Standard Operating Procedures
We want your input on existing and draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). You can do so by emailing us at acains@cityofmadison.com.
Drafts of New or Modified SOPs
Below are drafts of new or modified SOPs that have gone through our internal review process. Changes to existing SOPs are highlighted in each document. Drafts are posted to our website for 10-business days for community input. After 10-days the SOP is finalized and you can find the updated version under the Operational or Administrative categories below.
- None at this time
Operational
- Active Shooter Incidents
- Arrest, Incarceration and Bail - Adults
- Arrest, Incarceration and Bail - Youth
- Arson Investigations
- Back-Up
- Barricaded Person Incidents
- Bomb Threats/Incidents
- CFS Dispatch Guidelines
- City-Owned Property
- Cold Case Review Team
- Community Rooms
- Crime Scene Response
- Critical Incident Stress Management
- Custody of Newborn
- Demonstrations and Assemblies
- De-Escalation
- Detox, JRC, Jail and Probation & Parole Responses & Conveyances
- Digital Forensics
- Dignitary Protection
- Domestic Abuse
- Drug Recognition Expert
- Emergency Vehicle Operation Guidelines
- Enforcement of Immigration Laws
- Enforcement of Marijuana Laws
- Foot Pursuits
- Funerals and Ceremonies of Law Enforcement Officers
- General Duties and Expectations of Employees
- Guarding Persons in Police Custody at Hospitals
- Guidelines for Case Assignment and Management
- Handling of Evidence, Contraband, Found or Lost Property
- Handling of Informants
- Hostage Situation Incidents
- ICAC Investigations
- Identification of MPD Employees
- Identification Procedures
- In-Car Video System
- Interactions with Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals
- Interactions with Youth
- Interviews of Crime Victims
- Intoxicated and Incapacitated Persons
- Investigation of Cases Involving Officers as Victims of Serious Crimes
- Investigation of Incidents Involving Shots Fired
- K9
- Labor Disputes and Picketing
- Landlord/Tenant Issues Including "Unwanted Guest" and Criminal Trespass
- Language Access Services
- Life Threat Emergency at Facility Public Windows
- Line of Duty Death of an Employee
- Lost and Abandoned Property
- Major Case Investigations
- Mendota Mental Health Institute Response
- Mental Health Incidents/Crises
- Missing Child
- Mobile Data Computers
- Mobile Fingerprint Readers
- Mounted Patrol
- Mutual Aid Requests and Enforcement Action Out of Jurisdiction
- Naloxone Protocol
- NIBIN
- News Media Relations
- Off-Duty Officer Responsibilities
- Officer Involved Deaths and Other Critical Incidents
- Police Motorcycles
- Police Weaponry
- Political Activity
- Precautionary Measures & Significant Exposure to Infectious Pathogens
- Preserve the Peace
- Probation & Parole Searches
- Professional Standard and Internal Affairs - Complaint Investigation
- Recording Suspect Interviews
- Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Damaged Equipment
- Reporting Procedure
- Responses to Persons with Altered State of Mind
- Retail Theft
- Robberies in Progress and Silent Robbery Alarms
- Search Warrant Service
- Searches
- Sex Offender Notifications
- Sexual Assault Investigations
- Social Media - Investigative Use
- Social Media - Non-Investigative Use
- Special Events Team Specialty Teams
- Stolen Vehicle Reporting Guidelines
- Stops & Frisks
- Superhailer Long Range Communication System
- SWAT Body Worn Cameras
- Threats of Targeted or Mass Casualty Violence
- Tire Deflation Devices
- Tours, Visitors and Ride-Alongs
- Traffic and Crash Investigation
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Use of Force
- Use of Force Data Collection and Review
- Vehicle Escorts
- Video and Audio Surveillance
- Video Evidence Retrieval
- Workplace Safety
Administrative
- Abatement Documentation
- Alder Notification
- Cellular Telephones
- Changes to Code of Conduct and Standard Operating Procedures
- City-County Building Access - Non-Business Hours
- Civil Actions Against Employees
- Court Overtime
- Departmental Awards and Recognition
- Donation of Vacation and Compensatory Time
- Employee Assistance Program
- Evidence-Based Problem Oriented Policing
- Hours Worked
- Incident Review Process
- Interns Application and Acceptance Process
- Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act for Former Madison Police Officers
- Military Leave
- MPD Locker Rooms
- Notification of Commanding Officers
- Outside Employment
- Overtime Guidelines
- Overtime Protocols for Police Report Typists
- Patrol Leave Requests
- Patrol Staffing Hold Guidelines, Special Events and Special Assignment Scheduling
- Peer Support Program
- Personal Appearance
- Personnel File Contents and the Process for Accessing These Records
- Police Vehicle Parking
- Pre-Employment Candidate File
- Professional Staffing Hiring Process
- Professional Standards and Internal Affairs Discipline Matrix
- Professional Standards and Internal Affairs Electronic Complaint File Management System
- Records Inspection and Release
- Requesting Additions or Changes to Approved Uniform and Equipment Lists
- Restricted Duty
- Social Media - Off-Duty
- Soliciting and Receiving In-Kind or Cash Donations and Applying for Grant Funding
- Special Duty (Hiring Officers for Traffic Control/Security)
- Stratified Policing Operations and Responsibilities
- Supervision, Employee Check-Ins, and the Early Intervention System
- System Audits
- Third Party Database Use and Dissemination
- TIME and CJIS Systems Use and Dissemination of Records
- Tuition Reimbursement and Educational Incentive
- U Visa Program Participation
- Uniform Accounts
- Uniform Standards
- Update of Payroll/Status for Promoted Employees
- Vehicle Use, Assignment, and Maintenance
- WI Prescription Drug Monitoring
- Workforce Telestaff Requirements