Answer:
Purpose
It is the policy of the Madison Police Department (MPD) that field interrogations will be conducted in a manner
which not only promotes public safety and safeguards law enforcement officers from harm, but also holds
invasions of personal rights and privacy to a minimum.
Procedure
STOPS
A “stop” is the temporary detention of a person for investigation. A “stop” occurs whenever an officer uses their
authority to make a person halt, or to keep a person in a certain place, or to compel a person to perform some
act. If a person is under a reasonable impression that they are not free to leave or ignore the officer’s
presence, a “stop” has occurred
