PROACTIVE 2018

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March ’s Quarterly Report on

Critical Accountability and Dashboard Outcomes

Major Mark Zesiger

Colonel Michael Rapich, UHP Superintendent Jess Anderson

Our mission is to provide quality police services and to Our Mission: protect the constitutional rights of all people in Utah.

The Utah Highway Patrol believes in taking advantage of new information and communication technologies to effectively reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries and remove criminal activity, and also continuing the knowledge-building trajectory for our staff. We strive to find outstanding recruits to fill vacancies, and to provide the equipment, training and resources to enable Troopers to return home safely each day. We also believe it is paramount to share our accountability and dashboard measures with those we serve, empowering them with information to understand, appreciate, and trust the agency and staff to do the right thing for all people in Utah. We hope you find this Quarterly Review of Critical Accountability and Dashboard Outcomes interesting and informative.

2 Staffing Level and Shortfall By Section

April 1, 2017 Staffing Level

Staffing Information The Utah Highway Patrol’s staffing level is authorized by the Utah Legislature, and our goal is to maintain the number of Troopers at 98% or above. Staff turnover resulting from retirement or resignation is difficult to anticipate, and the on-boarding process to hire new members is detailed and lengthy. For example, to hire a successful candidate with previous law enforcement experience and get them working on the road is a 3 month process. A successful candidate with no previous law enforcement experience or certification requires an 8 month investment before they are ready to work on the road, and then under very close supervision.

3 Accountability Measures

“The Utah Highway Patrol will proactively set the standard for excellence and professionalism in law enforcement through our sincerity and honesty, far exceeding the standards set for law enforcement.” Colonel Michael Rapich

2 Category I Inquiries 22 Category II Inquiries Trooper is suspected or Trooper accused/suspected accused of dishonesty, of violating policy and moral turpitude or breaking procedure or peace officer the law. standards.

4 Citizen Inquiries 13 Coaching/Counseling 196 Commendations Question or general inquiry Coaching/counseling on style, Person has contacted UHP about a Trooper’s action. work performance or socially and related a positive acceptable behaviors. experience with a Trooper.

5 Use of Force Reviews 18 Vehicle Pursuits 50 Patrol Cars Damaged Trooper has been involved Review of every pursuit to Determination whether a in a situation where force determine if policy was Trooper may reasonably was used on a person. followed. have avoided patrol vehicle damage.

4 Training Benchmarks Dashboard

“The Utah Highway Patrol is continually improving our professionalism and performance through proactive investment in education and training for our Troopers.” Colonel Michael Rapich

TIMS Training Traffic Incident Management is a planned, coordinated multi-disciplinary process to TCCC Training clear traffic incidents and Tactical Combat Casualty restore traffic flow safely Care is evidence-based and quickly.

Below 100 Training Interview and Interrogation LPO Training Five tenants to eliminate the Using factual analysis and its Leadership in Police incidence of preventable application in interviews/ Organizations or (LPO) duty deaths and injuries with interrogations, conducting non- promotes a pool of future an emphasis on mindset and accusatory interviews to agency leaders. tactical awareness. evaluate truthfulness, and interpreting verbal/physical behavior .

Courtroom Testimony DRE/ARIDE Training Crisis Intervention Prepare Troopers for Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Increase the effectiveness of professional criminal identify drug-impaired drivers, Troopers interacting with prosecution. and Advanced Roadside individuals experiencing Impaired Driving Enforcement emotional, mental, physical (ARIDE) enhances field or behavioral distress. sobriety testing.

5 Trooper Activity Dashboard

“The Utah Highway Patrol wants to meet the police service needs of every person we encounter through our professional manner, while increasing the safety on Utah roads by stopping those who exhibit dangerous driving behavior.” Colonel Michael Rapich

85,532 Roadway 3,804 Alcohol/Drug 4,612 Crashes Contacts Arrests Investigated Protecting, assisting and Removing dangerous Crash investigation is an educating the public on alcohol and drug- impaired important tool to identify the Utah’s roadways is a drivers from Utah roadways, causes of the crash and use cornerstone of the Utah and increasing interdiction the information to plan Highway Patrol’s purpose, efforts to stop the illegal future road infrastructure and contacts with motorists drugs, human trafficking, changes and appropriate etc., are all an investment in educational/enforcement Utah’s safety and future. efforts. However, crash investigation also causes traffic congestion and often results in secondary crashes due to slow downs. Quickly moving all involved vehicles from the roadway to a an off- roadway location (when possible) is an investment in motorist and Trooper safety. Through road signage and educational media efforts, 275,386 Hours Worked 64,578 Traffic Violations motorists are encouraged to Troopers’ are scheduled to Roadway contacts are most move fender-bender crashes maintain consistent often the result of an off the roadway, and coverage statewide, but observed violation of Utah dispatchers and troopers are often staffing shortages traffic laws or unsafe driving also trained to assess and require overtime work, as do behaviors. Speeding is the organize moving the crash holidays, special events and most common violation, investigation, if appropriate. local conditions and account followed by a group of other We measure our success for a large portion of time hazardous violations such with this metric. worked. UHP believes that as distracted or aggressive training is also critical, and driving. plan for about 10% of a Trooper’s time to be spent in learning new skills and refresher training.

6 Major M. Zesiger Colonel M. Rapich Major J. Anderson Asst. Superintendent Superintendent Asst. Superintendent

Lt. L. Perry Lt. C. Nye Section 1 Section 6

Lt. M. Loveland Lt. S. Judd Section 2 Section 8

Lt. M. McKay Lt. T. Trotta Capt. C. Simmons Section 3 Section 20 Capt. J. Nigbur Bureau 1 Bureau 3 Lt. J. Willmore Section 21 Lt. T. Kincaid Lt. W. Breur Section 4 Lt. S. Salas Section 9 Lt. Bryce Kohler Section 16 Lt. B. Rowser Section 10 Capt. S. Winward Lt. A. Lepley Capt. N. Bowles Bureau 2 Section 19 Lt. T. Roberts Bureau 5 Section 13

Lt. B. Gehring Lt. S. Robertson Section 5 Section 14

Lt. H. Watkins Lt. S. Esplin Section 7 Section 11

Lt. B. Anderson Capt. K. Middaugh Lt. S. Hinton Capt. B. Blair Lt. G. Willmore Bureau 4 Section 12 Bureau 6 Section 15 Lt. J. Ricks Section 17

Lt. R. Richey Section 18

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