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Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 6 Lexington Police Department Subject: Line Inspections Policy Number: 53A Accreditation Standards: Reference: None Effective Date: 12/1/11  New  Revised Revision Dates: 1/24/19 By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES The Chief of Police is responsible for managing, directing and controlling the daily affairs of the Lexington Police Department. Through the dissemination of policy, procedures and other written and oral directives, Department employees will receive guidance in the proper performance of their duties and responsibilities. A formalized inspection process shall also be established in order to evaluate how well the Department is accomplishing its goals and objectives. Through the inspection process, designated personnel will regularly examine every aspect of the Department. Current and timely information will be obtained on the status and condition of Department personnel, property, equipment, facilities, activities and procedures. Deficiencies will be identified and corrective action will be taken. The inspection process will also highlight the positive and successful aspects of Department activities, procedures, and programs. A line inspection is the ongoing every day process of observation and review, conducted by the first-line supervisor or others directly responsible for the particular function or activity being inspected. Line inspections are conducted by persons with the authority to require immediate corrective action. Line inspections differ from staff inspections in that a staff inspection is the process of detailed observation and analysis of Department components, procedures and practices. See Department policy 53B – Staff Inspections. It shall be the policy of the Lexington Police Department to conduct regular line inspections to ensure employees are adhering to policy, procedures, rules and regulations. • Line Inspection: The act of conducting continual daily reviews of the personnel, equipment and facilities by each supervisor for the areas under their control within the police department.