APD Handbook Update 10/9/17

[Guest G.O.A.T.]

• This rule change is effective immediately. 

Post any questions/concerns below. 

Chapter II - Application Process, Rank Progression

1. Application Process - Support section

   1. Application - These can be found in the support section of the forums. All answers must be filled out and be truthful otherwise the application may be denied. You will know your application was approved upon receipt of an approval message from a Lieutenant or higher.

      1. Interview - The interview is completed by Sergeants and higher to judge each individual's competency with the APD Handbook/Rules/Ticket Guide and their ability to employ them in potential scenarios given. The interview may last anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes and may contain any number of basic questions that a Deputy in the APD may face.

         1. Repeatedly questioning Senior APD about getting an interview is a sure way to delay your test.

2. Rank Progression

   1. Deputy:

      1. This is the lowest rank of the APD. In this rank an individual is re-enforcing their knowledge of the rules and learning basic role-play. Deputy’s if at all possible should partner up with a Patrol Officer while playing on the server. Deputies are limited to remaining inside the cities unless they are partnered with a Patrol Officer or higher.

         1. Upon promotion to Deputy, anytime you login for the next 3 days must be on cop. If you log into CIV within this period, you will be terminated. (This does not apply to previous officers of the APD.)

      2. Promotions:

         1. The Deputy will be given a test by a Sergeant or higher. This test will include reviewing the practical abilities as well as asking a number of questions regarding rules and scenarios that the officer may run into while on duty. This test occurs when the Senior APD determines that you are good enough to be tested.

            1. NOTE - Repeatedly questioning Senior APD about getting a test is a sure way to delay it.

      3. This is the lowest rank of the APD. In this rank an individual is re-enforcing their knowledge of the rules and learning basic role-play. Deputy’s if at all possible should partner up with a Patrol Officer while playing on the server. Deputies are limited to remaining inside the cities unless they are partnered with a Patrol Officer or higher.

         1. Upon promotion to Deputy, anytime you login for the next 3 days must be on cop. If you log into CIV within this period, you will be terminated. (This does not apply to previous officers of the APD.)

      4. Patrol Officer:

         1. Patrol Officers should know and understand the rules of the APD. These individuals should be focused on high level role-play. They should be mentoring the Deputy’s and partnering up with them for patrols. At this level officers may take the initiative to patrol illegal zones.

         2. Promotions:

            1. A Patrol Officer must show competency in all rules and show a major effort in role-play. After this is seen by Senior APD the member will be tested again through a verbal test on questions and scenarios that the officer may run into.

               1. Repeatedly questioning Senior APD about getting a Corporal test is a sure way to delay it.

               2. Failure to show competency in the APD rules may result in demotion to Deputy.

      5. Corporal:

         1. In this position you are a full fledged independent member of the APD. Corporals are entrusted with lethal rounds and patrol helicopters/planes. At this level of APD you should be proficient at rules and role-play. Corporals are responsible for APD members on the server with them, and may be held accountable for their actions if they knowingly disregard lower ranked members not following the rules.

         2. Promotions:

            1. A Corporal must show a major commitment to the APD. They must be a master of the APD Handbook and Ticket Guide. The individual must know and understand how to properly role-play every situation.

         3. Field Training Officer - FTO is a lateral progression of Corporal that is specialized towards the training of the rest of the APD, and ensuring that they are up to speed. Furthermore, this position will be one of the stepping stones towards Sergeant, and their contributions towards the goal that this role is trying to accomplish will be taken into account during the Sergeant selection process. More information regarding this position can be found here.

      6. Sergeant:

         1. Sergeants are the backbone of the APD. These individuals have shown great knowledge when it comes to the rules and role-play. Not only do they command patrols and take charge of major incidents, but they ensure proper APD staff deployments and are responsible for interviewing and training APD applicants.

      7. Lieutenant:

         1. Lieutenants have shown great dedication to APD and know the rules front to back. Each Lieutenant is responsible for several Sergeants and should get staff reports when players break rules or are doing well in their roles. Lieutenants are responsible for approving APD applications and assisting Sergeants with interviews. Finally Lieutenants assist the Deputy Chiefs and Chief in resolving disciplinary issues, promotions, blacklisting and whitelisting.

