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Home My WebLink About74-123RESOLUTION 74-123 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FOR ORANGE COUNTY NARCOTICS INDEX, FOR THE THIRD YEAR, FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AND AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS PERTINENT THERETO. WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana desires to undertake a certain project designated Orange County Narcotics Index to he funded for the third year in part from funds made available through the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, PL 90-355, as amended PL 91-644, (hereafter referred to as the Safe Streets Act) administered by the Orange County Criminal Justice Council (hereafter referred to as OCCJC). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA that the Chief of Police, Raymond C. Davis of the Santa Ana Police Department, was authorized on its behalf, to submit the attached Application for Grant for Law Enforcement Purposes for its third year, to OCCJC and is authorized to execute on behalf of the City of Santa Ana ~he attached Grant Award Contract for i~s third year, for law enforcement purposes including any extensions or amendments thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant agrees to provide all matching funds required for said project (including any extension or amendment thereof) under the Safe Streets Act and the rules and regulations of OCCJC and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and that cash will be appropriated as required thereby. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received ~ereunder shall not be used to supplant on-going law enforce- ment expenditures. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 19th of A~ust , 1974. day ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Resolution 74-123 Page 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF SANTA ANA ) I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 19th day of August , 1974, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES, NOES, COUNCILMEN: COUNCILMEN: Evans, Yamamoto, Griset, Ward, Patterson, Garthe, Markel None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None CLERK OF THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS TO FORM: Y CALI kOENIA COUNCIL JUSTICE u,,~ur Section 301 Application for a grant ~ (b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and S~fe SLr~ets Act of lg6B (?L-gO-351), as amended by PL-Dl-66q. ]. Y-ii,e: ORANGE COUNTY NARCOTIC INDEX ;'art B., Part C Part E Pre-Agreement Effective -- Date Grant Extension Approved To 2. Region: ~.. :~3L~!~ o'~ A~nlication t__] Ori§inal ~ Revision or Continuation of Grant hu.~ar ~, Ye~.r: 1st , 2nd , 3rd ,,. Grant. Duration: 12 ~onths ,o~h of Project: 36 Nonths I pgort Dollars_ Percent $. Federal ~.9.0,007 90% 7. State Buy-IQ 5,000 B. Local Hard Match 5,000 q. Gther Hatch & to-Kind 10. To2al ~ ~ Projec~ COSt 11. Cate~or~v: O, 0 $100,000 lOO~ Law Enforcement Drug Abuse 12. ~pplicant: Santa Aha Police Dep~rtment 24 Civic Center Plaza Santa Aha, California 92701 (71~) S34-421~ 13. Project Director: Raymond C. 'Davis, Chief of' Police City of Santa Aha 24 Civic Center ~laza Santa Aha, CA 9~701 (714)' 834-4{31 14. Financial Officer: Lawrence M. Shaffer,.Director of Finance' City of Santa'Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Aha, CA 92701 (714) 834-4940 15. Official .... Authorized to Sion ADp'l:~c~lon-.~' 'i RAYMOND C. DAVIS, .Chief of Police City of Santa'Ana 24 Civic Center Plaza Signature~~ Date ']6. Project Su~:,~m. arZ - This application is for third year funding to continue the established. NarCotic Index Office within the existing Orange County Drug & Narcotic Task Force.- The Tas~ F. orce includes all 23 Municipal & County Law Enforcement Agencies, D.A., State B~N.E., D~ug Enforcement Administration, C.C. Harbor PatroI, O.C. Airport Security & the C.C. Probation Department. The Narcotic Index Office provides essintial timely, expeditious & continually available support to the Task Force members & interfaces with other law enforcement agencies in the area of narcotic oriented intelligence collection, analyzatton & distribution. The Narcotic Index also handles procurement & utilization of up-to-date hardware, planning for system improvement, personnel training & measurement of the effectiveness. Data obtained, where applicable,, is placed into the D.E.A. Computer System with retrievals possible by specified members of t~e Task Force. The f~nediate goals of the project are: 1) Reduce the trafficking and availability of illegal narcotics & restricted dangerous drugs; 2) Develop an operational Narcotics Intelligence Network in conjunction with D.E.A. & C.N.I.N. 3) Increase the quality of arrests & improve arrests/conviction ratio; 4) Increase coordination & cooperation within the individual ~gencies; 5) Cooperate with health care delivery services in the area of drug abuse prevention & treatment resources; 6) Participate in a comprehensive uniform narcotic enforcement training program; ?) impact on crimes related to the sale & use of narcotics & restricted dangerous drugs; 8) D~-~rmfne t~e precipitating causes leading to the initial contact & subsequent arrest of the v ator. The Orange County Narcotic Index is located in the Santa Aha Po%ice Department and ! ~ service to the Task Force. Pro~ect Summary - This application is for third year funding to continue the established Narcotic Index Office within the' existing Orange County Drug & Narcotic Task Force. The Task Force includes all 23 Municipal & County Law Enforcement Agencies, D.A., State B.N.E., Drug Enforcement Administration, O.C. Harbor Patrol, O.C. Airport Security & the O.C. Probation Department. The Narcotic Index Office provides essential timely, expeditious & continually available support to the Task Force members & interfaces with other law enforcement agencies in the area of narcotic oriented intelligence collection, analyzation & distribution. The Narcotic Index also handles procurement & utilization of up-to-date hardware, planning for system improvement., personnel training'& measurement of the effectiveness. Data obtained, where applicable, is placed into the D.E.A. Computer System with retrievals possible by specified members of the Task Force. The immediate goals of the pro~ect are: 1) Reduce the trafficking and availability of illegal narcotics & restricted dangerous drugs; 2) Develop an operational Narcotics Intelligence Network in conjunction with D.E.A. & C.N.I.N.; 3) Increase the quality of arrests & improve arrests/conviction ratio; 4) Increase coordination & cooperation within the individual agencies; 5) Cooperate with health care delivery services in the area of drug abuse prevention & treatment resources; 6) Participate in a comprehensive uniform narcotic enforcement training program; 7) Impact on crimes related to the sale and use of narcotics & restricted dangerous drugs; 8) Determine the precipitating causes leading to the initial contact & subsequent arrest of the violator. The Orange County Narcotic Index is located in the Santa Ann Police Department and is a service to the Task Force. NOTICE OF INTENT ~STATE CLEARINGNOUS~ OFFfCE OF THE GOVERNOR OFFICE OF tNTERGOV£RNMENTAL 0l I Santa Aha Police Department }0,v,s,o. . 