Chapter 12: Duty to Intervene, Duty to Render Medical Aid, and Duty to Safely Transport

As part of SCRJ’s Model Use of Force Policy Beta Release, we will be posting individual chapters and accompanying explanatory materials.

OVERVIEW

Chapter 12 sets forth three overarching duties imposed on officers. The Model Use of Force Policy sets forth these duties in a separate Chapter to emphasize their particular importance and the consistency of these duties across all uses of force.

Specifically, this policy imposes on Department officers a duty to intervene in another officer’s misconduct and to report another officer’s misconduct. This policy also imposes on Department officers a duty to render medical aid in specified circumstances. Finally, this policy imposes on Department officers a duty to safely transport persons within their care.

This Chapter includes a High-Level Policy Summary outlining the overarching principles of the Chapter, the full Policy Language, a Supporting Memorandum providing the policy rationale and guidance, and a Comparison Memo Summary that compares this Chapter to certain other national, state, and local-level policies.

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