, the female gender.
(2)Â
As used herein, the words, "may" and "should" shall
mean that the action indicated is permitted.
(3)Â
As used herein, the words "shall" and "will" shall
indicate that the action required is mandatory.
(4)Â
Words used in the present tense include the future
tense.
