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IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award Program OCTOBER 2006 International Association of Chiefs of Police 515 North Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314-2357 Summary of the Top Twenty-Five Programs CONGRATULATIONS to these award recipients, as well as all entrants in this year’s program. The men and women who serve in these agencies are to be commended for their dedication and commitment to their community and profession. TABLE OF CONTENTS

2006 JUDGES ...... 1 DEPARTMENT New Delhi, India, PARIVARTAN ...... 10 INTRODUCTION ...... 2 EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT WINNERS El Paso, Texas, Human Trafficking Task Force ...... 10

BEAVERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT Beaverton, Oregon, Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention Program...... 3 El Paso, Texas, Multi-Agency Referral System (MARS) ...... 11

DISTRICT POLICE NALGONDA, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA EVERETT POLICE DEPARTMENT Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India, Project Aasara ...... 3 Everett, Washington, Crime Free Rental Housing Program ...... 11

ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE GULF BREEZE POLICE DEPARTMENT Westmount, Quebec, Canada, Aboriginal Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU)...... 4 Gulf Breeze, Florida, Volunteers on Patrol...... 12

FINALISTS LANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND ADULT CORRECTIONS Eugene, Oregon, Defendant & Offender Management Center: A Multi-Jurisdictional Project ...... 12 ANDHRA PRADESH STATE POLICE Andhra Pradesh, India, Family Counseling Centers ...... 5 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Lynwood, California, Florence Firestone Community Enhancement Team ...... 13 BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT Baltimore, Maryland, Community Safe Zone Project ...... 5 MONTGOMERY POLICE DEPARTMENT Montgomery, Alabama, The Digital Case File ...... 13 BROKEN ARROW POLICE DEPARTMENT Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Leadership Team ...... 6 POLICE Nagpur, , India, Networked/Online Police Complaint Registration MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT and Monitoring System ...... 14 Miami, Florida, Operation Difference ...... 7 PEEL REGIONAL POLICE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Brampton, Ontario, Canada, School Police Emergency Action Response (SPEAR) ...... 14 Columbus, Ohio, LifeStat 1.0 Strategic Goal ...... 7 PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU TORONTO POLICE SERVICE Portland, Oregon, Downtown Livability Project ...... 15 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Empowered Student Partnerships ...... 8 SUNNYVALE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT Sunnyvale, California, A Helmet for Every Child ...... 15 Washington, D.C., Operation Community Shield ...... 8 TORONTO POLICE SERVICE SEMIFINALISTS Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Project Centurion ...... 16

CITY OF MONTREAL POLICE DEPARTMENT LISTING OF ALL 2006 AWARD APPLICANTS ...... 17-23 Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Project Cyclops ...... 9 BUSINESS REPLY CARD FOR 2007 APPLICATION ...... back cover CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE CANADA Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Strategic Early Warning System for Organized and Serious Crime (SEWS) ...... 9 Visit our website at www.theiacp.org for detailed profiles of winners and finalists. 2006 JUDGES SHARING SUCCESSFUL SOLUTIONS

A special thanks to the judges in this year’s award competition for fostering the tradition of quality in QUALITY IN POLICE WORK is a critical factor in the well-being and safety of our communities. The law enforcement. IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement promotes and recognizes quality performance by agencies around the globe. The award is named for Chief of Police Webber S. Seavey, the IACP’s first president, who exemplified the dedication to the profession and problem-solving that his FIRST PANEL SECOND PANEL namesake has been established to honor. COMMISSIONER GWEN BONIFACE SERGEANT CECILE ALVAREZ Ontario Provincial Police Miami-Dade Police Department Most important, the IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award Program helps agencies exchange ideas and Orillia, Ontario, Canada Miami, Florida solutions so that others can learn and benefit. It is this sharing that is the ultimate goal of the award (2005 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Winner) program. To foster this exchange of solutions, program abstracts from the three winners, seven finalists CHIEF JAMES CRAZE and fifteen semifinalists appear on the following pages. There is also a project leader to contact for Greenbelt Police Department LIEUTENANT COSMO COSTA additional information. As a department determines it needs a new or different method to address a Greenbelt, Maryland New Rochelle Police Department New Rochelle, New York community problem, it can refer to this abstract book for additional ideas. DIRECTOR KRISTEN MAHONEY (2005 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Winner) If you are interested in entering next year’s program, please complete and return the business reply card Baltimore Police Department on the back cover of this book. It’s an opportunity to learn and compete with the best of the best. Grants Compliance Division CHIEF JACK O’DONNELL Baltimore, Maryland West Des Moines Police Department West Des Moines, Iowa CHIEF/DIRECTOR GARY MARGOLIS (2005 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Winner) University of Vermont Department of Police Services Burlington, Vermont

