original offense report and all related documents to the assigned detective by the end of shift.” During our interviews several senior level managers gave differing interpretations of which unit (Investigative Bureau of Area Commands) had the primary responsibility for follow-up. It is interesting to note that the decision about who will be assigned to follow up a case lies with FSB, and that it is incumbent upon FSB to forward cases to the appropriate unit for follow-up. We were told that on occasion this does not occur in a timely manner. That is, sometimes a case has not been forwarded to investigators and they only learn about it later when they are reviewing cases in the information management system. Not only is there some uncertainty about how cases are assigned to specialized units, there is no policy that describes how cases are assigned to detectives for follow-up, nor is there any policy or procedure to manage the timely completion of investigations. The department does not use a formal system of case management based on solvability or seriousness, a strategy widely employed in agencies across the country. Another remarkable aspect of the Investigative Bureau is that a very small fraction of the detectives work at night or weekends. Moreover, there is relatively little use of detectives assigned to one division to support the work of another. Special Investigation Division The SID has sections each headed by a lieutenant: Career Criminal Section Gangs (1 sergeant, detectives) Criminal Intelligence Unit (1 sergeant, 3 detectives) Joint Terrorism Task Force (1 detective) Investigative Support (1 sergeant, 5 detectives) Narcotics Central Narcotics (1 sergeant, 7 detectives) Meth Unit (1 csa., 1 detectives) Vice (1 sergeant, 3 detectives) Air Support (1 sergeant, 4 police officers) HIDTA FBI Safe Streets (2 detectives) DEA Task Force (3 detectives) HIDTA Region 1 (3 (non-sworn) HIS Task Force (1 sergeant, 3 K-9 officers Most of the activity performed by these units is proactive in nature, and is based either on intelligence information, citizen complaints, or projects conducted in cooperation with area commands. There is a high degree of cooperation and collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies.
original offense report and all related documents to the assigned detective by the end of shift.” During our interviews several senior level managers gave differing interpretations of which unit (Investigative Bureau of Area Commands) had the primary responsibility for follow-up. It is interesting to note that the decision about who will be assigned to follow up a case lies with FSB, and that it is incumbent upon FSB to forward cases to the appropriate unit for follow-up. We were told that on occasion this does not occur in a timely manner. That is, sometimes a case has not been forwarded to investigators and they only learn about it later when they are reviewing cases in the information management system. Not only is there some uncertainty about how cases are assigned to specialized units, there is no policy that describes how cases are assigned to detectives for follow-up, nor is there any policy or procedure to manage the timely completion of investigations. The department does not use a formal system of case management based on solvability or seriousness, a strategy widely employed in agencies across the country. Another remarkable aspect of the Investigative Bureau is that a very small fraction of the detectives work at night or weekends. Moreover, there is relatively little use of detectives assigned to one division to support the work of another. Special Investigation Division The SID has sections each headed by a lieutenant: Career Criminal Section Gangs (1 sergeant, detectives) Criminal Intelligence Unit (1 sergeant, 3 detectives) Joint Terrorism Task Force (1 detective) Investigative Support (1 sergeant, 5 detectives) Narcotics Central Narcotics (1 sergeant, 7 detectives) Meth Unit (1 csa., 1 detectives) Vice (1 sergeant, 3 detectives) Air Support (1 sergeant, 4 police officers) HIDTA FBI Safe Streets (2 detectives) DEA Task Force (3 detectives) HIDTA Region 1 (3 (non-sworn) HIS Task Force (1 sergeant, 3 K-9 officers Most of the activity performed by these units is proactive in nature, and is based either on intelligence information, citizen complaints, or projects conducted in cooperation with area commands. There is a high degree of cooperation and collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies.
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