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The purpose of this directive is to furnish guidelines on enforcement of state and local traffic laws.

This policy outlines the Administrative Rules, set forth by the Michigan Department of State Police, Alcohol Enforcement Unit, regarding the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Certified Preliminary and Evidentiary Breath Testing instruments.

The purpose of this directive is to assist Detroit Police Department (DPD) members in determining whether a vehicle should be impounded and to give appropriate impound procedures.

The purpose of this directive is to outline policies, guidelines, and procedures in the issuance and processing of licenses and permits handled by members of the Detroit Police Department (DPD).

The purpose of this directive is to provide members with guidelines for correcting any malfunctioning or defective traffic control device and hazardous conditions that come to their attention.

The Detroit Police Department is often called upon to provide security and police services for a number of special events. A specific plan will be developed for each event.

The purpose of this directive is to provide members with guidelines for the prosecution of environmental crimes.

The purpose of this directive is to provide Detroit Police Department (DPD) members with guidelines and procedures for responding to and dealing effectively with the operational demands of crime scenes.

It is the policy of the Detroit Police Department (DPD) to identify, examine, collect, preserve, and transport evidence of a crime scene as efficiently as possible. Coordination between patrol operations and Crime Scene Services is essential for a successful investigation.

The purpose of this directive is to establish the procedure for notifications of major crime scenes/critical incidents to executives, criminal investigative commands, the medical examiner, and victim’s next of kin.

The purpose of this directive is to establish the Detroit Police Department’s policy and procedures for the handling of missing or lost persons.

The investigation and detention of juvenile offenders will be performed in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, unless otherwise prescribed herein, shall be assigned in a manner consistent with the assignments of responsibility for offenses committed by adults.

The freedom to speak, dissent, write and publish, and to associate privately and publicly for any lawful purpose, without governmental interference or impairment, is a constitutional guarantee that is to be scrupulously honored by all members of this Department.

It is the policy of the Detroit Police Department to receive, process and investigate all organized crime, vice, and narcotic complaints and to report information on matters of criminal intelligence as mandated by local, state, and federal laws.

The Detroit Police Department’s policy is to provide accurate, timely and pertinent information relevant to crime patterns, and to assist operational and administrative personnel with planning and deployment of resources in order to prevent and suppress criminal activities.

The purpose of this directive is to provide Detroit Police Department (DPD) members with guidelines and procedures and to define the limitations of authority for conducting custodial questioning.

It is the policy of the Detroit Police Department (DPD) that all child abuse, child neglect or abandonment of children complaints are investigated by Child Abuse in conjunction with the State of Michigan Family Independence Agency, Child Protective Services as mandated by local, state, and federa

The purpose of this directive is to establish the proper guidelines for obtaining reliable eyewitness identification and for conducting lineups.