CHIEF STEPHEN WHITE Doylestown Township Police Department Doylestown, Pennsylvania

1 2 BEAVERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE

Beaverton, Oregon Westmount, Quebec, Canada

Chief of Police David G. Bishop Officer in Charge, Criminal Operations, Antoine Couture

Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention Program After analyzing calls for service, this department Aboriginal Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) When the Association of the identified a rapid increase in identity theft and fraud crimes within the community. In just four First Nations Chiefs of Police of Quebec requested the assistance of the Canadian years, reported fraud crimes had risen 54 percent. A planning committee outlined, organized government to combat organized crime, it was an opportunity for the RCMP to strengthen R R and developed a multi-faceted program to contain these crimes. A Special Enforcement Unit ties with their aboriginal policing partners. Based on analysis of contemporary history of E E exceeded $701,483 in loss prevention, made 494 fraud related arrests and recovered $33,170 policing aboriginal communities and an evaluation of the existing structures, an integrated during a two-year period. Two officers work with other agencies to investigate crimes with a N N unit was created. Since implementation, First Nations police officers have initiated or monetary value over $5,000. The department also partnered with a banking industry group to participated in seizures with a street value of over $300 million. In the initial organized N N solve a case involving more than $126,450. Patrol officers receive special training, and the I I crime investigation called Project Crystal, the unit mobilized 200 police officers and community is provided workshops, document shredding events and identity theft prevention arrested 46 members of a drug trafficking ring. A proactive approach facilitates intelligence literature at no cost. The department makes follow up phone calls and provides resources and W W assistance to identify theft and fraud victims. sharing and guides the unit’s steering committee in determining the best action for destabilizing criminal organizations. Project Leader: Chief David G. Bishop Phone: (503) 526-2264 · Fax: (503) 350-4021 Project Leader: Sergeant Larry Aitken Email: [email protected] Phone: (514) 631-8601 · Fax: (514) 631-2579 Email: [email protected] DISTRICT POLICE NALGONDA, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA

Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Director General of Police Sri. Swaranjit Sen, IPS

Project Aasara Andhra Pradesh had the unwanted distinction of being the largest source for women and sexual exploitation as well as having the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS infected “The Webber Seavey Award Program eliminates regional barriers and provides an opportunity children in the country. This anti-trafficking project in partnership with government and R non-government agencies sought to prevent organized human trafficking using a two-pronged to policing agencies around the globe to test their excellence in law enforcement.” E strategy to fight crime and institute rehabilitation. Among other measures, trafficking organizers are identified and prosecuted. Seventy-five cases were registered in one year, and N Superintendent Mahesh Bhagwat, District Police Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh, India sex workers received training for alternative sources of livelihood. A bridge school helps

N prevent second generation trafficking, while regular health checkups and advocacy help halt I HIV/AIDS. Since implementation, prostitution has been reduced by 90 percent in a prominent temple town Yadgirigutta, and the project has been taken as a pilot project to be W implemented in the entire state. Project Leader: Superintendent Mahesh Bhagwat, IPS Phone: (08682) 222304 · Fax: (08682) 222304 3 Email: [email protected] 4 ANDHRA PRADESH STATE POLICE BROKEN ARROW POLICE DEPARTMENT

Andhra Pradesh, India Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Inspector of Police Mohammed Tajuddin Ahmed Chief of Police Todd Wuestewald

Family Counseling Centers When this area of tribal district experienced an alarming rise Leadership Team After trying traditional management approaches, this department in deaths of women along with increased reports of violence against them, the police sought embarked on a shared leadership philosophy to address workforce morale issues. Two T T to identify the cause. Based on insights from meetings with intellectuals, religious heads and years after implementation, a quantitative survey, qualitative interviews and archival S S others, as well as a survey, this center was launched. The focus is to empower women in data show that the new management initiative dramatically improves employee I I solving family crises, prevent suicidal deaths and discourage violence against women. perceptions of work conditions, communications within the agency, labor management L L Initially, there was hesitancy to approach the center because the police were involved, but relations and overall workforce morale. Both hierarchical regression analysis and A A the sincere efforts and positive results overcame this reluctance. As many as 270 families qualitative employee interviews suggest a link between these improvements and the approached with diverse domestic problems for counseling, resulting in 84 separated implementation of shared leadership. Employee interview data consistently reflects N N I I couples being reunited. Reports of domestic violence, suicidal deaths and harassments by comments about happier employees producing better quality work and citizen surveys F F husbands/in-laws have dropped considerably. indicate increased satisfaction with police services.

