According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, when asked for information regarding a police matter, officers should decide if they possess sufficient facts and are qualified to respond, and whether the person asking is appropriately credentialed to receive the information.  Officer should avoid:

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, whenever the media is denied access to an incident/crime scene, Los Angeles Police Department personnel shall accomplish several tasks/considerations.  Describe three things.

• Establish a “media area,” with maximum access under the circumstances.
• Assign a public information officer to provide timely and updated information to the media.
• Consider "pool access."

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, Department personnel shall take all reasonable steps to protect the privacy of any person who they encounter, and who appears to have a mental disorder.  This includes the evaluation, transportation, or detention of any person pursuant to the provisions of Section 5150 or the WIC.  This is to ensure compliance with:

The Lanterman-Petris Short Act and Section 5328 of the Welfare and Institutions Code

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, the information contained in the Media Guide is intended to assist the media in getting timely news information from the Los Angeles Police Department while providing both the media and our officers with:

A basic outline of releasable information.

TRUE OR FALSE

 The information contained in the Media Guide is intended to assist the media in getting timely news information from the Los Angeles Police Department.

TURE OR FALSE

The Media Guide is only reference information and it is not intended to cover every possible situation pertaining to the LAPD’s policy on the release of information.

 TRUE OR FALSE

 Each area watch commander within the LAPD’s Area commands can provide information to the media for incidents, even if the incident did not occur in his or her Area.

TRUE OR FALSE

 Each area watch commander within the LAPD’s Area commands can provide information to the media for incidents, for incidents which have occurred within his or her Area.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, police officers are frequently called upon to supply the media with information related to, and sometimes unrelated to, police work. The Los Angeles Police Department is committed to adopting an atmosphere of ____________________ with the media and the public.

 According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, the Department views the media as an avenue by which to communicate with and educate the public on matters of importance.  To accomplish this, the media must be given as much access as legitimately possible. When asked for information regarding a police matter, what three questions should an officer ask himself or herself before speaking?

Do I possess sufficient fact

Am I qualified to respond?

• Is the person asking is appropriately credentialed to receive the information?

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, when an event being investigated is so spectacular or unusual in nature as to stimulate general community interest, the news media may be notified.   An Area Commanding Officer may make such notifications, however, _________________________  may assume responsibility for releasing information regarding events of major proportions.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, certain information is not releasable.  The identity of any personal information regarding a juvenile arrestee or suspect without permission from __________   _______.

The Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, gives guidelines on the release of suspect photographs and booking photos.  Identify the circumstance wherein a release of a photograph or mugshot would be generally inappropriate.

TRUE OR FALSE

Officers may hold the press at bay a block from the crime scene, while simultaneously allowing the general public to wander freely just beyond the crime scene tape.

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE

Officers may prevent the taking of pictures or interviews of person(s) in public places.

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE

News reporters may photograph or report anything or interview anyone they observe when legally present at an emergency scene. This includes officers, victims and witnesses.

TRUE OR FALSE

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, LAPD officers shall honor current media credentials from Mainstream Media Outlets and Internet Media Outlets

TRUE OR FALSE

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, LAPD officers shall honor current media credentials from other local Law Enforcement agencies.

At the Metrolink train disaster, the ingress and egress route was a narrow portion of Rinaldi Street.  While media vehicles were initially restricted, media personnel were permitted to “walk in” with their equipment.  Was the decision to allow media access “on foot” appropriate or inappropriate and why?

Appropriate because restrictions related to the media vehicles may not necessarily apply to media pedestrian access.

TRUE OR FALSE

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, occasionally, demonstrations become unlawful. In such circumstances, pursuant to California Penal Code Sections 407 and 409, an assembly may be declared unlawful, and all persons present, including the media, may be lawfully ordered to disperse.

TRUE OR FALSE

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, occasionally, demonstrations become unlawful. In such circumstances, pursuant to California Penal Code Sections 407 and 409, an assembly may be declared unlawful, and all persons present, except the media, may be lawfully ordered to disperse.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, with the exception of spontaneously occurring events, whenever the LAPD develops an operations plan for an event that the Department understands will involve a public assembly, the Department will, where practicable designate a media area outside of the anticipated impacted area and within a reasonable ________  _______ and _______  ________ of the event.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department Media Guide, to the extent reasonably possible under the circumstances, the Department will try to prevent the news media “viewing area” from becoming part of any “impacted area” by an unlawful assembly declaration and order to disperse. However, the decision to assume the risk of danger involved in covering a public event remains with the: