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    This Rochester Police Department general order establishes a duty for officers to intervene to prevent other officers from using unreasonable force or violating law or policy. It requires officers to intervene verbally or physically when safe and feasible. Officers must accept interventions and are prohibited from retaliating against officers who intervene. Failure to intervene can result in discipline. Officers must promptly report interventions or misconduct to supervisors.

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    This Rochester Police Department general order establishes a duty for officers to intervene to prevent other officers from using unreasonable force or violating law or policy. It requires officers to intervene verbally or physically when safe and feasible. Officers must accept interventions and are prohibited from retaliating against officers who intervene. Failure to intervene can result in discipline. Officers must promptly report interventions or misconduct to supervisors.

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    This Rochester Police Department general order establishes a duty for officers to intervene to prevent other officers from using unreasonable force or violating law or policy. It requires officers to intervene verbally or physically when safe and feasible. Officers must accept interventions and are prohibited from retaliating against officers who intervene. Failure to intervene can result in discipline. Officers must promptly report interventions or misconduct to supervisors.

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    Rochester Police Department

    General Order
    EFFECTIVE DATE: SUBJECT: ORDER#

    3/15/2021 Duty to Intervene 336


    RESCINDS: REFERENCE STANDARD(S): PAGE

    New 1 of 2
    NYS:
    ATTACHMENT(S):

    Author:
    Boily
    Chief’s Signature:

    I. PURPOSE

    It is the policy of the Rochester Police Department that all Members shall
    intervene and prevent or stop other Members from using unreasonable force or
    otherwise acting contrary to law or RPD policy.
    II. POLICY

    A. All Members have an affirmative duty to intervene to prevent or


    stop any member from using unreasonable force or otherwise
    acting contrary to law or RPD policy.

    B. When Members observe such conduct, they shall intervene when it


    is safe and feasible to do so.

    C. All Members are expected to accept an intervention from another


    member when it occurs.

    D. All Members are prohibited from retaliating, interfering, or using


    intimidation or coercion against any other member who has
    performed his or her affirmative duty to intervene and report
    misconduct.

    E. A Member’s failure to intervene to prevent unreasonable force may


    result in departmental discipline or other remedial measures in
    accordance with RPD policy.

    III. PROCEDURES

    A. Interventions may be verbal and/or physical depending on the


    situation and the level of misconduct. Any use of physical force to
    SUBJECT: ORDER# PAGE#
    EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION 413 -2-

    intervene must be objectively reasonable, necessary, and


    proportional under the totality of the circumstances.

    B. A Member must as soon as practical, report the offending


    Member’s unreasonable use of force or other misconduct to a
    supervisor.

    C. All supervisors, when made aware of an unreasonable use of force


    or other misconduct, are required to address the behavior by the
    applicable General Orders, including RPD General Order 301.

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