02 I Orange Count7 Narcotic Index 03 24 Civic Center Plaza Santa Aha 04 Thomas Avdeef CooTd%na~o~ ~5 ~6 {NOTIFY BOTH) ~ taETROPOLITAN CLEARINGHOUSE Provides essential timet¥~ expeditious and continually oN THESE $ LINES CAPBULIZE T~! , PROJECT DESCRIPTION. YOU ARE I2.711 ENCOURAGE0 TO ATTACH ADDIT;C! available support gp' Task Force members. Emphasis on the AL INFORMATION O, TNE PROJECT '( 2-7 ) · . FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE R~JM~ f collection, analyzat~on, maintenance, dissemination and Em IF YOU DO. THE STAT[ CLE~. {12-71) ' tNGHOUSE WILL NEEO 25 COPIES ...... CHECK WITH THE METROPOLITAN ' (~-7~) ' " ~ agencies. Establishes and presents trainin~ pro,ram. CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THEIR SUM- J(I 2~7t) . . , MISSION REQUIREM~TS. 10 Supplements field i~estigat~ons w~th equ~ent.& financial assistance. 11 P.O~ECZSan~aL~ATIONAna C,. (~a-4Sl I.o, CT0ranReLOCAT,o.COU.TY (4~e} , . LE~ ' Improving a~d St~engthentnR Law Enforcement 16.502 U.S. Department of Justice J LE~ , ]4 17 18 ~9 6RA#T- CUR. BeN, NO. '{14-21) {23-301 ~UCSTEO~U.~ ST^.t 11 4 75 ACTION POLICY AND PLAN7 WS [~ ~7 .o i-he 18. Acknowledgement o~ Notice of Intent. (Not Avai,lab~.e At Th£s Time) CITY OF. SANTA ANA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE ~)4 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, SANTA ANA · CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT NEGATIVE IMPACT STATEMENT TO: Ail Interested Government Agencies and Public Groups GENTLEMEN: In accord with the procedures for the preparation of environmental impact statements, an environmental assessment has been performed on the proposed · agency action below: ORANGE COUNTY NARCOTIC INDEX The assessment process did not indicate a significant environmental impact from the proposed action. Consequently, an environmental impact statement will not be prepared, An environmental impact appraisal, which summarizes the assessment and the reasons why a statement is not required, is on file at the above office and will be available for public scrutiny upon request. Sincerely, Raymond C. Davis Chief of Police RCD:jb -4- ~ERTIFICATE O~ COMPLIANCE WITH E..E.O.. GUIDELINES I, ..~,mond c. Dart8 (person filing the application) certify that the .cit7 of Santa Aha (agency) has formulated an equal employment opportunity program in accordance with 28 CFR 42.301, et, seq. Subpart £, and that it is on file in the Office of Personne, 1 (name) 28 0iViC Cente~ Drive (address) Santa Aha (Title) Affirmative Action Pro,ram , for review or audit by officials of the Office of Criminal Justice Planning or the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration as required by relevent laws and regulations. B. CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION TO COMPLY WITH E.E;O. GUIDELINES I, .... (person filing the application) certify. (1) that the (criminal justice agency) has formulated an equal employment opportunity (EEO) Program substantially in accord wi{h 28 CFR 42.301 et seq.; Subpart~ E, (2) that .... {identification of the specific data elements which are presently unobtainable} are absolutely unavailable at this' time; {3) that the {criminal justice agency) has established a program to collect the 'necessary data and will prepare the EEO Program in its entirety, as required by 28 CFR 4Z.301, within (time frame within which EEO Program will be completed which in no event may exceed one year from the date the data collection program is begun); and (4) that such data collection program is on file in the Office of (name) (Address) , (title) for review or audit by officials of the Office of Criminal Justice Planning or the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, as required by relevant laws and regulations. P. AYMDND C. DAVIS 'DATE ? DElAILED PROJECT BUDGET (tON'T) ..~ BUDGET CATEGORY I TOTAL FU,DS STA?E I LOc . BUY- I H HARD ,MATCH 22. Travel ! il. Heetings.; Liaison ar. Local, State, 82,000.0C$2,000.00 Regional, Federal LeVel. Local: Subsist~nce: 24 Heelings x $5.00 · x 2 = 8240.00. ~ Regional, State, Federal: -~. ~ubst'stance: 20 Heelings x 825/Day ? x 2 Days = 81,000.00. Transportation/ $76.00 x 10 Heeti~ ;s = 8760.00 t ~82,000.0,C 82,000.00 , .. TOTAL 23. Consultant Services Wackenhut Electronics 40 Hr. Seminar for )1.,000.00t81,000.00 ~traintng tn use and care o~ ~Loodhound , Hobtle Tracker. TOTAL 8L,ooo.o~ 8L,ooo.oo 24. Equipment Trade in allowance on ~wo 1972 sedan vehicles~ $1,500 e~.. 2v(1) Bloodhound .Mobile Tracker @ 84,500 TOTAl. 83,000.0( ~4,500.01 '87,500.0~ $3,000.00 84,500.'00 87,500.00 DETAILED PROJECT BUDGET (CON'T) BUDGET CATEGORY TOTAL FEDERAL HARD M~TCH FU~tDS STATE LOCAL BUY- IN HARD MATCH 25. Supplies and Operating Expenses 1. Office Expenses (a) Supplies: Est. $60 per month x . 12 mouths = $720.00 $ 720. $ 720. Postage: Est,-$200 $ 200. $ 200. ._ (b) Dupiicating: Est. 4~ per sheet x 12 months x 1200 sheets per month = $576.00' $ 576. $ 576. · Office Communications (a) 4 Telephones at $25 per'month x ! 12'm~nths = $300.00 $ 300. $ 300. I (b) Long distance at $75 per month ,est. ~ 12 month ~ $900.. $ 900. $ 900. ~'3' Vehicle Maintenance Est. at $400. vehicle x 6. vehicles = $2,400. $2,400. $2,400. (a) G~soline'- 1000 g~l. ~45..4¢ per gal. = $454.00 ' ' $ 454. $ 454. 4. Computer Time $20.00 per hour @-2 Hrs. per week X 52 weeks ' $2,080. $2,080. $2,080. 5. Confidential Expenditures (a) Purchase of evidence and informant services. ;36~870. $31,870. $ 5,000.00 (h) Investigative needs & travel 3,000 $ 3,000 I ,-- TOTAL $47,500.$ 42,500. $ 5,000.00 26. TOTAL PROJECT COST 16o,0oo.$ 90,000. $ 5,000. $_5,000.00 Tntal Prnj~rt Cost 100% i . 27. Percent of 90% I 5%' 5% ORANGE COUNTY I~ORILATION - 1.,395,163' % Anaheim 13.2% Brea 1.5% Buena Park 4.6% Costa Mesa 5.5% Cypress 2.5% Fountain Valley 3.3% Fullerton , 6.4% Garden Drove 8.8% ~untington Beach 9.8% trine 1.6% ~guna Beach : l. 1% · ~ Habra 3.2% a Palms 0.8% ~os Alamitos 0.9% Newport Beach 3.9% Orange 5.9% Placentia 1.9% San Clemente 1.3% San Juan Capistrano 0.4% Santa Aha --- Seal Beach " 2.0% S tan ton 1.6% Tustin 1.8% Villa Park 0.3% Wes~minster 4.5% Yorba Linda 1.1% Unincorporated , 12.3% $650.00 75.00 230.00 275.00 125.00 165.00 320.00 440.00 490.00 80.00 55.00 160.00 40.00 45.00 195.00 295.00 95,00 65.00 20.00 100.00 80.00 90.00 15.00 225.00 55.00 615.00 TOTAL 100% 5,000.00 This chart represents the' proportionate HARD CASH match monies to be submitted by each o£ the member agencies. The Santa Aha Police Department match is waived by the members because the Narcotlc~%ndex is to be housed and operated within that agency's facility. * This figure does no: rinclude the .po~ulation of the City of Santa Aua (169,970). Source: State Department of Ftna4c~ and Orange County Plannin~ Department. 8a BUDGET CATEGORY 1 TOTAL FEDERAL I HA,R,[!~ HA'rcH FUNDS STATE j LOCAL BUY- I,q HARD NATCH 21. Personal Services A. Salaries (a) One Intelligence Analyst .. @ $18,270 $18,270.00 $13,270.00 $5,000 .... ~b) One Steno-Cler. k II @ $9,270.85 $ 9,270.85 $ 9,270.8'5 ...... ~ One Clerk Typist II i @ $9,438.05 $:9,438.05 $ 9,638.05 -- ' '' [.r B. Benefits (As per above positions $5~021.10 $5,021.10 refer Page 6a) 'F~'FAI .000 37.000 0 . 