6.07.01 PURPOSE

This order establishes policies regarding the safe and appropriate response to emergency and non-emergency dog-related situations.

The purpose of this order is to set procedures for investigating and reporting threats communicated to a psychotherapist, commonly referred to as Tarasoff incidents.

I. GUIDELINES

A. DEFINITION OF A TARASOFF INCIDENT. A Tarasoff incident is one in which a person has communicated to a psychotherapist a serious threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable victim.

B. RELEVANT CODES

6.04.01 PURPOSE

This order describes the procedures for the preliminary investigation of death cases and delineates responsibilities of the responding officers, supervisors, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). This order does not cover In-Custody Deaths (DGO 8.12) or Investigations of Officer-Involved Shootings and Discharges resulting in death (DGO 8.11).

6.04.01 PURPOSE

The purpose of this order is to establish policy and procedures when an officer has been assaulted while on-duty in the City and County of San Francisco or any other jurisdiction while in the performance of their official duties.

6.04.02 POLICY

A. Officer's Responsibility

6.03.01 
PURPOSE 

The purpose of this order is to establish protocols for conducting underwater operations. It is the intention of this order to establish guidelines rather than to detail the procedures for every conceivable dive operation. 

6.03.02 
POLICY

It is the policy of the San Francisco Police Department that: 

6.02.01 PURPOSE

The purpose of this order is to describe the policies and procedures for determining what constitutes a crime scene or major incident scene and recognizing, preserving, and booking physical evidence

5.25.01 PURPOSE

The purpose of this order is to provide officers with guidance regarding when to initiate, continue, or end foot pursuits.

5.24.01 PURPOSE

The purpose of this order is to establish protocols for disengaging from a barricaded/isolated subject, and to establish guidelines for the duties of officers, supervisors, and superior officers. The San Francisco Police Department's highest priority remains safeguarding the life, dignity, and liberty of all persons. The Department is committed to accomplishing this mission by using strategic communication, crisis intervention, and de-escalation tactics, whenever feasible, before resorting to force.

5.23.01 

5.22.01 
PURPOSE

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) recognizes and places a high priority on the rights of all people. This policy establishes a procedure for interacting with Transgender, Gender-Variant and Nonbinary (TGN) individuals.