Project Leader: Inspector Mohammed Tajuddin Ahmed Project Leader: Chief Todd Wuestewald Phone: 91-08736-220173 · Fax: 91-08736-257033 Phone: (918) 451-8404 · Fax: (918) 451-0979 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT

Baltimore, Maryland

Police Commissioner Leonard D. Hamm

Community Safe Zone Project This neighborhood stabilization strategy takes a holistic approach to prevent drug-related violence, restore community stability and promote police “With the ever-changing dynamics of law enforcement, it just makes sense to be part of

T community relations. There are five core components —redirection of non-residential a network of valuable resources. We are all facing similar community policing issues S traffic patterns, coordination of city resources, deployment of social service outreach teams, I organization of police sponsored community events, and implementation of a violence and encouraging dialogue among law enforcement professionals can benefit all of us.” L intervention program for high-risk juveniles. Acting as a catalyst, this initiative was able to

A eradicate patterns of violence and provide long-term stability in five distressed neighborhoods. Captain Brigette Charles, Ohio State Highway Patrol Since implementation, homicides and shooting incidents decreased by 86 percent compared N

I to the prior six-month period. The project has been implemented as a citywide best

F practices strategy.

Project Leader: Lieutenant Colonel John Skinner Phone: (410) 396-2363 · Fax: (410) 752-4970 Email: [email protected] 5 6 MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT TORONTO POLICE SERVICE

Miami, Florida Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Deputy Chief of Police Frank G. Fernandez Chief of Police William Blair

Operation Difference Although it had implemented a community policing initiative for Empowered Student Partnerships Toronto is heralded as one of the most diverse, drug enforcement, this department sought to create an even better, more effective solution. multicultural cities—making it a challenge to design and implement high impact programs T

A thorough analysis of the existing program and results indicated that some tactical T that are specific to community and divisional needs. That diversity was the impetus for this S adjustments could truly impact those communities still affected by drug sales and quality of life S initiative which has become Canada’s largest student-driven high school safety program. I issues. Rather than twice a month, it was determined that an operation once a month would I The goal is to increase reporting of crimes by young people, improve relationships between L yield greater results. The full force focuses on one community with major crime problems. L youth and police, promote inclusion of youth at risk into the school committees, create a A Results are tracked carefully and analyzed within days of each operation. A total of 1,277 A safer school environment and change the culture of the school. Thousands of the city’s felony and misdemeanor arrests were made during the year. Additionally, 3,000 summonses students have already taken leadership roles in their schools. As evidence of its success, the N N I and 300 citations were issued, and the city had its lowest murder rate in nearly 50 years. I program grew from only 19 schools to 120 in just four years and has been expanded to as F Project Leader: Lieutenant Joseph Schillaci F far away as Australia. Phone: (305) 579-6181 · Fax: (305) 579-6657 Project Leader: Sergeant Janet Sullivan Email: [email protected] Phone: (416) 808-7293 · Fax: (416) 808-7222 Email: [email protected]

OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT Columbus, Ohio Washington, D.C. Colonel Paul D. McClellan Chief of Staff Gary Lang

LifeStat 1.0 Strategic Goal The objective of this project is to achieve a fatality rate of Operation Community Shield Similar to the immigrant populations from which they draw 1 death per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in Ohio by the end of 2007. Local commanders their members, transnational street gangs are very mobile and highly adaptable and

T are accountable for results at the local level. Data evaluation, computerizing reports and

T maintain connections in their native countries. This presents a unique opportunity for ICE

S geo-mapping are used for trend identification and data analysis. The Patrol adds value by S to utilize its authorities when targeting the organizations. A national survey identified the I

making sure drivers know exactly why they were stopped. The Patrol already has achieved I threat, and field offices worked jointly with local gang enforcement entities to compile L

an estimated fatality rate of 1.18 per 100 million vehicle miles, which is well below the L information on gang activity. A strategy was developed to arrest, prosecute and ultimately

A national average. Resulting from this detailed commitment toward traffic fatality reduction, A remove alien gang members. Due to Operation Community Shield’s initial success in the Patrol also realized remarkable success in apprehending suspected drug dealers, car N targeting the MS-13 gang in six high-threat areas, ICE expanded the program to all ICE N

I thieves and other criminals, as well as making significant contributions toward homeland I field offices and to target all criminal street and prison gangs. Since inception, 3,500 gang

F security. Troopers recovered 625 stolen vehicles valued at more than $3.9 million during the F members and associates have been arrested. year, and seized illegal drugs valued at nearly $52 million. Project Leader: Director, Office of Investigations, Marcy Forman Project Leader: Captain Brigette Charles Phone: (202) 514-0078 · Fax: (202) 514-0051 Phone: (614) 466-8355 · Fax: (614) 752-6602 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 7 8 CITY OF MONTREAL POLICE DEPARTMENT DELHI POLICE DEPARTMENT