28. BUDGET NAKRAT~E A. Personnel Services: $42,000.00 1. Salaries: Based upon existing wage scales prevailing in the County of Orange. a) Project Director: The project director is responsible for policy making, as it relates to direction and control of the Orange County Narcotics Index and oversees the entire project operation. b) Project Coordinator: The project coordinator is responsible to the Project Director, who represents the Chiefs of Police and the Sheriff of Orange County. It is his duty to establish procedures for the receipt, dissemination and security of narcotic index information. To implement a defendant/informant file with work records. He schedules Task Force meetings and agendas as well as attends meetings of agencies involved in Joint investigations of Task Force subjects and works with the operational commander in coordinating Task Force efforts. The project coordinator maintains personal liaison with member agencies, Task Force members, and the District Attorney's Office. 'He establishes training sessions for Task Force members in areas of concern and mutual interest. He mafntaius statistical information on the results of the Task Force operations for dissemination and report to the Project Director and the Chiefs of Police and the Sheriff of Orange County. c) Narcotic Index Analyst.: The Narcotic Imdex Analyst is responsible to the Index Executive Committee and the Project Coordinator. He evaluates and anlyzes narcotic intelligence information collected by the Orange County Drug and Narcotic Task Force member agencies. He determines the credibility, reliability and pertinence of information and integrates this information to disclose patterns, trends~ and/or evidence of organized narcotic activity. The Narcotic Index Analyst also prepares reports to summarize the findings and conclusions based on the interpretation of the information. He is called upon to instruct representatives of member agencies in the analytical and related functions of the Narcotic Index and the resources available to identify and combat organized narcotic activity. The Analyst is required to participate in the meetings of the Task Force in order to disseminate the results of the analysis of the submitted information. He assists in the planning and direction of th~ Narcotic Index and acts for the Project Coordinator in his absence. d) Index Stenographer: The stenographer handles all related clerical matters, including the handling of the Index correspondence, pro- cessing requests for information, processing incoming information, maintaining various files and directories, handles incoming phone calls and other related duties as they may be assigned. The stenographer records the minutes of the Task Force Executive Committee for distribution to member agencies. -9- e) Index Clerk: The Clerk is assigned to clerical and filing matters. The clerk is called upon to do indexing and processing as a clerical support to the stenographer and analyst positions. f)¸ Index Executive Committee: The Index Committee meets once a month, or more frequently if needed, to give assistance to the Project Coordinator and represent the Orange County Narcotics Task Force to the Narcotic Index Staff. The Executive Committee consists of seven (7) officers from representative departments of the Narcotic Task Force and assists in determining the priorttie~ of the Index. Employee Benefits: Employee benefits are based upon existing standard salary overrides currently 'in effect within the City of Santa Aha and ' used in the computation of the annual budget, as accepted and approved by the City's City Council. (See Chart Page 6a). a) Vacation: Computed a~:weekly salary times three (3) weeks. Current City of Santa Ana benefits are fifteen (15) working days vacation. b) Holiday and Sipk Leave: These benefits are included within salary. Current City of Santa Aha benefSts are nine (9) holidays and twelve (12) sick leave days per year. There is a 180 day limit accrual on sick leave and no accrual on holidays. B.' Professional Services: $1,000.00 Upon purchase of a Bloodhound Mobile Tracker, a representative of the manufacturer (Wackenhut Electronics) will conduct a 40-Hour Training Seminar at a site provided by the purchaser. Operator training is very important to the successful use of the equipment. The training provided will include classroom and simulated cases. At lease one representative from each of the 23 law enforcement agencies in Orange County would attend this training and in turn train their Task Force counterparts. Cost of the seminar is $1,000.00. C. Travel (Transportation and Subsistance) - $2,000.00 Travel Expenses - $2,000.00: Funds allocated for travel will be used for the project coordinator, analyst, and the seven member Index Executive Committee. Included within the travel fund are expenses for transportation to and from Narcotic Seminars and Conventions, also expenses incurred in attending loca~ liaison meetings. During this final grant period, it is the intention of the Index Coordinator, Analyst, and Committee Members to visit th9 other M.E.G. (Metropolitan Enforcement Groups) throughout the region. The object;ot~these visits is to exchange operational procedures information which will result in showing areas in which the Index can improve its performance. It has been the experience of the Orange County Narcotic .~ndex that a good rapport must be maintained among narcotic officers throughout the state. This rapport is essential in the exchange of intelligence information. The narcotic violator knows no Jurisdic - tional boundaries and therefore, the most effective means of apprehending the 9a offender is by complete Jurisdictional cooperation of the narcotic officers. By attending narcotics seminars and conference schools and intelligence meetings, person-to-person contact with fellow narcotic officers is established. This activity enhances Jurisdictional cooperation and has been found to be essential in the enforcement of the narcotic laws. Local meetings: (Subsistance) - 24 meetings x $5.00 x 2 = $240.00. Regional, State and Federal meetings: (Subsistence) - 20 meetings x $25/day x 2 days = $1,000. Transportation $76 x I0 meetings = $760.00. D. Equipment - $7,500 The purchasing of equipment will utilize the existing procedure of the Santa Aha Police Department. A request for equipment will be made to the purchasing agent, who will in turn request a minimum of 3 bids from vendors and the low bid will be accepted; except for very minor items, where a direct buy procedure is utilized, and those items covered under contracts already let under approved competitive bid procedures, 1. Vehicle trade-in allowance @ $1,500 ea. = $3,000 At the present time, the Orange County Narcotic Index has a total of six (6) surveillance vehicles. (Two cab-over camper pickup trucks, one van, one E1 Camino and two 1972 sedans). The two 1972 sedans were obtained during the first year grant period. It is requested that $1,500 be allocated, plus the current value of these vehicles, for trade-in and subsequent purchase of newer vehicles. Total $3,000 cash expenditure. It is estimated tha~ by ~a~e 1975, the ,ri-ledge onthese vehicles will exceed 60,000 miles each. It is felt that is would be in the best interests of the narcotic officers to replace these two vehicles for two reasons: (1) By late 1975, these vehicles will have been utilized in undercover narcotic operations for well over two years. It is possible that they could have become known to some narcotic violators in the county. (2) The vehicles have been utilized extensively and have undoubtedly received mechanical stress and wear. The trade-in value of these vehicles (plus the allotted $1,500 per vehicle) would permit the narcotic officers to alter their means of transportation and enhance their safety during investigations. 