HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-10 - Regional Career Criminal Apprehension ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 92 -10
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE ORANGE COAST
REGIONAL CAREER CRIMINAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach desires to
• undertake a certain project designated Career Criminal Apprehension
Program, administered by the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (hereafter
referred to as OCJP).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Arb Campbell, Chief of
Police of the City of Newport Beach, is authorized on its behalf to submit
the attached proposal to OCJP and is authorized to execute on behalf of the
City Council the attached Grant Award Agreement including any extensions
or amendments thereof.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
applicant agrees to provide all
matching
funds required for
said project
(including any amendment
thereof) under the Program and
the funding
terms and conditions of OCJP
and that
the cash match will be
appropriated
as required.
IT IS AGREED that any liability arising out of the performance of this
Grant Award Agreement, including civil court actions for damages, shall be
the responsibility of the grant recipient and the authorizing agency. The
State of California and OCJP disclaim responsibility for any such liability.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received hereunder shall
not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body.
ADOPTED THIS 13th day of January 1992.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY A ORNEY
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ORANGE COAST REGIONAL
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DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
INTRODUCTION:
Over the past four months police representatives from Costa Mesa, Fountain Val-
ley, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Seal Beach and Westminster have
held meetings to discuss the development of a regional program called PROACT
(Proactive Resource Organization Against Crime Through Technology). Grant
-money is available to assist in the creation of the program through the Office Of
Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP). The grant title is the Career Criminal Appre-
hension Program (C -CAP). Representatives from the seven police agencies have
agreed that implementation of the C -CAP Program would improve their ability to
provide the best available law enforcement service to their communities.
This report consists of four sections and five appendices.
Section I defines the problem. Section II provides background information on crime
analysis. Section III defines the parameters of PROACT. The fourth and last section
presents the technical aspects of the grant.
Program costs are located in Appendix A, crime and population statistics in Appen-
dix B, Agreements in Appendix C, CAU products in Appendix D and the Organiza-
tion Chart in Appendix E.
I PROBLEM STATEMENT
The service areas for the proposed Orange Coast PROACT are the cities of Hunting-
ton Beach which has a population of 191,000, Costa Mesa with a population of
94,700, Fountain Valley with a population of 56,400, Newport Beach with a popula-
tion of 70,200, Seal Beach with a population of 27,350, Westminster with a popula-
tion of 78,118 and Irvine with a population of 102,400. This represent a total re-
gional population of approximately 625,000 with a prgjected population of 672,000
by 1995 (See Appendix B). This demographic area is served by 821 sworn officers,
or 1.3 officers per thousand population. The crime rate for the region has an aver-
age of 2302.1 Part One crimes per 100,000 population.
All of the cities in the region are primarily bedroom communities with very low
officer -to- population ratios. If a large number of the on -duty personnel are dedi-
cated to traffic and crowd control only a small portion of the \Vt7l,
operational personnel is available for proactive crime focused ac`
Uwe were to assume that the total time listed as "patrol time" is
for proactive crime suppression, then the data used to make thos
decisions is of prime importance.
At this time most patrol decisions are based on information provided by
investigation personnel, communications logs, memos from investigation,
intuition and word of mouth sources. Much of the data being gathered for crime
analysis purposes is not being directed to operational personnel in a readable,
timely manner to assist them in making day - to-day operational decisions.
The problems faced by any single agency in getting effective information to their
operational personnel is a small part of the larger problem. In a highly mobile
society with multiple agencies sharing common borders, there is a need to transmit
effective and timely information to the operational personnel in every agency that
may benefit from that information. There are many examples of criminals attacking
multiple jurisdictions. One of the more recent examples is the "ENVELOPE BAN-
DIT" who committed thirty five armed robberies in fourteen jurisdictions over a five
month period.
In most cases information is shared between agencies through area -wide radio
broadcasts and communications between detective bureaus, by investigators. In
either case the information is not received by the majority of the operational per-
sonnel. With improved data collection capabilities directed toward crime trend
analysis and the ability to quickly communicate information, the problem- solving
and decision - making skills of all police personnel will improve.
U CRIME ANALYSIS THEORY
Index Crimes that would be most effected by effective crime analysis are theft
related crimes; grand theft, grand then auto, and burglary. Other crimes where
crime analysis would be effective are serial crimes, including robbery, murder and
sex crimes. Ninety four percent of all crimes have the potential of being reduced by
effective crime analysis.