Montreal, Quebec, Canada New Delhi, India

Human Resources Coordinator Isabelle Shamlian Deputy Commissioner of Police Sagar Preet

Project Cyclops When conventional strategies didn’t solve the problem, angry residents PARIVARTAN This campaign is built on the premise that gender-based violence can be T

T changed, through the education of children, youth and adults at the community level. The T pointed out that the number of prostitutes and customers kept rising. This department took S S S an innovative approach to prevent prostitution and build a partnership with the community. goal is to prevent rape and domestic violence using a coordinated approach involving I I I Women Police Constables, parents, teachers, psychologists, sociologists, lawyers, students L L

L The multifaceted analysis includes door-to-door visits in targeted areas and participating in and others. Weeklong training sensitizes constables towards issues involving rape, domestic A A A meetings of the residents’ association. Individuals seen soliciting or harassing residents are violence and harassment in the workplace and provides counseling techniques. The N N

N observed and recorded, and then contacted and informed that such actions could be I I

I program includes pantomime shows, lectures on topics such as identification of potential considered a criminal infraction. Based on the project’s popularity, it was extended F F F sexual offenders and an intensive awareness campaign. During three months, the program I I I throughout the territory for 12 months a year. Results are remarkable. Since inception, 2,100 reached out to more than 110,000 people, and has now been started in 20 out of 198 beats

observation reports were processed, and the recidivism rate dropped below 1.6 percent. M M M in the district. E E E Project Leader: Commander Sylvain Lemay S

S Project Leader: Commissioner of Police Dr. K. K. Paul S Phone: (514) 280-0753 · Fax: (514) 280-0670 Phone: 91-11-23490201 · Fax: 91-11-23722052 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE CANADA EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada El Paso, Texas

Director General Sandra Conlin Special Projects – Sergeant Darwin Armitage

Strategic Early Warning System for Organized and Serious Crime (SEWS) This project is not Human Trafficking Task Force Using a multi-agency, collaborative effort, this task force T T like other crime pattern analysis, which looks at specific crime types. Rather this approach tackles the time-intensive investigations associated with modern-day slavery. Its objective is S S to identify, arrest and prosecute offenders of this crime as well as provide counseling for

focuses on emergent events and phenomena—whether local, national or international, I I victims. Training sessions help clarify the issue for call takers, and a training session on L L demographic, economic or technological—that could potentially alter the organized and trafficking is now included in the weeklong mandatory training for all sworn personnel. A A serious crime situation in Canada. Built upon well-established concepts and principles from Presentations also are tailored for the community, and a public awareness campaign is N N national defense and other sectors, and adapting methodological practices from the social I I being launched. All these steps are being taken in an effort to overcome the number one sciences, the project provides clarity through highly focused criminal forecasts. Its success F F obstacle facing law enforcement: identification of victims. There has been an increase in the I I has received international exposure, and community feedback has been very positive. number of calls. Many turn out to be smuggling incidents, but there are investigations into M M Strategic early warning is now a permanent portfolio at the agency, and other agencies are possible cases of human trafficking. E E adopting the methodology and product template for their purposes. Project Leader: Sergeant Edward Valencia S S Project Leader: Civilian Member Gregory O’Hayon Phone: (915) 564-7110 · Fax: (915) 564-7061 Phone: (613) 949-0163 · Fax: (613) 993-3928 Email: [email protected] 9 Email: [email protected] 10 EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT GULF BREEZE POLICE DEPARTMENT

El Paso, Texas Gulf Breeze, Florida

Special Projects – Sergeant Darwin Armitage Chief of Police Peter Paulding

Multi-Agency Referral System (MARS) In partnership with schools and the community, this Volunteers on Patrol When this waterfront community experienced a 35 percent rise in T Department initiated a coordinated approach to provide prevention and early intervention for T traffic crashes, a task force studied the causes and generated 28 strategies to combat the T S S S at-risk youths. This program brings schools, community resources and law enforcement increase. The activation and operation of these initiatives resulted in the “tipping point” I I I together at the schools to provide health and social services, prevention and intervention to against crashes and reduced crashes for the past year and a half in the face of overwhelming L L L students and families. A two-team approach identifies and establishes the level of intensity of the upward statistics in the county and state. One innovation involves citizen volunteers driving A A A student’s needs. The goal is to address issues that without intervention could become a public marked police cars as a traffic calming activity and motorist assistance program. The project N N N I I

