Submit Feedback on Draft Policies
Johns Hopkins is committed to adopting, incorporating, or otherwise reflecting recommended changes and feedback in the final version of policies that are aligned with JHU values and commitments, permissible within legal parameters, and supported by national best practices for community policing and public safety.
These draft policies are based on examples of 21st-century best practices in public safety policy. In developing the draft policies, Johns Hopkins consulted extensively with outside experts in progressive policing and benchmarked against the most reform-minded policing policies nationwide.
Both tranches of draft policies have been shared with the JH Accountability Board for its input and are available below for your review. The first tranche was published on September 21, and its 60-day public comment period concluded on November 20. We extended the deadline by 30 days through December 20. The second tranche was published on November 30, and its 60-day public comment period concluded on January 29.
When reviewing draft policies, please consider the following questions when submitting feedback:
- Is this policy consistent with the values and needs of the community?
- Does this policy help JHPD safely carry out its stated mission?
- Is this policy understandable? Are there any points that need clarification?
- Is there anything that needs to be addressed in this policy that isn’t currently reflected in the draft?
Mirroring the process following the Memorandum of Understanding, a report capturing all feedback received throughout this process and sharing if or how feedback was incorporated will be posted online after policies are finalized.
Draft Policies
First Tranche
(Posted September 21; Public Comment Period Closed December 20)
Conduct & Responsibility
- 101: Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles
- 102: Professional Ethics
- 103: Rules of Conduct
- 106: Fair & Impartial Policing
- 107: Interactions with LGBTQ+ Individuals
- 109: Procedural Justice
- 110: Observation & Recording of Police Services
- 111: Duty to Intervene
Administrative Procedures
Personnel Procedures
- 302: Recruitment & Selection
- 303: Background Investigations
- 350: Complaints Against Police Personnel
- 352: Expedited Resolution of Minor Misconduct
- 353: Disciplinary Matrix
- 354: Civilian Review Board Complaint Procedures
Operational Procedures
- 401: De-Escalation
- 402: Use of Force
- 403: Authorized Defensive Weapons
- 404: Patrol Rifle
- 405: Conducted Electric Weapon
- 406: Special Impact Weapon
- 407: Use of Force Review, Assessment & Investigation
- 408: Performance Review Board
- 409: Field Interviews, Investigative Stops & Pat-Downs
- 410: Foot Pursuits
- 411: Search & Seizure
- 412: Custody, Transport & Processing
- 414: Non-Citizen Interactions
- 415: Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions
- 416: Behavioral Health Crisis Dispatch
- 417: Emergency Medical Examination & Assistance
- 420: Domestic Violence
- 423: Arrest Warrants, Attachments and Criminal Process
- 424: Arrests & Alternatives to Arrest
- 425: Community Policing & Problem Solving
- 426: Interactions with Youth
- 433: Body-Worn Cameras
- 440: Emergency Driving
- 441: Vehicle Pursuits
- 442: Traffic Control & Enforcement
- 460: Criminal Investigation
- 461: Custodial Interrogation
- 462: Eye Witness Identification
- 463: Exculpatory & Incriminating Evidence
- 465: Response to Crimes of Sexual Violence
- 466: Hate & Bias Incident Investigations
- 486: Assemblies, Demonstrations & Disruption of Campus Activities
Second Tranche
(Posted November 30; Public Comment Period Closes January 29)
Conduct & Responsibility
Administrative Procedures
- 201: Authority, Department Organization & Command
- 203: Forms Control
- 205: Accreditation Management
- 206: Fiscal Management
- 208: Uniforms & Equipment
- 209: Fleet Management
- 210: Records Management
- 221: Media Communications
- 222: Clery Act Compliance
- 230: Criminal Justice Information Systems
Personnel Procedures
- 301: Personnel Management
- 305: Training & Professional Development
- 306: Field Training & Evaluation Program
- 312: Awards
- 313: Secondary Employment
- 351: Non-Punitive Corrective Action
- 355: Early Intervention Program
Operational Procedures
- 413: Diplomatic Immunity
- 418: Behavioral Threat Assessment
- 421: Court Orders for Protection
- 422: Victim & Witness Assistance
- 427: Patrol Operations
- 429: Police Radio Communications
- 430: Animal Complaints
- 431: Administration of Nasal Naloxone
- 432: Automated External Defibrillators
- 434: Language Access Services
- 435: Communicating with Hearing Impaired Persons
- 438: In-Car Camera System
- 439: Automated License Plate Reader
- 443: Collision Investigations
- 444: Driving Impaired & Under the Influence
- 445: Assistance to Roadway Users
- 446: Vehicle Towing & Storage
- 447: Parking Enforcement
- 464: Missing Persons Investigations
- 467: Evidence Collection & Preservation
- 470: Field Reporting System
- 480: Critical Incident Response & Management
- 481: Active Assailant Response
Comments on JHPD Draft Policies
Even though the public comment process has concluded, we will regularly review and update policies and welcome your feedback via email (publicsafetyfeedback@jhu.edu) or the JHPS feedback form, Contact Public Safety. A future report will include all feedback received during the public comment period.
