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Newport News Police Department
3. New and revised directives are made available to subject matter experts, applicable supervisors and
command staff.
a. Command staff review policies and procedures (ADM & OPS). Unless authorized by the Chief of
Police, this review is conducted during a policy review meeting.
b. Standard operating procedures (SOP, COM, ACDMY) and training program manuals (TPM) are
reviewed by the affected precinct/division commander, or designee.
4. Approval [12.2.1(b,c,i)]
a. Except for training bulletins and internal memoranda, written directives are submitted to the
Chief of Police, through the Planning & Research Office’s chain of command for review and
signature. Once the Chief of Police approves and signs the directive, they are returned to the
Planning & Research Office for publication.
b. Training bulletins are subject to a review process established by the Assistant Chief of
Administrative Services.
c. Internal memoranda are subject to the review process established by the Assistant Chief over the
supervisor’s chain of command.
D. Publication, Distribution and Storage of Written Directives
1. Written directives are stored in and distributed through PowerPolicy, the department’s authorized
policy management system. Copies of directives are stored in a folder on the department’s network
and accessible to all employees as a back-up. [12.2.2(b)]
2. Only one version of any written directive is authorized at any given time. Employees will use the most
recent publication of any written directive, as found in PowerPolicy.
3. Distribution to affected personnel occurs upon publication in PowerPolicy. Personnel must
acknowledge their receipt of directives in PowerPolicy, by the assigned due date. Supervisors are
responsible for ensuring that their employees are logging into PowerPolicy, reviewing and
acknowledging receipt of assignment directives by the established due date. [12.2.2 (a,c)]
4. Upon publication, the previous version of a written directive is archived in PowerPolicy and
maintained with all associated personnel acknowledgements, indefinitely. [12.2.1(d)]
E. Written Directive Training
1. In-Person Review & Training
a. When new and revised directives are published, supervisors are expected to review each one and
identify significant changes to policy, guidelines or procedures. Supervisors should determine if
significant changes warrant an in in person review with affected personnel in addition to the
electronic acknowledgement to ensure significant changes are understood.
b. At times, a new or revised directive may require an in person review during shift briefings or unit
meetings (see OPS-210 Shift Briefing Methods). When notified about this requirement,
supervisors are expected to conduct the review before the acknowledgement due date.
Supervisors must document this training on NNPD Form #44 Directive Review Verification and
submit it to the Planning & Research Office.
c. Supervisors may use Form #44 to document non-mandatory policy reviews during shift briefings
and remedial training reviews.
d. Training activities overseen by the Newport News Training Academy will conform with current
published directives applicable to the topic. This includes basic recruit and in-service training.
All general and specialized instructors responsible for teaching an affected topic will review and
revise the lesson plan to ensure it conforms to current directives (ACDMY 4.1 Lesson Plans).
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