I safety threat. Beginning with ten schools originally, the program is now in 169 schools. In one provides strict selection criteria, training and supervision to mitigate liability issues. Some F F F year, there was a 19.9 percent decrease in persons arrested under 18 years of age. The system is 40 trained volunteers have driven almost 15,000 miles without incident. The department’s I I I designed for all areas, metropolitan or rural, and can be replicated for any community. visibility on the roadway was increased by 25 percent. Since implementation, volunteers have M M M Project Leader: Sergeant Humberto Talamantes donated over 1,200 hours, detected 369 violations and assisted 61 motorists. These efforts E E E contributed significantly to a 1.92 percent reduction in traffic crashes in one year. S Phone: (915) 585-6095 · Fax: (915) 298-9808 S S Email: [email protected] Project Leader: Chief Peter Paulding Phone: (850) 934-5121 · Fax: (850) 934-5127 Email: [email protected]

EVERETT POLICE DEPARTMENT LANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND ADULT CORRECTIONS Everett, Washington Eugene, Oregon Deputy Chief James R. Seaman Sheriff Russel E. Burger

Crime Free Rental Housing Program A recent high-tech, city-wide initiative had equipped Defendant & Offender Management Center: A Multi-Jurisdictional Project patrol cars with wireless connectivity to the city’s computer network. This project enhanced This project is the T T

T result of a unique collaboration involving the sheriff’s office, the circuit court, and the county’s S S and strengthened that improvement with the addition of a newly created rental housing and I I business watch database. It is part of the department’s comprehensive three-phase certification S parole and probation. The focus is to reduce recidivism, create uniformity across release I L L program for rental properties of all sizes. This unique incident notification system gives officers decisions, more effectively use system resources, and reduce the rate of failures to appear in L A A quick access to critical contact information while in the field. Extremely user friendly, the court. There are three distinct phases: risk assessment, criminogenic needs assessment and case A N N system works securely over the city network and has been effective in reducing calls for management. Performance measures identify outcomes and provide quality assurance. New I I service while increasing communication with owners/managers of rental properties. The N I

F booking procedures already have decreased the time arresting officers spend booking inmates, F I I program’s success prompted the department to begin adding commercial listings. F and a new process for overcapacity resulted in only one sentenced offender being released I Project Leader: Sergeant Boyd Bryant & Officer Steve Paxton M early one month compared to the preceding average of 30 over a four-month period. M M E E Phone: (425) 257-7521 · Fax: (425) 257-6580 Educational/vocational training of inmates has also begun. E S S Email: [email protected]

S Project Leader: Sheriff Russel E. Burger Phone: (541) 682-4450 · Fax: (541) 682-4522 Email: [email protected] 11 12 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT NAGPUR POLICE

Lynwood, California Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Lieutenant John Babbitt Superintendent of Police Yashasvi Yadav

Florence Firestone Community Enhancement Team In these two old neighborhoods, a dense Networked/Online Police Complaint Registration and Monitoring System Whenever citizens

T population, rapid demographic shift, lack of functional institutions, and residents who were wished to file a grievance or complaint, they had to physically go to the police station and T S

reluctant to contact law enforcement created an ideal atmosphere for violent crime. This S wait their turn. This procedure was vulnerable to corruption and created uncertainty about I I

L project partners community leaders with management-level representatives from the quality of the investigation. Now citizens can register complaints online from their L

A appropriate agencies. The community prioritizes concerns and works with management home or office. This process allows for online tracking of complaint status by the citizen A

N from the various departments to meet those goals. Public meetings provide a forum for and provides the police with secure valuable feedback, intelligence and confidential N I

leaders and concerned community members with leadership potential to be recognized. I information from the public. Benefits include transparency, accountability, promptness of F F I

Since implementation, murders in the first quarter of the year, dropped 66 percent and I response, and fair registration and monitoring of complaints. Since inception more than assaults with firearms decreased 60 percent. A burgeoning neighborhood watch program 10,000 complaints have been registered online. Remarkably, only 7 percent of online M M

E represents all areas of the two communities. complaints generated any criticism compared to 60 percent for manual complaints. E S Project Leader: Lieutenant John Babbitt S Project Leader: Superintendent Yashasvi Yadav Phone: (323) 586-7250 · Fax: Phone: 091-712-2562139 · Fax: 091-712-2560779 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

MONTGOMERY POLICE DEPARTMENT PEEL REGIONAL POLICE

Montgomery, Alabama Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Captain H. D. Thornton Chief of Police Micheal Metcalf

