Policies and Practices

Bias Free Policing - To emphasize the Police Department’s commitment to unbiased, equitable treatment of all persons in enforcing the law and providing police services and clarify the circumstances in which race or affiliation can be used as a factor to establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause.

Code of Ethics - To adopt a Code of Ethics for all Personnel of the Cleveland Heights Police Department to follow.

Control Devices and Techniques - To provide guidelines for the use and maintenance of control devices that are described in this policy.

Core Values - Values are the core of our moral beliefs. They are convictions that bond us together to accomplish specific tasks and objectives, they are what we share and believe.

Domestic Violence Policy - To provide police officers of the city of Cleveland Heights guidelines and procedures to follow when responding to calls of domestic violence. It is the intent of this policy to prescribe preferred courses of action which police officers should take in response to domestic violence that will enforce the law while also serving to intervene and prevent future incidents of violence.

Recruitment and Selection Policy - To identify the role of the Cleveland Heights Police Department in the recruitment and hiring process.

Sexual Assault Investigations - The Cleveland Heights Police Department will thoroughly investigate all reports of sexual assault. In most cases the Basic Patrol Division will be responsible for the initial investigation, but the follow-up investigation will be the responsibility of the Detective Bureau.

Standards of Conduct - To establish standards of conduct that are consistent with the values and mission of the Cleveland Heights Police Department and are expected of all department members.

Use of Force Policy - To provide Officers with guidelines on the use of deadly and non-deadly force.