For crime analysis to be effective, the CAU should have a direct relationship with
patrol and be able to develop statistical information, forecast crime patterns, de-
velop target profile analysis for various criminals, and help provide investigative
leads. This requires that all available data be constantly updated. This includes the
following data: full crime report M.O. information, parolee information, FI cards,
citation information, arrest data, and other crime and criminal related data.
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The CAU should have constant input and feedback from police
practitioners. The operational personnel should view the CAU as a
tool. The priorities for the CAU are as follows: 1L
1. Tactical \
2. Strategic
3. Administrative
The primary administrative responsibility would be to provide data for deployment
and budgeting.
In order that the data be effective it must be constantly scrutinized by a trained
staff and all personnel must be trained in the use of the data. The data must be
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The information would provide specific crime trend information to permit the best
possible decisions on deployment of personnel and strategy. A practical example of
how a Regional Crime Analysis Unit would be effective can be found in the current
and projected auto theft problem. Population and Part 1 Crime projections were
developed for the next five years (See Appendix B). These projections show that
auto theft is the fastest rising crime in the region. At the same time most jurisdic-
tions only recover a small percentage of their own stolen cars. A regional crime
analysis unit would effectively track the locations where cars are recovered, regard-
less of city. This information would provide important keys to the identity of the
auto thief.
Crime Analysis Unit personnel could also be used to develop strategies for handling
and implementing potential regional problems. One example that comes to mind is
a digital mass field booking procedure for mutual aid riot arrests.
The required data are currently available and the technology is also available to
process this data If we could put together three primary ingredients, trained ana-
lyst, data, and technology we could accomplish the goal of effective crime analysis.
III PROOACT
The following is a hypothetical look at crime analysis of the future though the
ability to accomplish it is here today.
The PROACT Output Theory: A New Method of Briefing Police Personnel
Traditionally, statistical data has been disseminated through text - based, chart and
graph - laden, technically overwhelming writings. Although this information is dry
by its nature, it no longer need be uninteresting. The PROACT Output Theory is
based on trenda in marketing, entertainment and sales in the use of Multimedia
platforms for information sharing.
Simply stated, Multimedia refers to the use of multiple forms of ,
media (sound, pictures, teat, video, music, voice, etc.) combined to �
enhance audience interest, thus improving understanding and inter-
pretation of the information provided. Technological advances in personal �®
computers has been instrumental in the development of this method of
delivery in the late 1980's and now in the 90's. Computers have been used
extensively in the motion picture industry for all manners of special effects
processing and even setting simulations. Computer animation has now out -paced
conventional animation methods in almost every forum. The PR.OACT Output
Theory is to use this innovative tool to focus patrol resources on real problems.
Based on the dictates of the Office of Criminal Justice Planning's (OCJP) grant
guidelines, best results are obtained with daily, weekly and monthly output from a
CCAP and Crime Analysis Unit. Newsletters, Parolee Profiles, Serious Habitual
Offender (SHO) Information, and Career Criminal data and trend information are
just a few things that can be presented in a variety of forms to enhance officers'
knowledge while bolstering their productivity through targeted efforts. New meth-
ods includes computer generated presentations, including video and still video
pictures, voice, music and text, as well as colorful and meaningful charts, maps and
information. By making the information relevant and interesting, comprehension
and interpretation should improve.
Training and equipment requirements of such an undertaking are substantial, but
the rewards can be the most promising opportunity to complete the basic mission of
every law enforcement agency, suppression of crimes and apprehension of offend-
ers. PR.OACT will provide area maps and reporting district maps showing crime by
area and time of day as well as crime trend projections, all based on real time data.
These maps would be produced as hard copy hand -outs, or projected on a screen.
Photographs of known offenders could be scanned into the computer system, or
photos could be taken in the field by cameras that produce a computer image. All
mug photos could be likewise stored and become immediately available. Photos
could be modified by computer overlays for glasses, facial hair and hairstyle
changes.
IV OCJP C -CAP Grant
It is anticipated that the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP) will be sending
out Requests For Proposals in October, 1991. The anticipated deadline for grant
proposals will be in early December of 1991. The decision to fund a proposal is
expected to be in January, 1992. Grant recipients will then have approximately four
months to establish a long range plan. Funding will be in July of 1992.
The C -CAP grant is designed to provide funding to establish a
four year program to enhance the ability of local law enforcement to
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capture and prosecute repeat offenders. C -CAP is a four year
program with four one -year phases. The first phase is the develop-
ment of a Crime Analysis Unit (CAU). The CAU has the responsibility
to develop data for the use of patrol and investigations. The second year��
of the grant is to develop Managed Patrol Operations (MPO). MPO relates a�
to the changes and modifications necessary in patrol to get maximum benefit
from the CAU. The next phase is Management of Criminal Investigation (MCI).