The Digital Case File This department developed a solution that saves thousands of School Police Emergency Action Response (SPEAR) Recognizing the need to be prepared

dollars related to paper costs, duplication expenses and storage maintenance on every case. T T for potentially violent or large scale incidents at school, this department entered into a S S Each investigation is considered a folder on a standard computer dissected into nine sub- multi-agency relationship to develop and maintain a response protocol for over 350 schools I I

folders. All necessary documentation is saved in the appropriate sub-folders during the L L in the region. The comprehensive database provides front line and incident command

investigation. Once the investigation is concluded, the folder is prepared for agency storage A A personnel with immediate critical information to respond to armed suspects, bomb threats and a read-only copy is burned onto a CD or DVD for the prosecution. Any portion of the N N and chemical spills. Information ranges from school data sheets to area maps, floor and site I I file also can be emailed as permitted to law enforcement. A network wide server is used for plans, and photographs. Accessible both through the computer aided dispatch program and F F I I daily case file access and retrieval. This project increased investigators’ efficiency and case the mapping system, the database has already been used in two shootings. Spreadsheets file access and provides the prosecutors with the necessary tools for the courtroom. outline new school construction and other changes to ensure proper tracking. The database M M E E Project Leader: Detective Michael P. Myrick is now being considered for other public facilities. S S Phone: (334) 241-2024 · Fax: (334) 241-2851 Project Leader: Detective Taufic Saliba Email: [email protected] Phone: (905) 453-3311 · Fax: (905) 456-5910 Email: [email protected] 13 14 PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU TORONTO POLICE SERVICE

Portland, Oregon Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Chief of Police Rosanne M. Sizer Chief of Police William Blair

Downtown Livability Project After crime data verified that a small number of offenders Project Centurion This massive multi-agency partnership included at least 10 law T T were committing an inordinately high percentage of crimes in the downtown area, this enforcement and other official agencies and organizations from Canada, the U.S. and the S S department took a non-traditional, community-based approach to fight the problem on a U.K. Its task was to investigate one of the largest identified fraudulent telemarketing rings I I variety of levels. Partnerships between government, social service and criminal justice in the world, encompassing 44 separate companies operating out of numerous locations, L L agencies address livability issues in a targeted area. Community policing is used to identify including Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. The companies targeted thousands of victims, A A and analyze neighborhood livability issues and develop strategies to address them primarily in the U.S., with offers of a high-limit credit card for a one-time fee of hundreds N N I I holistically. These include a crime prevention educational campaign and environmental of dollars. A variety of analysis techniques were utilized as well as ongoing physical F F design initiative to minimize the locations where offenders can purchase, sell and use drugs. surveillance. Over a one-week period, 18 search warrants were executed in a well- I I Rehabilitation and enforcement reduce recidivism. After the success downtown, many of coordinated effort. Eight principal suspects have been arrested, and more than half of the M M these programs have been adapted for other parts of the city. $35 million in fraudulent revenue has been returned to the victims. E E

Project Leader: Chief Rosanne M. Sizer S Project Leader: Staff Inspector Stephen Harris S Phone: (503) 823-0008 · Fax: (503) 823-0502 Phone: (416) 808-7301 · Fax: (416) 808-7302 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

SUNNYVALE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Sunnyvale, California

Lieutenant Marty Dale

A Helmet for Every Child Faced with rampant disregard of the bicycle helmet law, this department developed an innovative solution to increase traffic law and safety awareness T T S

S for the youth in the community. First-time violations are treated in an educational, non- “The Weber Seavey Award Program provides a forum to showcase successful programs. I I punitive manner. The juvenile is issued a citation and offered the option to attend a two- L

L Since our challenges are not unique, we can learn from the successes of other jurisdictions hour diversion class, which has three components: education, better choices and a survivor A A presentation. Bicycle safety helmets are also provided for any youth who cannot afford one. through this forum.” N N

I Since implementation, 70 percent of the students wear their helmets correctly (compared to I F

F only 46 percent previously), and only 2 percent of all bike riders ride without a helmet I

I Lieutenant John Babbitt, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (compared to 10 percent previously). The program is expanding to include youth who M

M reside outside the community. E E Project Leader: Lieutenant Marty Dale S S Phone: (408) 730-7114 · Fax: (408) 749-0166 Email: [email protected] 15 16 (W) WINNER 2006 APPLICANTS (F) FINALIST (SF) SEMIFINALIST

ABERDEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT DELHI POLICE DEPARTMENT (SF) Aberdeen, Maryland Bloomington, Illinois Chicago, Illinois New Delhi, India Aberdeen Community Policing Plan: Creating Communication Center Traffic Stop Community Education Forum PARIVARTAN Partners for Safer Streets

BOCA RATON POLICE SERVICES DEPARTMENT CITY OF MONTREAL POLICE DEPARTMENT (SF) DELHI POLICE DEPARTMENT ABU DHABI POLICE GHQ Boca Raton, Florida Montreal, Quebec, Canada New Delhi, India Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates I Prevent Crime Campaign Project Cyclops Licensing Department – A Paradigm Shift UAE Iris Project from Serving to Caring

BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CITY OF OLYMPIA POLICE DEPARTMENT ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Boston, Massachusetts Olympia, Washington DELRAY BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT Montgomery, Alabama Operation Home Safe Security Alarm Program Delray Beach, Florida Fraud, Identity Theft, Criminal Activity and Community Excellence Through Law Terrorism Prevention Enforcement Education BROKEN ARROW POLICE DEPARTMENT (F) COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Columbia, South Carolina AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT Leadership Team The COMPSTAT Process – Real-Time Policing DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT Amarillo, Texas in Action Denver, Colorado Summer Camp Denver Youth Development Court Law BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND Enforcement Advocate Project EXPLOSIVES (ATF) COSTA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE POLICE (F) Martinsburg, West Virginia Costa Mesa, California Andhra Pradesh, India Electronic Tracing of Firearms (eTrace) Orange County Integrated Law and Justice DISTRICT POLICE KHANNA () Family Counseling Centers Project (ILJ) Chandigarh, India Community Police Officers: Policing in CALGARY POLICE SERVICE Partnership RADIO ORGANISATION Calgary, Alberta, Canada CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE CANADA (SF) Ulubari, Guwahati, Assam, India Diversion Program Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Indigenous VHF Repeater System in Police Strategic Early Warning System for Organized DISTRICT POLICE NALGONDA, GOVERNMENT OF Wireless and Serious Crime (SEWS) ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA (W) CAMPBELL COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India Alexandria, Kentucky Project Aasara AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT Juvenile Intensive Service Team (JIST) CRYSTAL LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT Austin, Illinois Crystal Lake, Illinois Bank Robbery Reduction Project Operation Cool DURHAM REGIONAL POLICE SERVICES CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Charlotte, North Carolina Transition to Digital Photography BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT (F) Digital Photography Project CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Baltimore, Maryland Portland, Maine Community Safe Zone Project OAS/Habitual Offender License Checkpoints EDMONTON POLICE SERVICE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Chicago, Illinois Elder Abuse Intervention Team BEAVERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT (W) Facility Information Management System (FIMS) CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION BORDER Beaverton, Oregon PATROL, YUMA SECTOR Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention Program Yuma, Arizona EL MONTE POLICE DEPARTMENT Rescue Beacon Program El Monte, California IMPACT 17 18 EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT GULF BREEZE POLICE DEPARTMENT (SF) INTERPOL-UNITED STATES NATIONAL LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT El Paso, Texas Gulf Breeze, Florida CENTRAL BUREAU Reseda, California Animal Care and Safety Fair Volunteers on Patrol Washington, D.C. E-Policing Expansion of Interpol’s I-24/7 Database and ASF

EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT (SF) HALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MARYLAND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICE El Paso, Texas Gainesville, Georgia KEOKUK POLICE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT Human Trafficking Task Force Citizens Academy Keokuk, Iowa Stevensville, Maryland Guardian Angel Project Response to Search Incidents

EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT (SF) HALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE El Paso, Texas Gainesville, Georgia KISSIMMEE POLICE DEPARTMENT MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION Multi-Agency Referral System (MARS) Multi-Agency Task Force and Gang Task Force Kissimmee, Florida POLICE FORCE Keep ’em Safe Baltimore, Maryland Zone Enforced Unified Sweeps (ZEUS) EVERETT POLICE DEPARTMENT (SF) HALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Everett, Washington Gainesville, Georgia KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Crime Free Rental Housing Program Neighborhood Watch-ID Theft (Advance) Knoxville, Tennessee MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE Collaboration of Law Enforcement and Higher Danvers, Massachusetts Education State Courts Against Road Rage (SCARR) FOXCOMM, COUNTIES OF BROWN, CALUMET, HALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE OUTAGMIE AND WINNEBAGO Gainesville, Georgia Green Bay, Wisconsin Teen Driving Program LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MESQUITE POLICE DEPARTMENT FoxComm-Cour County Communications Link, Tavares, Florida Mesquite, Texas CAD and RMS Sharing Detention Center Intelligence Program Hurricane Katrina – Journal for Survival HAMILTON POLICE SERVICES Hamilton, Ontario, Canada GAINESVILLE FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT Crisis Outreach and Support Team LANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND ADULT MESQUITE POLICE DEPARTMENT Gainesville, Florida CORRECTIONS (SF) Mesquite, Texas Comprehensive Approach to Dealing with Sexual Eugene, Oregon The Other Side: A Pedestrian Safety Initiative Offenders and Predators HAMILTON POLICE SERVICES Defendant & Offender Management Center: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada A Multi-Jurisdictional Project Neighbourhood Safety Project MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT (F) GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY POLICE Miami, Florida DEPARTMENT LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT Operation Difference Fairfax, Virginia HILLSBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT Las Vegas, Nevada CAARE – Controlling Alcohol Abuse Through Hillsboro, Oregon Mobile Forensic Evidence and Network Response Rigorous Enforcement Training Mediation Boards Initiative MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT Miami, Florida Operation Miami Shield GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT (SF) Decatur, Georgia Thane-(West), Maharashtra State, India Lynwood, California Laboratory Information Management Systems, Communal Harmony Schemes and Programmes Florence Firestone Community Enhancement MICHIGAN STATE POLICE Paperless Lab, Improved Service Team East Lansing, Michigan ISERVICES

