Policies and Procedures
After consulting with experts in progressive policing reform and comparing against the most reform-minded policing policies and procedures nationwide, the Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD) developed the following policies and procedures to direct its day-to-day operations, incorporating feedback from Johns Hopkins faculty, staff, students, and community members.
In addition to the final policies, a disposition report detailing all comments received and adopted and an external report summarizing the policy development and feedback process are available online.
We are committed to improving our policies continuously, and policy development is an ongoing process. For this reason, we will be regularly reviewing and updating our policies. We continue to welcome your input and feedback via email to publicsafetyfeedback@jhu.edu or the JHPS feedback form, Contact Public Safety.
We remain dedicated to implementing policies that community advocates and leading experts have advanced in nationwide law enforcement reform efforts.
Final Policies
The JHPD policies are based on examples of 21st century best practices in public safety policy, identified through extensive benchmarking of university and municipal law enforcement agencies across the nation. Taken together, they represent a comprehensively progressive approach to policing that prioritizes equity, transparency, accountability, and community-based public safety strategies.
The policies were drafted to exceed the minimum requirements of the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Maryland, to align with the Community Safety and Strengthening Act (CSSA) and to fulfill the requirements of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Police Department.
Learn more about the source material considered in the creation of these policies here.
Conduct & Responsibility
- 101: Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles
- 102: Professional Ethics
- 103: Rules of Conduct
- 104: Personal Appearance
- 105: Personal Use of Social Media & Electronic Devices
- 106: Fair & Impartial Policing
- 107: Interactions with LGBTQ+ Individuals
- 109: Procedural Justice
- 110: Observation & Recording of Police Services
- 111: Duty to Intervene
Administrative Procedures
- 201: Authority, Department Organization & Command
- 202: Written Directive System
- 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
- 302: Recruitment & Selection
- 303: Background Investigations
- 305: Training & Professional Development
- 306: Field Training & Evaluation Program
- 312: Awards
- 313: Secondary Employment
- 350: Complaints Against Police Personnel
- 351: Nonpunitive Corrective Action
- 352: Expedited Resolution of Minor Violations
- 354: Civilian Review Board Complaint Procedures
- 355: Early Intervention Program
Operational Procedures
- 401: De-Escalation
- 402: Use of Force
- 403: Authorized Defensive Weapons
- 404: Patrol Rifle
- 405: Conducted Energy Weapon
- 406: Special Impact Weapon
- 407: Use of Force Reporting, Review & Assessment
- 408: Performance Review Board
- 409: Field Interviews, Investigative Stops & Pat-Downs
- 410: Foot Pursuits
- 411: Search & Seizure
- 412: Custody, Transport & Processing
- 413: Diplomatic Immunity
- 414: Noncitizen Interactions
- 415: Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions
- 416: Behavioral Health Crisis Dispatch
- 417: Emergency Medical Examination & Assistance
- 418: Behavioral Threat Assessment
- 420: Domestic Violence, Stalking & Harassment
- 421: Court Orders of Protection
- 422: Victim & Witness Assistance
- 423: Arrest Warrants, Attachments and Criminal Process
- 424: Arrests & Alternatives to Arrest
- 425: Community Policing & Problem Solving
- 426: Interactions with Youth
- 427: Patrol Operations
- 429: Police Radio Communications
- 430: Animal Complaints
- 431: Administration of Nasal Naloxone
- 432: Automated External Defibrillators
- 433: Body-Worn Cameras
- 434: Language Access Services
- 435: Communicating with Persons Who Are Hearing Impaired
- 438: In-Car Camera System
- 439: Automated License Plate Reader
- 440: Emergency Driving
- 441: Vehicle Pursuits
- 442: Traffic Control & Enforcement
- 443: Collision Investigations
- 444: Driving Impaired & Under the Influence
- 445: Assistance to Roadway Users
- 446: Vehicle Towing & Storage
- 447: Parking Enforcement
- 460: Criminal Investigations
- 461: Custodial Interrogations
- 462: Eyewitness Identification
- 463: Exculpatory & Incriminating Evidence
- 464: Missing Persons Investigations
- 465: Response to Crimes of Sexual Violence
- 466: Hate & Bias Incident Investigations
- 467: Evidence Collection & Preservation
- 470: Field Reporting System
- 480: Critical Incident Response & Management
- 481: Active Assailant Response
- 486: Assemblies, Demonstrations & Disruption of Campus Activities
Policies Disposition Report
This policies disposition report details all community feedback received on the draft policies during the public comment period, including more than 800 unique comments and questions, and specifies how each comment was addressed.
External 21CP Report
Drafted by outside experts 21st Century Policing Solutions, this report describes the policy development process, summarizes the sharing and socialization of the draft policy manual, provides an overview of the public feedback, and synthesizes the major themes of the community’s input and feedback.