The last year is for evaluation and further development and to prepare for continu-
ation of the program after grant funding.
The distribution of grant money requires grant participants to provide matching
funds. OCJP provides 90% of the grant funds the first year, 85% the second year,
65% the-third year and 50% the last year. This is not in reality a four year grant,
but a four year program made up of four one year grants.
For the purpose of obtaining the grant funds the City of Huntington Beach will be
the host agency. All financial audits and hiring procedures will follow the City of
Huntington Beach guidelines.
Policy for the grant project will be set by an "Executive Committee" made up of the
seven chiefs of police from the member agencies. The members of the Executive
Committee will elect one of their members as the "Project Director ". Day -to-day
management of the grant will be directed by a sworn supervisor selected by the
executive committee. The chief of police from each city will also appoint a liaison
person to sit on a law enforcement advisory committee. The purpose of the advisory
committee is to provide liaison between the CAU and their agency and to provide
input to solve day -to-day operational problems.
The actual management of the CAU will be the responsibility of a full time man-
ager. The CAU manager will be hired from the grant funds. The grant funds will
also be used to hire all CAU personnel. Projected personnel costs are located in
Appendix A.
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ORANGE COAST .JZGIONAL CAREER CRIMINAL APPREHENSION
PROGRAM
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
PURPOSE
The purpose
of this document is
to formalize and
certify, in written form,
that the City
of Newport Beach
will participate
in and support a state
grant- funded initiative entitled the
"Orange Coast
Regional Career Criminal
Apprehension
Program" (CLAP).
That program
will facilitate an inter-
agency effort
to identify and apprehend
chronic
offenders whose prolific
• criminal behavior engenders widespread victimization throughout our
community.
TERM
The term of this agreement is July 1, 1992 through June 30, 1993.
Subsequent agreements are anticipated for each successive program year.
It is acknowledged that this agreement does not bind any party to
participation beyond the term of this agreement. However, it is
emphasized that the CCAP program should be considered a long -term
investment in the improvement of regional law enforcement. If future
evaluations of the program confirm its merit, its continuation in
subsequent grant terms (as well after the expiration of grant funding)
should be supported.
PLANNING
The parties to this agreement will participate in the development of a
"Long Range Plan ", the purpose of which will be to define the nature and
extent of CCAP services and products, and to assure that such services and
products are timely, pertinent, and useful in improving the efficiency and
economy of all the law enforcement agencies involved in the project.
OPERATION
The City of Huntington Beach will take responsibility for submitting the
grant proposal to the Office of Criminal Justice Planning. The City of
Huntington Beach will also facilitate the development of the program's
advisory committees and act as "host" for the purpose of grant
development and documentation. The Cities of Seal Beach, Westminster,
Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Irvine
will facilitate the program by providing pertinent law enforcement data to
the program for analysis, and by incorporating the program's product in
the planning and execution of Police Department operations.
All participating cities will support the development and staffing of a
centrally located Crime Analysis Unit.
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EVALUATION
The CCAP program will be subject to on -going monitoring and review by
the Executive Advisory Committee made up of the participating cities
chiefs of police. A recommendation regarding the continuation of the
program at the end of each grant funding phase will be provided by that
organization. In addition, the program will be subject to an independent
evaluation prior to the completion of the final eighteen months of state
funding. The selection of the evaluator, as well as the valuation
methodology to be employed, will be subject to the approval of the
Executive Advisory Committee.
• TERMINATION
It is emphasized
that
the CCAP program will
require a binding contract
between the State
and
the City of Huntington Beach (which will receive the
grant funds and
act as the program's "host ").
The term of that contract
corresponds to
the
term of this agreement.
Withdrawal from the
agreement during
the
"grant year" is, therefore,
discouraged.
FINANCING
The majority of CCAP funding
forty -two months of operation.
however, required during each
provided by each jurisdiction
total population of the service
each participating city is listed
APPROVED AND SIGNED
will be provided by the State for the first
A local government funding "match" is,
grant phase. A share of this match will be
on the basis of its population ratio to the
area. The estimated amount required from
in appendix A.
