Utah Highway Patrol's Quarterly Report on Critical Accountability
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January PROACTIVE 2018 PROFICIENT PROFESSIONAL - WE ARE ONE September Utah Highway Patrol’s Quarterly Report on Critical Accountability and Dashboard Outcomes Our Mission is to provide quality police services and to protect the constitutional rights of all people in Utah. Our Vision is to set the standard for excellence in law enforcement with professional service, demonstrating absolute integrity, courage, and forging trust with every public interaction. We are proactive in our efforts to ensure safety Colonel Michael Rapich through effective and fair Lt. Colonel Mark Zesiger Deputy Commissioner community outreach and UHP Superintendent enforcement. Our troopers are working to maintain the highest level of proficiency through constant improvement in training and education to increase knowledge of issues critical to public safety. Teamwork is our focus as we stand united in the purpose of our profession, working to serve all who live, work, visit and play in Utah. Major Tyler Kotter Major Steven Winward 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 8 Category I Inquiries 71 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. 17 Citizen Inquiries 53 Coaching/Counseling 424 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. 14 Use of Force Reviews 53 Vehicle Pursuits 148 Patrol Cars Damaged Trooper has been involved in Review of every pursuit to Determination whether a a situation where force was determine if policy was Trooper may reasonably have used on a person. followed. 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. casualty care based on injury patterns commonly encountered. 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 261,085 Roadway 10,714 Alcohol/Drug Contacts Arrests 17,539 Crashes Protecting, assisting and Removing dangerous Investigated educating the public on alcohol and drug- impaired Crash investigation is an Utah’s roadways is a drivers from Utah roadways, important tool to identify the cornerstone of the Utah and increasing interdiction causes of the crash and use Highway Patrol’s purpose, efforts to stop the illegal the information to plan and contacts with motorists drugs, human trafficking, future road infrastructure is one measure of our etc., are all an investment in changes and appropriate success. Utah’s safety and future. educational/enforcement 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 918,800 Hours Worked 191,736 Traffic educational media efforts, Troopers’ are scheduled to Violations motorists are encouraged to maintain consistent Roadway contacts are most move fender-bender crashes coverage statewide, but often the result of an off the roadway, and often staffing shortages observed violation of Utah dispatchers and troopers are require overtime work, as do traffic laws or unsafe driving also trained to assess and holidays, special events and behaviors. Speeding is the organize moving the crash local conditions and account most common violation, investigation, if appropriate. for a large portion of time followed by a group of other We measure our success worked. UHP believes that hazardous violations such with this metric. training is also critical, and as distracted or aggressive plan for about 10% of a driving. Trooper’s time to be spent in learning new skills and refresher training. 6 Colonel M. Rapich Lt. Colonel M. Zesiger Deputy Commissioner Superintendent Major T. Kotter Major S. Winward Pilot L. Bowman Asst. Superintendent Asst. Superintendent Aero Bureau Lt. L. Perry Lt. R. Richey Section 1 Section 7 Lt. M. Loveland Lt. S. Judd Section 2 Section 8 Lt. M. McKay Lt. R. Anderson Section 3 Lt. H. Watkins Section 15 Capt. T. Trotta Capt. C. Simmons Capt. K. Middaugh Communications Northern Bureau North Central Bureau Lt. B. Rowser Lt. W. Breur Dep. K. Quarnberg Section 17 Lt. T. Kincaid Communications Section 4 Lt. B. Kohler Lt. C. Newlin Section 18 Vacant Section 20 Section 16 Lt. J. Hawkes Section 21 Lt. A. Lepley Section 19 Capt. J. Ricks Capt. J. Nigbur Special Services South Central Bureau Lt. B. Gehring Lt. C. Nye Section 5 Section 6 Vacant Lt. S. Esplin Section 9 Section 11 Lt. C. Morgan Lt. S. Hinton Section 10 Section 12 Capt. S. Salas Lt. T. Roberts Capt. N. Bowles Lt. S. Robertson Southeast Bureau Section7 13 Southern Bureau Section 14 Utah Highway Patrol 4501 South 2700 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84129 (801) 965-4518 www.highwaypatrol.utah.gov 8 .