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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT 300 Lakeside Drive, P. O. Box 12688, Oakland, CA 94604-2688 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA BART POLICE CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD POLICY STANDING COMMITTEE April 12, 2021 3:00 p.m. COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Members Longmire, Perezvelez, Rizk, and W. White A regular meeting of the Policy Standing Committee will be held on Monday, April 12, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. Please note, pursuant to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20 and the California Shelter- in-Place mandate, which prevents all but essential travel, public participation for this meeting will be via teleconference only. Presentation materials will be available 72 hours prior to the Policy Standing Committee meeting at https://www.bart.gov/about/bod/advisory/crb (click on “Agenda”). You may listen to the Meeting by calling 1-833-827-2778 and entering access code 354 040 696#. We strongly encourage public comments to be submitted via email. You may submit comments via email to [email protected] using “public comment” as the subject line. Your comment will be read into the record and will become a permanent part of the file. Please submit your comments as far in advance as possible. Emailed comments must be received before 1:00 p.m. in order to be included in the record. Individuals may also be given an opportunity by the moderator to speak on any item on the agenda by calling (833) 827-2778 and entering access code 354 040 696# in advance of the item. Public comment will be limited to three (3) minutes per person. Your phone will be muted until you are called upon. AGENDA 1. Call to Order. a. Roll Call. 2. Public Comment. (Limited to 3 minutes per speaker.) (An opportunity for members of the public to address the Public Outreach Standing Committee on matters under their jurisdiction and not on the agenda.) 3. Lexipol Manual Updates – Memo 2020. For Discussion and Action. 1. Lexipol Policy 100 - Law Enforcement Code of Ethics a. Code of Ethics in the Preface section 2. Lexipol Policy 300 - Use of Force 3. Lexipol Policy 312 - Firearms Page 1 of 2 4. Lexipol Policy 402 - Bias-Based Policing 5. Lexipol Policy 462 - Wrap Restraint 6. Lexipol Policy 610 - Eyewitness Identification 7. Lexipol Policy 1000 - Recruitment and Selection 8. Lexipol Policy 1019 - Early Warning System 9. Lexipol Policy 1046 - Uniform Regulations 4. Adjournment. BART provides service/accommodations upon request to persons with disabilities and individuals who are limited English proficient who wish to address Board matters. A request must be made within one and five days in advance of Board meetings, depending on the service requested. Please contact the Office of the District Secretary at (510) 464-6083 for information. Policy Standing Committee Meeting Agenda materials are available to the public by downloading 72 hours prior to the meeting at https://www.bart.gov/about/bod/advisory/crb (click on “Agenda”). Pursuant to Govt. Code §54953.5, the audio recording of the open session portions of this public meeting shall be subject to inspection pursuant to the California Public Records Act (CPRA). Requests for information under the CPRA should be filed with the BART Office of the District Secretary. Page 2 of 2 Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department BART PD Policy Manual LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS To insure that all peace officers are fully aware of their individual responsibilities to maintain their own integrity and that of their agency, every peace officer, during basic training, or at the time of appointment, shall be administered the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics, as prescribed in Bureau 1013 of the California POST Regulations. Members of the Department are required to abide by the below Code of Ethics and Canons of the BART Police Department. Code of Ethics: As a Law Enforcement Officer (or Civilian Member, as appropriate), my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality and justice. I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty. I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities, or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities. I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God* to my chosen profession...law enforcement. * Reference to religious affirmation may be omitted where objected to by the officer. Canons of the BART Police Department: • Officers should uphold the Constitutions of the United States and the State of California, and all laws enacted or established pursuant to legally constituted authority. • Officers should be aware of and should use proper and ethical procedure in discharging their official duties and responsibilities. • Officers should regard the discharge of their duties as a public trust and should recognize their responsibilities to the people whom they are sworn to protect. • Officers should strive to conduct their public and private life so that they exemplify the high standards of integrity, trust, and morality demanded of a member of the peace officer profession. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2020/11/25, All Rights Reserved. LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS - 2 Published with permission by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department BART PD Policy Manual LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS • Officers should recognize that our society holds the freedom of the individual as a paramount precept which should not be infringed upon without just, legal and necessary cause. • Officers should assist in maintaining the integrity and competence of the peace officer profession. • Officers should cooperate with other officials and organizations who are using legal and ethical means to achieve the goals and objectives of the peace officer profession. • Officers should not compromise their integrity, nor that of their agency or profession, by accepting, giving or soliciting any gratuity. • Officers should observe the confidentiality of information given to them through any source, as it relates to the peace officer profession. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2020/11/25, All Rights Reserved. LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS - 3 Published with permission by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department Policy Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department 100 BART PD Policy Manual Law Enforcement Code of Ethics 100.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to ensure that all peace officers are aware of their individual responsibilities to maintain their integrity and that of their department at all times. 100.2 POLICY The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics shall be administered to all peace officer trainees during the Basic Academy course and to all other persons at the time of appointment (11 CCR 1013). 100.3 LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, my fundamental duty is to serve; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against abuse or disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all to liberty, equality and justice. I WILL keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty. I WILL never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities. I RECOGNIZE the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before god to my chosen profession... law enforcement. 100.3.1 OBJECTION TO RELIGIOUS AFFIRMATION Reference to religious affirmation in the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics may be omitted where objected to by the officer. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/01/18, All Rights Reserved. Law Enforcement Code of Ethics - 9 Published with permission by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department Summary 3/2/2021 10:26:54 Differences exist between documents.