Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Policy Manual

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) publishes its General Order Manuals, covering operations for the metropolitan Las Vegas/Clark County region including patrol, investigations, use of force, pursuits, special events, tourism security, and internal oversight. Given the unique demands of a major tourist destination, LVMPD policies emphasize rapid response, large-scale events, multi-agency operations, and detailed documentation of use of force and complaints.

For LVMPD promotion prep, structure your study plan around high-liability topics tied to the department’s context: use of force in high-turnover environments, pursuits in tourist traffic, large-scale event security, complaint investigation in high-visibility settings, and multi-agency coordination. Build scenario drills that mirror those environments (mass event, strip-area incident, interstate pursuit). Create supervisor checklists for each scenario: what the watch commander must do in the first 5 minutes, 30 minutes, and 2 hours after an incident.

Key LVMPD policy topics to focus on include:

- Use of Force & Officer-Involved Shootings – given high-visibility environment and multiple specialized units.
- Vehicle Pursuits & Resort-area Traffic – pursuit initiation, supervision, multi-jurisdictional coordination, large event fallback.
- Special Events & Crowd Management – policies around high-density tourism, large venues, concerts, sports, and nightlife incidents.
- Complaints, Internal Investigations & Supervisor Review – transparency demands, high public scrutiny, large-scale event investigation protocols.
- Documentation & Media/Community Transparency – rigorous reporting expectations, public release, and supervisory review of documentation.

Promotion candidates should translate each of these into watch-commander style scenarios rather than line officer calls.

In LVMPD promotional exams:

1. **Expect multi-layered scenarios.** Many items will combine operational, supervisory, and documentation components (e.g., pursuit + use of force + tourist victim + internal complaint).
2. **Focus on responsibility tiers.** Identify what officers, sergeants, lieutenants, and captains must do—especially under event-driven conditions.
3. **Build time-step drills.** For big events (concerts, sports games), practice the first 10 minutes, 1 hour, and 24-hour phases of police response, supervision, documentation, and review.
4. **Review event after-action expectations.** Many LVMPD policies emphasize post-event reviews, critiques, supervisor sign-offs, and corrective actions—these frequently show up in promotion criteria.