2. Bloodhound Mobile Tracker - $4,500 The Bloodhound is a "homing" system that provides a simple, reliable means of locating a miniature transmitter. The Mobile Tracker is quickly installed in typical vehicles and aircraft by the user himself. The receiver sorts out the signal of the Coder-Transmitter under surveillance. When the receiver in the vehicle detects the signal, the operator is advised by a tone and visual indications. He follows the "TO" and "FROM" indication, as well as "LEFT" and "RIGHT" instructions until the Coder-Transmitter is pi~ pointed. Only one of the twenty-three police agencies in Orange County currently includes the Bloodhound as a part of its investigative hardware. This unit is utilized by various sections of the detective bureau with gratifying results. It is felt that the addition of a Bloodhound Mobile Tracker would be a tremendous asset to the narcotic officers of Orange County. This unit would allow narcotic officers to surveil narcotic violators at a discreet distance, thus grestly reducing the possibility of being'burned" during a moving surveillance. Also, it is not infrequent to 9b find sophisticated narcotic violators utilizing counter-surveillance to protect their operations. The Bloodhound Mobile Tracker would enable officers to give the violator f~eedom, yet maintain control of his whereabouts. One of the most important areas is the safety of the undercover narcotic o££icer. This unit would allow covering officers to.give the greatest possible protection without actual visual contact. E. Supplies - $47~500 1. O~£1ee Expenses - $1,496. a) The estimates supplies expense to sufficiently supply an office of four persoBs for a month is $60 or $720 per year. This is to include envelopes, file folders,' pens, pencils,.desk trays, tablets, scratch pegs, etc.. Prices are based on the City of Santa Aha purchasing £igures. h) Duplicating expenses will be paid to the Santa Aha Police Department in the amount of $576 per year. This will allow the Narcotic Index Office unlimited use of the Police Department duplicating services. c) Postage expense is e~timated to be $200 per year and will be neces- sary to cover the mailing of data to agencies concerned. 2. Office Conm~nicatfons - $l,200. The use of four telephone lines are necessary for the operation of the Narcotics Index office, at a monthly cost of $25 a month for the four phone lines, or $300 a year. In addition, it is estimated that neces- sary long distance phone charges will exist in the amount of $75 per month or $900 per year. The total office cormmuntcations expense is estimated to be $1,200 for the year. 3. Vehicle Maintenance - $2,854. The Index vehicles are utilized by the member agencies of the Orange County Narcotic Task Force, and as done with their existing vehicles, they are refueled by the using agency. Maintenance, however~ is con- trolled by the Narcotics Index Coordinator and it is estimated that this will amount to $400 per vehicle per year and totaling $2400 per year for the six. vehicles. a) Although member agencies fuel the Index vehicles while using them on inve~tigations, there are occasions when the vehicles are returned with less than a full~ank. To assure that all Index vehicles are ready for irmnediate use and completely'fueled $454 should be authorized for gasoline for the vehicles. 1,000 gals. @ 45,4¢ (Santa Aha City price) per gallonl=~$454. 9c 4. Computer Time - $2080. During this final grant period, it is the desire of the Orange County Narcotic Index staff to place its narcotic violator information in the City of Santa Aha computer. Through the use of computerization, effective means of analyzation, coalition and systematic purging of information shall be effected. At present, narcotics is ubiquitous throughout all facets of criminal elements and utilizing a locally maintained computer presently indexing other major crimes, a proper effective means may be established to prevent or solve criminal violations germane to the Narcotic Index.* The cost of computer time is estimated as follows: $20 per hour x 2 hours x 52 weeks = $2080. * This computerization will augment but not replace the manual system of indexing information during this third year grant period~ Confidential Expenditures Expense - $39,870. a) Purchase of Evidence & Informant Services - $36,870. The Task Force officers are allocated monies for the purpose of purchasing evidence. Funds for the purchase of evidence is an absolute necessity in the enforcement of the narcotic laws of this state. The Courts of California have clearly stated that a minimum of three (3) purchases must be made f~om an individual to reasonably indicate this person is a dealer of narcotics. All monies used for this purpose are accounted for by the present L.E.A.A. procedure. The Task Force officers are allocated monies to purchase infor- mation from informants pertaining to Task Force lnvestigations and the gathering of intelligence data~ Ail monies used for the purchase of information are accounted for by the present L.E.A.A. .procedures. b) Investigative Needs & Travel ~ $3,000. Various areas within the County of Orange are tourist attractions; there are an overwhelming number of motels and hotels located in all parts of the County, many of which are utilized by traffickers to consumate their transactions. Therefore, it is a necessity that law enforcement also be able to rent this type accommodation in order to surveil the trafficker and obtain the necessary evidence in order to sustain a successful conviction. It is also important in some circumstances that Task Force officers be able on short notice to rent a vehicle with which to perform a surveillance on tailing of a suspect(s). These vehicles will be rented from available corm~ercial sources within the County when needed. 9d Those persons with experience in the field of buying narcotics and drugs can substantiate the fact chac on many occasions the trafficker.does not always possess the drugs or narcotics in his residence or within his vehicle, but must, as a security precaution co his business, secrete the contraband in another residence rented only ~or Chat purpose. On many o~casions the drugs or narcotics to be sold can actually be located outside the physical boundaries Chat determine the Jurisdiction of one agency from another. This type activity therefore~ requires traveling some distances within a county or in other cases, outside of the count~ in order'to bring the purchase of the drugs or narco~ics, arrest of the suspects, and successful prosecution to an end. Through Jurisdic~ional cooperation, which already exists in the County of Orange, som~ of thi~ problem is circumvented. However, with the approval of this grant, funds ~ill be available ~o ~ravel into other Jurisdictions and conduct the necessary surveillances and provide the proper securi~ymeasures to undercover officers while they are traveling to make large purchases of dru~s or narcotics. 