A temporary formal written instruction to guide or affect the conduct and performance of Department employees for a limited period of time under special and specific circumstances. An informal written document used to clarify, inform or inquire. A memorandum may or may not convey instructions or parameters of duty. A written directive that is a guideline for carrying out Department activities. A procedure may be made mandatory in tone through the use of shall rather than should , or must rather than may .
Procedures sometimes allow some latitude and discretion in carrying out an activity.
A written directive that is a broad statement of Department principles. Policy statements may be characterized by such words as may or should and usually do not establish fixed rules or set procedures for conduct of a particular activity but rather provide a framework for development of procedures and rules and regulations. A specific set of guidelines to which all employees must adhere. And Organized Crime, Investigative Task Force, Confidential Funds And Accounting Systems , Hate Crime Reporting. Functional chapters in hard copy pertaining to the specific operations of Divisions and Sections will be made available separately to on-duty personnel by the squad or section supervisor to facilitate referencing directives pertinent to the immediate conduct of operations.