Triangle - Working with the Police

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Working with the Police

Do:

Cooperate
Listen to what their concerns are and their suggestions for correcting the situation. Respond in a civil manner. Be calm, responsible, and rational.

Deal with them immediately
Have a responsible individual address them as soon as possible.

Have a chapter officer present at the door
This reduces difficulties, especially those that may arise between sponsoring houses. Police officers prefer working with chapter officers who have control over the social function.

Be sober
Both the chapter officer and the party monitors should be sober to handle problems that may arise and to be able to respond accordingly.

Take responsibility
Monitor your own parties. Handle potential problems before the police get involved.

Establish a working relationship with police officers
If a situation does arise, the police officer does know who to ask for.

Don't:

Mouth off
Quite possibly the biggest irritant to police officers.

Shut the door in their face
Quite possibly the second biggest irritant to police officers. This gives cause for alarm, indicating that something that should not be going on is.

Congregate at the Entrance
Not only does this increase the apparent size of a party, it makes the job of those trying to monitor the party more difficult.

Deny responsibility
If it is happening in your house, you will in all likelihood be held responsible.

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