      8. Deputy Chief of Police:

         1. These individuals are the right hand of the Chief. They assist him in the day to day operations of the APD. They are able to make staff adjustments for infractions to the APD rules and guidelines as needed and posses many of the powers of the Chief. They are able to make decisions on behalf of APD in the Chief’s absence.

      9. Chief of Police:

         1. The end all be all of the Police Force. The Chief has overall decision making power when it comes to anything related to the APD.

 

Chapter XII - Fines and Penalties

1. Ticketing Procedure

   1. When ticketing a suspect, always list their charges and tell them the total value of their ticket or bounty.

   2. Once a ticket is written, the cost is set. An officer cannot place additional charges on the suspect.

      1. Tickets may be less than the set price with approval of a Corporal or higher.

   3. Suspects are granted two chances to pay the ticket. If the suspect refuses the ticket both times, he may be sent to jail.

      1. A third chance to pay is discretionary and out of courtesy, but an officer is never to give more than 3 chances to pay a ticket.

   4. Patrol Officers and Deputies are to abide by the ticket values with no deviation from the fine amounts, even in the absence of higher ranking officers.

      1. Patrol Officers and Deputies are only permitted to write a $500 pardon ticket when there are no Corporals or higher available to grant a pardon.

      2. Corporals have the ability to give discounted tickets, up to 50% off the total bounty.

      3. Sergeants and higher have the ability to discount tickets at their discretion.

   5. If a mistake has been made while adding charges, and it is noticed before the ticket is issued, the officer may manually adjust the ticket price to reflect the proper amount.

      1. If a ticket is accidentally issued for a higher amount than the actual bounty, that civilian must be pardoned and released.

      2. If a ticket is issued for a lower amount than the bounty then the civilian has a chance to pay the lower price. If they deny both lower price tickets, then they still go to jail for the full bounty price.

   6. If shots are fired in/around the HQ where processing is occurring, processing must cease until the threat is neutralized or not a factor.

   7. During the last 5 minutes before a restart, if an APD member is processing a wanted player they may continue to process said player even if shots are fired in the HQ area.

      1. The wanted player will need to be in a "Panic Room".

      2. If a person enters the "Panic Room" and begins firing then the processing must be stopped.

   8. APD Ticketing Guide

2. Jail

   1. When sending players to jail, officers must inform the suspect that they are being sent to jail.

   2. Patrol Officers and higher may send a player directly to jail if they are seen blatantly breaking server rules.

   3. If a player has a combined total of 15 or more Manslaughter, LEO Manslaughter, and Gang Homicide charges they are considered a serial killer.

      1. If a serial killer is found and restrained they may be sent directly to jail without a chance to pay any outstanding tickets.

   4. When a player has an "Escaping Jail" charge they MUST be sent straight to jail.

   5. If a player has the "Hostage Situation" charge they are considered a hostage taker.

      1. Hostage Takers may be sent directly to jail without a chance to pay any outstanding tickets.

3. Adding Charges

   1. Patrol Officers and higher are granted abilities to add charges to a suspect.

   2. The crimes must be witnessed by an officer in order to be added to their bounty.

4. Pardoning

   1. Corporals and higher have the ability to pardon players who have been added to the wanted list mistakenly, or have committed the acts in a justifiable manner.

      1. Players must notify the police via text message upon committing a justifiable offense.

   2. Other considerations may be used when pardoning a suspect. (e.g. desync kill, traffic accident, other glitches.)

[De Fuk 381]

54 minutes ago, G.O.A.T. said:

 

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1. 1. If shots are fired in/around the HQ where processing is occurring, processing must cease until the threat is neutralized or not a factor.

Good one Mr goat +1

[Theak 113]

nice i like the fto. i had said something about this along time ago.
i reapplied so lets see what happens

 

[proud 3731]

6 hours ago, G.O.A.T. said:

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1. 1. If shots are fired in/around the HQ where processing is occurring, processing must cease until the threat is neutralized or not a factor.

