Other debates have centered on the right of towns to set their own rules within departmental guidelines and the use of deed restrictions.

Schools generally set admissions criteria and design the programme based on local needs in accordance with departmental guidelines.

But the Commissioner stopped short of saying that the two officers violated departmental guidelines.

Their refusal was despite a preliminary finding that the shooting was within departmental guidelines.

But Mr. Bratton said the shooting was within departmental guidelines.

One officer admitted firing warning shots, in violation of departmental guidelines.

This violated departmental guidelines, which require that calls specify the exact same incident in order to be considered duplicated.

Paul J. Browne, a police spokesman, said the shooting appeared "to be within departmental guidelines."

He said the police were investigating whether the officers had been following departmental guidelines for high-speed chases.

But, she added, she had received no information to indicate that the shooting departed from departmental guidelines.