19 20 MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE, TROOP B, SAN ANGELO POLICE DEPARTMENT Miramar, Florida New York, New York PITTSBURGH STATION San Angelo, Texas Hangin’ With 5 0 Strategic Approach to Stopping Moon Township, Pennsylvania See! It’s Me! Graffiti/Vandalism Allegheny County Camp Cadet

MISSOURI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Missouri City, Texas NEWPORT NEWS POLICE DEPARTMENT PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU (SF) San Diego, California Interoperable Communications Solution Newport News, Virginia Portland, Oregon SD Law Sheriff’s Extranet The List Downtown Livability Project

MONTEREY PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVICE DE POLICE DE LA VILLE DE MONTREAL Monterey, California NORTH AUGUSTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT Montreal, Quebec, Canada Meet, Greet, and Tea North Augusta, South Carolina Prince William, Virginia Gang in Little Burgundy Fatality Reduction Through Law Enforcement School Violence Response Plan Networking MONTGOMERY POLICE DEPARTMENT (SF) SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL Montgomery, Alabama PUYALLUP POLICE DEPARTMENT Blythewood, South Carolina The Digital Case File OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL (F) Puyallup, Washington Insurance Enforcement Unit Columbus, Ohio Not in Puyallup LifeStat 1.0 Strategic Goal MYRTLE BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTHINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Southington, Connecticut Motorcycle Anti-Theft Detail (MAD) ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE Jaipur, India Creating a Fully Integrated, High Speed, Public Orillia, Ontario, Canada Case Officer Scheme Safety Network Marine Collision Reporting System NAGPUR POLICE (SF) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India RAJASTHAN POLICE ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT Networked/Online Police Complaint Registration OVERLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT Jaipur, India Clayton, Missouri and Monitoring System Overland Park, Kansas Police-Public Partnership Project CrimeMATRIX System 79th & Grant Revitalization Project

NASSAU COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE SUNNYVALE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (SF) Mineola, New York PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Sunnyvale, California Security Police Information Network Pasadena, California Bridging the Gap A Helmet for Every Child Neighborhood Action Team

NEW STATE POLICE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE Albany, New York PEEL REGIONAL POLICE (SF) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Chennai, India Upstate New York Regional Intelligence Center Brampton, Ontario, Canada Criminal Intelligence Awareness Bridging the Divide: The Karur Experience School Police Emergency Action Response (SPEAR) NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE (W) TAMIL NADU POLICE New York, New York Westmount, Quebec, Canada Trichy City, India Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) PEEL REGIONAL POLICE Aboriginal Combined Forces Special Friends of Police Community Policing Project Brampton, Ontario, Canada Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) Project Flex: The Peel Solution

21 22 TITUSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS Titusville, Florida ENFORCEMENT (F) City of Titusville Code Enforcement/Police Washington, D.C. Department Partnership Operation Community Shield

TORONTO POLICE SERVICE (F) US MARSHALS SERVICE Toronto, Ontario, Canada Washington, D.C. Empowered Student Partnerships Operation FALCON

TORONTO POLICE SERVICE VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT Toronto, Ontario, Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Not Ready to Go Are You Helping Thieves?

TORONTO POLICE SERVICE (SF) WASHINGTON STATE PATROL Toronto, Ontario, Canada Olympia, Washington Project Centurion TACT – Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks

TROTWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE Trotwood, Ohio Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Anti-Crime Unit Nuisance Abatement A Housing Crisis

UNION TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT WOODCLIFF LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT Cincinnati, Ohio Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Southwest Ohio Police Intelligence Group Community Policing Sector Program (SWOPINTEL)

YALE UNIVERSITY POLICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT New Haven, Connecticut Athens, Georgia Prevention of Underage Drinking Envision, Operationalize, Delivery: The Creation of the EOD Team YORK REGIONAL POLICE Newmarket, Ontario, Canada US BORDER PATROL Community Safety Village Douglas, Arizona Five Years of Total Quality Management YORK REGIONAL POLICE Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Mental Health Support Team

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