You just gave DB so much of an advantage.

[Guest G.O.A.T.]

4 hours ago, Proud said:

You just gave DB so much of an advantage.

This has always been a thing, just was never in the handbook. Also, if they’re shooting from 1km out and clearly not a threat, then you’re good to go. Those shots are not a factor.

[Corporal Moob 3316]

FTO? 

Chief Moob: "We should have a position between Sergeant and Corporal. We can use Bruhar as a test dummy, he trains well, but he's not ready for Sergeant yet."

Lieutenant GOAT: "This idea is TERRIBLE."

 

FF to now.

NIGGUH WHUT

[PoptartRex 3294]

19 minutes ago, Corporal_Moob said:

FTO? 

Chief Moob: "We should have a position between Sergeant and Corporal. We can use Bruhar as a test dummy, he trains well, but he's not ready for Sergeant yet."

Lieutenant GOAT: "This idea is TERRIBLE."

 

FF to now.

NIGGUH WHUT

 

14 hours ago, G.O.A.T. said:

•  FTO is a lateral progression of Corporal

Reading is hard Moob. 

[Guest G.O.A.T.]

21 minutes ago, Corporal_Moob said:

FTO? 

Chief Moob: "We should have a position between Sergeant and Corporal. We can use Bruhar as a test dummy, he trains well, but he's not ready for Sergeant yet."

Lieutenant GOAT: "This idea is TERRIBLE."

 

FF to now.

NIGGUH WHUT

[Corporal Moob 3316]

8 minutes ago, G.O.A.T. said:

Nigguh you dissin the labradorian?

That guy had the workrate of Peters Microwave.

11 minutes ago, TheCmdrRex said:

 

Reading is hard Moob. 

I stay with my original stance you wog. It's a rank between Corporal and Sergeant.

[silton 4245]

4 hours ago, G.O.A.T. said:

This has always been a thing, just was never in the handbook. Also, if they’re shooting from 1km out and clearly not a threat, then you’re good to go. Those shots are not a factor.

What if the 1km shots are killing cops or "accidentally" hitting detainees, is it a threat then?

[Guest G.O.A.T.]

1 minute ago, Silton said:

What if the 1km shots are killing cops or "accidentally" hitting detainees, is it a threat then?

I'd say that is a clear threat.

[Fedot 1158]

6 hours ago, G.O.A.T. said:

This has always been a thing, just was never in the handbook. Also, if they’re shooting from 1km out and clearly not a threat, then you’re good to go. Those shots are not a factor.

Nice addition.

[Moose 316]

@Corporal_Moob how is quitting Olympus going?

Also isn't wog basically the n-word in Ireland?

[John Wayne 572]

Moose it's about the same as all the staff/seniors. They play other games 90% of the time then pop on Olympus for 30 mins. 

[Corporal Moob 3316]

26 minutes ago, John Wayne said:

Moose it's about the same as all the staff/seniors. They play other games 90% of the time then pop on Olympus for 30 mins. 

John, you're a nog.

[Piner 115]

3 hours ago, Moose said:

@Corporal_Moob how is quitting Olympus going?

Also isn't wog basically the n-word in Ireland?

[King Lee 32]

On 10/9/2017 at 9:54 PM, Piner said:

Your not dead? 

[bigSMOKE 924]

Very nice update Ole Sir GOAT! I like very much, I will be sure to apply for this position and show my leadership VIA RP IN GAME, and even in teamspeak. Hopefully by writing this post it will increase my chances at SR APD as it is my all time life DREAM. I haven't left my house in 3 years because I've been planning and grinding for SR APD so much. THANK YOU!

[DeadPool 4375]

On 10/9/2017 at 1:14 AM, G.O.A.T. said:

If shots are fired in/around the HQ where processing is occurring, processing must cease until the threat is neutralized or not a factor.

is this related to this?

 

[Guest G.O.A.T.]

46 minutes ago, DeadPool said:

is this related to this?

 

Yes you necroposting monkey

[DeadPool 4375]

9 minutes ago, G.O.A.T. said:

Yes you necroposting monkey

Hey fuck you ok XD