29.. :Graphic Representatien of Costs - By PROJECT "~"~ ooo 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th llth 12th 30. Othe~ Sources of Fundin~ FUNDS' DATE. ~GENCY REQUESTED REQUESTED STATUS OF REQUEST $ $ $ 32, Problem Statement Per the Region T CCCJ, 1973 Regional Plan, Orange County has one of the most severe drug abuse problems of any county in the state. In this county, drug oriented problems relate to approximately 40% of all major crimes committed. For this reason, this category of drug abuse has been assigned the top priority in Region T (Orange County's CCCJ designation) problem planning and priority. A comprehensive fully integrated effort is necessary in order to solve this very serious problem. The severity of the drug abuse problem in Orange County is indicated below: 1) 2) Orange County's 23 police agencies made a total of 18,002 narcotic arrests in 1973, an increase of .2,223 over the previous year. This represents an increase of 14~. (Figure 3) In 1973 53% of all adult felony cases arrested in the ctunty were for narcotics misuse. 3) Arrests constitute only a small portion of the total drug abuse prnblem. It is estimated that 50-70% of Or~nge County's 1973-1974 High School Students (130,425) will have had some involvement with drug abuse by the time they graduate. The estimate for Junior High School students is 25% and 13% for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students. 4) ~re than 400. secondary school students were suspended and/or expelled during the 1972-73 school year for drug abuse offenses. This is of significance when it is noted that only a small fraction of those involved with drugs are identified. In 1973, 1162 patients from Orange County were admitted to Metropolitan State Hospital for withdrawal or detoxificatton treatment. This number, of course, represents only a fraction of the addict population. It is ~s~imated, for example, that there are 5,000-8,000 heroin users in Orange County. (Source: Orange County Mental Health Department). In Orange County; overall drug abuse is on the rise with marijuana arrests up 23%, opiates up 124%, dangerous drugs down 54%, and arrests for other miscellaneous drug offenses down 1% versus the statistics in 1972. (It should be noted that the decrease in dangerou~ ~rugs and miscellaneous drug offenses can be attributed to the reclassification of drugs by the state in 1972.) Figures 1, la, 2 and 3 6) In Orange'Cbunty'the tota~ adult felony arrest for 1973 was 17,987. 9,575 (53~) of these a{re~ts were for narcotic violations. The Juvenile Felony/misdemeanor arrest total for narcotic violations was 5,462, an increase over 1972 o~ ~6% (4,317 arrests). Figure 2(a) Juvenile drug arrests are also increasing, though not as rapidly as in past years (Figure 2). Unfortunately, actual drug abuse among Juveniles is apparently continuing to soar. County education specialist state that within the public school system of 521 schools with 450,000 students there is a high rate of involvement in drugs. They estimate that 50% to 70% of all high school students will have had some involvement with drugs by graduation. Involvement in Junior -- high school is estimated at 25~. Usage in elementary schools is estimated at 3~ to 7%. During the 1972-73 school year, 400 high school students were suspended and/or expelled for drug abuse offenses. The problem of drug abuse results'in many cases with victims suffering monetary loss. Drug abuse contributes to the cost spiral in three ways: (1) the human cost of people (especially Ju~eniles) victimized by drugs; (2) dollar cost of arrests, trials, etc.; (3) burglaries and thefts by drug abusers. In 1973, the Orange County felony drug arrest rate was higher than the non-drug arrest. The Orange County Drug and Narcotic Task Force was founded in November, 1970. The narcotic details of 22 municipal police departments in Orange County are members as well as the Sheriff's Department, and the State Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE - Department of Justice). Other members include the D.E.A., Orange County Harbor Patrol, Orange County Airport Security and the Orange County Probation Department. Close liaison is maintained by the Task Force Coordinator with all of these agencies as well as law enforcement agencies throughout the Southern California area. Through the elimination of duplication of effort and the promoting of good will among the narcotic officers from each of these agencies, the Task Force has made remarkable progress toward the ultimate goal of removing the narcotic trafficker from the community. In January, 1972, the Coordinator of the Task Force initiated a record keeping system itemizing the results of the Task Force investigations. The emphasis by Task Force members was placed on destroying organized groups conspiring to violate the state narcotic laws. While working on Task Force investigations, individual agencies still maintain the responsibility of policing their own Jurisdictions regarding local narcotic problems. To assist them in this area, the Task Force Coordinator (an Orange County District Attorney's Investigator assigned full time to this functiun) is avail'able gay or night to provide advice and assistance. Two deputy district attorney's assigned to the Task Force are also available day or night for search warrant preparation and legal advice. Ail of the Police Chiefs were contacted within the county, as was the Sheriff, and each gave his permission, in writing, for officers in another Jurisdiction to conduct investigations in his city as long as prior notification was received. lla _~iates __~ Dangerous Drugs ___[ Other Arrests Opiates I Dangerous Drugs Other Arrests M~rijuana [ --~ 'Opiates' Dangerous Drugs [ ~0ther Arrests _ ___ Marijuana [ [Opiates [ Dangerous Drugs J Other Arrests t4~riju~n~ .... J Opiates I Dangerous Drugs I Other Arrests ?ari uana Dangerous Drugs [ bther Arrests_4 Figure ARRESTS ~ Dangerous I_Other ^rrests Drugs I mriiuana [ .......... -~ Opiates ~ I Dangerous ~'ugs I [,,0th_erA~rests ~ Marijuana I tDangerous Drugs Other Arrests ~arijuana [ 1 Opiate[s Dangerous Drugs I Other Arrests j Ymrijuana fliates Dangerous Drugs , I Other Arrests Marijuana tiates ' · angerous Drags I. Other Arrests Figur~ la ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION THOUSANDS 5 HOt'/SERIOUS IS THE TEEN 'AND SUB-TEENAGE DRUG ABUSE PROBLEM? JUVENILE DRUG ARRESTS-ORANGE COUNTY* 4 -- o/° 4317 -- -- 3846 /18'38 _: .// ,, mo / - / ,° - / - ! _ ~ . ~~67 · / " ././,..~o / ,..~.~. '"...~/~~ 422 · ~'..5///,,' ~ 6~ 51 3~.~.