IACP/MOTOROLA WEBBER SEAVEY AWARD for Quality in Law Enforcement SPONSORED BY THE IACP AND MOTOROLA The IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award recognizes quality where quality counts the most – the contribution of law enforcement toward the betterment of our communities. © 2006 Motorola RO-99-326L NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO. 312 ALEXANDRIA, VA POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE 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 DELHI POLICE 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 NAGPUR POLICE Nagpur, Maharashtra, 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