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The “just occurred” CHARLIE-level Determinant Codes are no longer optional and must be given assignments in the Admin Utility. In PPDS v7.0, there are two primary changes. Obtaining specific information such as the author’s screen name, actual name, phone number, or other details can be important for These changes were created in the v6.4 protocol and were needed to provide coding of low-level (non-face-to-face) incidents of threats or harassment for the OMEGA-eligible Determinant Codes of PPDS.Īn Axiom added to PPDS v6.4 addresses the fluid nature of social media: Posts of social media threats may be short-lived and deleted by the author. texting) and social media (general posts or those specific to an individual) are “now much better addressed in the protocol,” Warner said. “While this worked, it didn’t provide flexibility in the protocol to allow specific logic-driven questions or instructions based on how the incident took place,” Warner said. Historically, Protocol 119 was tailored with generic descriptors (THREAT, HARASSMENT) and indicators (suspect never on scene or suspect unknown), according to Dave Warner, International Academies of Emergency Dispatch ® (IAED ™), Police Protocol, Academics, and Standards Associate.

The Justice Department recommends, “If you are in immediate danger, call 911. Contact your local police department to report stalking and stalking-related incidents and/or threats.” 4 To assist these callers, PPDS Protocol 119 provides Determinant Codes, Key Question sequences, and Post-Dispatch Instructions to support recurring and “just occurred” incidents and to address phone threats/harassment and social media threats/harassment. These actions can range from the extreme of recurrent intrusive behavior that is not welcomed by the victims and causes a sense of fear because it embodies implicit or explicit threats, to an impulsive engagement in knowingly and surreptitiously monitoring others’ social media profiles. The unwelcome actions of harassment and stalking are considered the dark side of social media. To get a stalking injunction in Utah, for example, a person must show that the stalker has followed, threatened, or confronted them at least two times in a way that “would cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress or to be afraid for the person’s own safety or the safety of someone else.” 2Ī threat is defined in PPDS as a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action, whether in person or by electronic means (e.g., blackmail, extortion, or intimidation). Territories, and the Federal government, although legal definitions differ. Stalking in person or virtually (cyberstalking) is a crime under the laws of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Stalking is defined in PPDS as the crime of willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following or harassing another and making threats intended to make the person fear for their safety.

Harassment is governed by state laws. Social media harassment is characterized by online bullying and refers to the use of the internet to stalk, intimidate, harm, or disgrace someone.

Making a phone call/text without the purpose of legitimate communication or making repeated calls/texts anonymously, at extremely inconvenient hours, or in offensively coarse language.Insulting, taunting, or challenging another in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response, whether in person or by electronic means.The advent of social media, tracking technology, and texting moves unwanted and fear-provoking actions against an individual or group along a continuum from an actual place to a place with or without precise location.

Police Priority Dispatch System ™ (PPDS ®) Protocol 119: Harassment/Stalking/Threat has evolved with the changing times.