~-~"" 5462 Total Drug Arrant 3908 Marijuana !91 Other 2:35 Dangerous Drugs ]01~ Heroin and ]970 1971 1072 3.97:3 Other Narcotics Figure 2 13 JUVENILE AND ADULT DRUG ARRESTS' (Total Felony and Misdemeanor) CLASSIFIED BY TYPE 1968-1973 Year 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Total 5,462 ,4,317 3,785 3,710 3,846 2,790 JUVENILES b~rijuana 3908 2767 2113 1951 1469 1571 Opiates 101 31 5O 63 41 Dangerous Drags' 235 624 881 880 1370 758 Other Drug Offenses ,1218 895 741 896 966 422 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 12,540 11,462 10,566 9,859 7,010 4,777 -7135 5961 5440 5423 3009 2791 ADULT i071 487 767 569 477 350 1080 2263 2998 2693 2520 1108 5254 2951 1361 1174 1004 528 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 I8,002 15,779 14,351 13,569 '10,856 7,567 11043 8728 7553 7374 4478 4362 TOTAL 1172 518 817 632 518 389 1315 2881 3879 3493 3890 1866 4472 3646 2102 2070 1970 950 Figure 3 14 · 0 RAi"i G E AGENCY Anaheim ) Buena Park .Nesa Cypress.. Fountain ~l ley) Ful~erton ' Garden Grove j Huntington BCH I~ne · La~. Beach La Hab~ , ' L~ 'Pal~ · 'Los Almitos' i N~port .Beach O~ange Placent!a Cl ~ente Santa- Aha Seal Beach Stilton Tusti~ ~es~inster' ) Yorba Lin~a . TOTAL ARRESTS' INARIJUANA 593 50~ I 52 137 ) 43~ 192 75 I o 317' t 32 274 185 67~J 16 . 462 288 26 ~7 .... 158 J *; 82 4 53 .1~- 2~% J 2 J ~3 ~3 3~ 39 t 1. , :228 ) .133 158~i 20 t.' l~t 12 JBO~'J 0 COU?ITY DRUG ARREST PROFILE' ADULT - 1973 HE?,O iN ~!;g OTHER DA~IGEROUS .,':A~COT!CS DRUGS 63 238 20% J 7 11% I B,'; I J 3~10~ 15% J 14 9% 6% J 27 10% les j. '...6¢ I ~6~ J 28~ j 10~ J 3% J" 9% j 4 9% 'J ~% ( .2 ~o~ it 7%'1 '" OTHER DRUG (J OFFE~ISES OF.'-E~;3~.S ' FELONY ,ISOc ,.A, IO~ i 16 1% I 2~3 '*)Jnincorp. Area J 2,553. 'J, 1,256 J50%,l 373 t '12,5¢0 ~,135~ !57~ ) 1;071 JTOTALS J J I 8~'1. t 1,03019% J I(~Y: 3. o I 7 2% J 111 8 I 53 34 J 7 io · 18 J 333 19: . · ' '28 0 17 ... -.i~' 16 · 703 2% 1'. 30 29. ! (1 thru 4 are all felonies) "- :Harijuana: Inclddes possession, possession for sale, sales and furnishing to a mino~ br__k~ m ) Heroin & ,t.rc. (S ..... as marijuana =: ~" 'D-_n§erous Dru~s: (Same as marijuana breakdown-~plus-use & sales w/.prior.. . . 'Other Dru.qs-F~16.ny: Includes varietX of offenses fram peyote-forging prescmptlons and.relaCed-driving under influence of narc.-sales in lieu, etc. · ' i ..... ¥, under the influence, telephone fraud, _ Or. her Orugs-Misdem-=anor: Includes '=~o"- · n~rcotic paraphernalia, Rx records, D.U,.T., etc. '* Unincorporated Area: Includes Vil'la Park and San Juan Capistrano. Source: l.jonthly DCS Reports tS..o~oG..._ Cella, NARCOTIC ARREST PRUFILE JUVEHILE- 1973 TOTAL j ~AHO tiTHER DA;;GE,ROUS t AGEHCY ARRESTS IHARIJUANA~ I HAP. COT[CS ~ DRUGS 135 { 94 1 102 65 64%1 5 19~ 143 73%~ 4 223 143 4 245 193 1 !,gl~ ~ 770 31 124 84 0 97 ~ 87 0 · ' 79 t 58 0 37 26 "0 392 226Z. 83%~ 2 328 ~ 209 5 Costa Mesa Cypress Fountain Valle, Ful 1 erton Garden Grove Irvine taguna Beach La Habra i La P~lma 'J Los Alamitos Newport Beach Orange Placentia 7%j lO 7S 8 7 5% 5%j 12 12~ 15 16 8% 16 3 .':5-- 17 7%j 18 13 3 4 .4% J 0 6 1 -2%i '5 .. ~ 4z{ 5 21 6% J 8 ' O, ,,~R OFFENSES FELONY San Clemente I 3%{ 0 j 2 Santa Aha t 20 . /~t 24 Seal Beach I .. 22. 8% 1 20 Stanton .j 2%j 5 12% I 0 jTustin 9%l '-O' - ( 3 ..s~minster { 2% ! 8 ~"' { 8 Yorba Linda J I- i 2 I 7};i 0 * .~Unincorp. Areas j 5¢5 i 3t _ I j l, 3:~i. 127 v, c. c ~ s ~q'anq I v~%:' lO! KEY: (i thru are all fe~'~ies) 1. 2. '( 2%-" 235,( ~'"" '.,,)i 29!' '.',ar"q,,-=,.,..,_na.' Includes possession, possession for sale, sales and H~ro ,1 ,~ narc: (Same as ~)l~uan ...... ,~u ..... ~ 7~J - ( 197.119~ 3¢ furnishing to a 3 gzngerc~r~gruq~s: (Same as t!~rljL{.-t'az ~ea'....do,.n p;u~ use ~tes "~ 4. Ocher O'ru~s-Felc~c: Includes ~,: "~ , " 'rl:,.y eT offenses from p~yote-rorg~ng oreSc'riptions. a,..~-~,l~ n~ under imflusn~e of ~:'--.-sales in lieu, etc. '~h~- n, n~ "i~,~,*~=~- !nClL/~S ,,'ariet2'; un..:r the iF?~', encg. .~l=~mmm~ fraud ,l~ .... t:c ' ' ~ .... ~q ...... , ~,~,,.a /-,rea: ..... ] .... ~ ~;'illc end .... 33. Approaches A. Considered and Rejected I) To divide the grant among all law enforcement agencies in Orange County on a per capita basis. Rejected because of lack of control on purposes for which the money would be used and lack of impact on narcotic problem to diffused efforts. 2) To divide the grant among the six agencies within the impact area of Orange County. Rejected for the same reasons as approach number 1. 3) To use the entire graqt for a public education campaign against drug abuse in Orange County. Rejected because, while public education camPaigns can be effective, they are basically short term and the approach would do nothing to alleviate the over-burdening of the criminal Justice syst!m in Orange County. 4) To use the grant strictly to provide support services for the law enforcement agencies in Orange County. Rejected because although highly needed, the approach would do nothing to impact the line functions of the law enforcement agent.les aRd would provide only a partial solution to the problem. 5) To use the grant to create a "super-Task Force" of designated officers in Orange County that would have original Jurisdiction over all or selected major narcotic investigations. Rejected because Of the legal, political and philosophical questions and restrictions involved. Also rejected 'because it defeats the existing rapport already established between Task Force members. B. Proposed Approach l) To provide a central index for the submission, analyzation, evaluation and dtssimina=ion of narcotic intelligence information to members of the Orange County Drug and Narcotic Task Force and Associates. 2) To develop and present instruction to Task Force members that is designed to provide the basic information necessary to investigate violations of the state narcotic laws. 3) To continue t~ promote cooperation between agencies thus eliminating competition which hampers successful investigation. 4) To assist local agonies through coordination of effort to obtain the maximum benefit from the sources drawn upon. This approach woh~,d greatly assist the smaller agencies which are understaffed to the point that they cannot conduct an ongoing narcotic investigation. 5) To provide a vehicle for inter-agency exchange of information on major narcotic traffickers in Orange County and provide cooperation between investigators on a "line-function" level. 17 Approach Selection 1) Criteria for Selection a) Must provide for strict control of project, i.e., the financial, technical and human resources. b) Must benefit all components of the criminal Justice system, i.e., police, courts, corrections and citizens. c) Must impact the major facets of drug abuse in Orange County, i.e., apathy, manpower, knowledge and information. d) Must meet CCCJ law enforcement drug abuse project guidelines. Agency Selection 1) Criteria for Selection The proposed approach requires that the proponent be a law enforcement agency with certain characteristics: a) Central location. b) Personnel trained in major narcotic investiga~ions. Capability of housing the Orange County Narcotic Index. 