Executed on this _day of � �� 1992.
as to Form
Attorney
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City Manager
City of Newport Beach
ORANGE COAST REG_�NAL CAREER CRIMINAL APPR&...NSION PROGRAM
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE & LISTED POLICE AGENCIES
OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
This Operational Agreement stands as evidence that the Orange
County District Attorney's Office intends to work together with the
Costa Mesa Police Department, Irvine Police Department, Fountain
Valley Police Department, Westminster Police Department, Seal Beach
Police Department, Newport Beach Police Department and the
Huntington Beach Police Department towards the mutual goal of
incapacitating through apprehension and prosecution "Career
Criminals ". Career criminals are that group of criminal offenders
who, through lifestyles of prolific crime, victimize the community
• far in excess of what their proportion to the population would
otherwise indicate. The term "career criminal" as used in this
agreement is dissimilar to the definition of "career criminal" that
governs the District Attorney's grant. It is understood that the
District Attorney's (grant funde vertical prosecution unit will
not be governed by, nor be er any prosecutorial obligations
persuant to this grant.
Specifically, the undersigned agree to the following:
1. PROGRAM APPLICATION. The Cities of Huntington Beach, Seal
Beach, Westminster, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Newport Beach and
Irvine have applied to the State Office of Criminal Justice
Planning for funding to support a grant program entitled "PROACT ".
The purpose of that program is to facilitate an interagency effort
to identify, apprehend, and successfully prosecute chronic
offenders whose prolific criminal lifestyle engenders widespread
victimization throughout our community. The undersigned endorse
and support this application.
2. PLANNING PHASE. The member law enforcement agencies will
conduct a planning phase in connection with the above mentioned
project. The purpose of that planning phase will be to examine the
data collection and analysis requirements needed in connection with
the establishment and operation of a crime analysis unit, and the
application of that unit's products to both patrol operations and
criminal investigations. The main objective of the planning phase
will be to assure that crime analysis products and services are ("
available, timely, pertinent, and useful to all member lawA
enforcement agencies and the product is available to any other law
enforcement agency in the county. The undersigned hereby agree
that their agencies will participate in and support this planning
effort. 1
3. IDENTIFICATION AND HANDLING OF CAREER CRIMINAL CASES. Central
to the success of the program is the ability of the criminal
justice system agencies to identify, apprehend, prosecute, and
cause the long term incarceration of career criminals. The
undersigned hereby agree to develop a uniform county -wide career
criminal standard (definition), as well as procedures which assure
the adequate documentation and preparation of career criminal cases
that are referred for prosecution. The undersigned law enforcement
agencies agree that such documentation and preparation will
substantially exceed the standard generally used for most non-
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career criminal cases. The District Attorney's Office agrees that
case referrals which involve identified career criminals will be
vigorously prosecuted with the goal of persuading the court to
impose the most severe and just authorized sentence.
4. DATA AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE. The undersigned agree to
provide to the program's Crime Analysis Unit, through means to be
determined during the program's planning phase, such criminal
offense, incidence, and related data that may be necessary to
conduct crime analysis operations and produce crime analysis
products in a timely manner. The District Attorney's data and
• information exchange responsibilities are limited to that data and
information that is reasonably available from their existing case
tracking system. The PROACT Executive Advisory Committee, comprised
of the chiefs of police of the member agencies, agrees to
facilitate the timely distribution of the Crime Analysis products,
to all appropriate parties.
5. OPERATION OF THE CRIME ANALYSIS UNIT. The agencies represented
by the Executive Advisory Committee agree to facilitate, operate,
and maintain the Crime Analysis Unit in furtherance of this
program's objectives. The agencies represented by the Executive
Advisory Committee further agrees to allocate the resources
necessary to direct and manage the assigned staff and otherwise
assure the success of the program.
6. FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION. The- undersigned agree to facilitate
and provide periodic feedback, through procedures to be developed
during the planning phase, to help measure the effectiveness and
usefulness of the Crime Analysis Unit and its products. The
undersigned further agree to support and participate in those
formal evaluations deemed necessary by the state's funding agency
(the Office of Criminal justice Planning) and /or policy makers
within the local Criminal Justice System.
Executed this day of
MICHAEL CAPIZZI, District Attorney JAMES COOK, Police Chief
County of Orange Westminster Police Dept.
WILLIAM STEARNS, Police Chief
Seal Beach Police Department
ELVIN MIALI, Police Chief
Fountain Valley Police Department
RONALD LOWENBERG, Police Chief
Huntington Beach Police Dept.
ARB CAMPBELL, Police Chief
Newport Beach Police Dept.
LEO PEART, Police Chief
Irvine Police Department
DAVID SNOWDEN, Police Chief
Costa Mesa Police Department