2) Conformance to Selection Criteria a) Santa Aha Police Department has a central location insofar as County: geographic distribution; demographic 'distribution; narcotic activity; and immediate access to County ~overnment agencies and facilities. b) Santa Aha Police Department currently has one of the largest Narcotic Investigation Units in Orange County and can provtde.irmnediate assistance to the Index with trained investigators. c) Due to a recently completed addition to its facility, Santa Aha Police Department has room to house the unit. 17a 34. Project Objectives A. The following are considered to be the project objectives as stated: Reduce the trafficking and availability in illegal narcotics and restricted dangerous drugs iw Orange County by 5%. The comparison will be made by matching 1974 statistics with 1973 statistics. 2. Develop an operational. Narcotics Intelligence NetwOrk in conjunction with D.E.A. and C.N.I.N.. Increase the quality of arrests and improve the ratio of convictions to arrests for illegal narcotics and restricted dangerous drug offenses. Increase the coordination and cobperation to exchange information within each individual agency and among local, state, and federal agencies in the reduction of illegal narcotics and restricted dangerous drug offenses. Cooperate with health care delivery services in the area of drug abuse prevention and treatment resources. 6. Participate at all levels in a comprehensive uniform narcotic enforcement training program. Impact on those crimes related to the-sale and use of narcotics and restricted dangerous drugs. Impact to be drawn by comparison of yearly statistics. 8. Determine the precipitating causes (probable cause) leading to the initial contact and subsequent arrest of the individuals. 34A. Impact and Results A. Narcotic Trafficking Impact: The Task Force concentrates on locating major Suppliers and distributors of illicit drugs, locating and seizing any clandestine l~boratorieg manufacturing or cultivating illicit drugs and narcotics; assisting local police agencies in initiating, investi- gating and apprehending narcotic and drug violators (i.e., street pushers~and users);.. ~em the flow of drugs into the County through a coordinated effort with federal, state and other ~ounty enforcement agencies by apprehending interJurisdictional traffickers. The Task Force wil~ continue in its attempt to achieve these goals by the use of informants, surveillance, "buy programs," and Joint operations with other departments, which include exchange of intelligence and 18 uarcotics activities and other drug-related crimes. Through the use of informants introducing agents into the lower level of drug trafficking, the agent then works his way toward the target of the [Jnit - the so- called wholesalers of drug traffic. We will employ all known investi- gative procedures in our effort to stem or stifle and control the sale and illegal use of narcotics and dangerous drugs within Orange County. Result: If the wholesalers are eliminated, the importer is denied a market for his goods, and the source of supply is cut off for the street peddler. With the decrease in the flow of the sale of narcotics and dangerous drugs in Orange County and an increase in the number of drug violator apprehensions, we hope for some measure of effectiveness. We will measure the effectiveness of our efforts by looking at the overall drug picture - an increase in the price and a decrease in the quality of illicit drugs and narcotics, due to the scarcity ~nd risk involved in selling same; thereby, making it less available to the youth and general public of Orange County. It will also result in a decrease of drug- related crimes, such as - burglary, petty theft, purse snatch, auto burglary, and the like. B. Narcotics Intelligence Impact: The Task Force compiles, researches, evaluates, formulizes, disseminates, and coordinates action on the information from local police agencies regarding drug violators and their locations; creates maintains and updates a master index file on drug violators, both from within and outside the County, as a basis for understanding the potential of the area-wide drug problem. In addition, the Task Force has established liaison w~th the State of California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement and the D.E.A.. Further, the Task Force works closely with police departments within and without the County'of Orange. 2. Results: The result will be in two parts: We intend to continue to provide a highly mobile intelligence force to move throughout the County at will, with enforcement jurisdiction regardless of their location, either incorporated or unincorporated be The second.phase would be the creation of a narcotics'intelligence system capable of receiving, digestipg, and disseminating pertinent information.on an area-wide basis. The Task Force will ~ntinue to be a designated responsible member for the narcotics intelligence network for all Orange County, and other concerned Jurisdictions throughout Nevada, Arizona and California. 18a We hope to continue to have a measure' of effectiveness by the documentation of the design, development, imple~entation, and use of intelligence evaluation system for the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of the Narcotics Task Force within the County of Orange. C. Arrests - Conviction Ratio 1. Impact - The Task Force will continue to attempt, through training and increased equipment availability to increase both the number of arrests pertaining to drug violatlons and the eventual conviction of the violator(s), within the county. 2. Result - Reducing the number of drug traffickers on the street, by obtaininE convictions of criminal =barges, will reduce the availability of drugs. Coordination & Cooper'alton Impact - The. Task Force will continue to maintain and improve the existin~ coordination and cooperation between enforcement agencies workiu~ within the county. Result - The results of improved coordination and cooperation are obvious. It is imperative that the l~w enforcement agencies exchange information and work together in order to achieve the stated objectives of this grant. E. Cooperate with Health Care Delivery Services Impact - Task Force members whenever possible cooperate fully with area health care services in regard to referral and notification of the service organizations. Result - It is hoped that recidivism will be reduced by this cooperation and the violators will be able to return to society as productive citizens. F, Narcotics Enforcement Training Program 1. Impact - The Ta~k Force Analyst has attended the Intelligence Analysis and Collectors Schools, in order to receive necessary specialized training to better qualify him to perform his function. Six members of the Tas~Force have completed the two-week Narcotic Officers School in a~cordance with the first year grant. They in turn are training their personnel, while on the Job, in the new methodology and techniques learned at the Institute. 2. Result - As a result of this intensive specialized training, the members of the Task Force will be better able to perform their functions within the Task Force, and this will impact on many objectives of this grant. For example,' they will be able to improve the quality of arrests and convictions pertaining to drug violations, while the Analyst and Coordinator will be able to perform their very specialized tasks. 18b G. Impact on Related Crimes Impact - Due to the nature of these persons involved in the use of and addiction to narcotics and dangerous drugs, it has been found that many times they resort to other crimes, such as robbery or burglary~ in order to finance their purchases of the contraband. Result - By the investigation and arrest of these violator(s) crimes other than those involving narcotics and dangerous drugs will be uncovered and brought to a successful conclusion. Property (stolen) will be recov%red and returned to the rightful owners. Also by taking these violators off the streets, the overall crime rate within the county will drop. H. Determine Precipitating Causes of Initial Contact Impact - For many years there has been speculation as to how or why narcotic or dangerous drug violator(s) are stopped or come to the attention of law enforgement officials~ but to date no comprehensive data on the precipitating causes has been collected. The Task Force will continue to maintain data on this type information and analyze same. This will give important data on a county-wide basis to determine how this type of criminal case is originated. Result - By collection and analysis of the data obtained during this period, it will be determined as ~o how or why certain violator(s) come to the attention of law enforcement and are eventually brought to justice. This data will be helpful to law enforcement in the future both as statistical data and as a reply to many often asked questions by the citizenry. I. Collection of Operational Data Impact - The office of the Orange County Narcotic Index collects data from throughout the county and this is then analyzed by the analyst and necessary data distributed through the proper channels. This data is submitted to the O.C.N.I. office from the various members of the Task Force as it becomes available. 2. Result - The result of this data is. self evident and enables law enforcement to better understand why certain things are occurring. 18c 35. Methodology A. Proposed Approach The objectives of the Orange County Narcotics Index will have to be evaluated, at the end of the grant period, via statistical data obtained and objective and subjective analysis by trained personnel. Therefore, it is imperative that certain data be collected and analyzed. In order to have a starting point upon which to base quan- tifiable objectives, it was agreed in the first year grant by LEAA and the Orange County Narcotics Task Force that six (6) cities within Orange County would be used as a data base for determining ~he effect of the Orange County Narcotics Index over the time period covered by the grant. It was agreed that the cities would be Santa Aha, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, Fullerton, and the Orange County Sheriff. The criteria used in selecting these specific cities is the fact that the population composing these six cities is equal to over 52~ of the total population of Orange County (Population of Orange County is 1,578,481 per the 1972 census and the total population of Santa Aha is l~9,617,plus Anaheim 183,405,plus Garden Grove 129,021, plus Orange 82,773, plus Fullerton 88,646, plus the unincorporated area 172,499,totals out to 825,961 or 52.33%). It was further agreed by the Orange County Narcotics Task Force Executive Co~nittee membership that these six cities represent an overall view of the narcotics problem as it exists within the county. The Orange County Narcotics Index Office will collect dat~ from these cities pertaining to past years and then the Coordinator, Analyst, and office staff will compare these past figures with the new figures Wotai~Led during the period of the grant to determine trends and final results. A fulltime analyst is available to assist with these computations. By the careful analysis and studying of these newly obtained figures, it will have had the desired results by addressing and meeting the objectives set forth in the grant. Organization 1. Enforcement Members - The Orange County Narcotic Task Force ia composed of members from the Sheriff's Department and each of the municipal police departments within Orange County, as well as the Orange County Harbor Patrol, Airport Security and the Probation Department. State and Federal agencies are also represented, i.e., DEA, IRS. The Orange County District Attorney's Office also has ~wo deputy district attorneys assigned full time to the Task Force. The number of law enforcement officers assigned to the Task Force varies with the size of the department. All law enforcemen~ officers assigned will be fully experienced in narcotics and narcotics enforcement. The nucleus of the Task Force is the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is composed of seven officers, three of whom are replaced semi-annually by election of the membership. 19 Narcotic Index - The Orange County Drug and Narcotics Task Force now in operation is suppor,ted by the Orange County Narcotic Index which is staffed by a coordinator, analyst, stenographer and clerk typist. The Narcotic Index is a service function to the Orange County Task Force and looks to it for direction and intelligence input. C. Objectives The major task of the Orange County Narcotic Index is to assist local law enforcement narcotic officers to substantially reduce the drug abuse problem and related crimes in their respective Jhrisdietions. By analyzing narcotic intelligence information submitted from throughout the county, the Index staff will be able to establish trends and patterns in narcotic movement. In addition, narcotic peddlers of interest to multiple agencies can be identified and "targeted" for a Joint effort by the agencies concerned. Dissemination of analyzed information will be the responsibility of the Index staff where the central files and index cards will be umintained. The dissemination will be restricted in accordance with the restrictions placed upon it by the submitting agency. D. Administrative Responsibility Refer page 9 and 9a for duties of (a) Project Director (b) Project Coordinator (c) Narcotic Index Analyst (d) Index Stenographer (e) Index Clerk (f) Task Force Executive Committee Refer organizational chart on page !9c. Resources Every narcotic officer in Orange County is available to assist in achieving the goals of the Index. The backing of the chiefs of police and the sheriff is evident by the letters of support in the appendix. F. Working Relationships The Orange County Drug and Narcotic Task Force enjoys a reputation of being one of the more closely knit organizations of its type in the county. Numerous major narcotic investigations have been brought to a successful conclusion by total cooperation of many agencies both from within and outside Orange County. The Brotherhood of Eternal Love is a prime example. 19a G. Duplicate Programs Inasmuch as all police agencies in the county are members of the Task Force. the problem of duplication of effo=t on major investigat%ons has been minimized. H.' Training of Staff Monies have been set aside for staff personnel to attend apgropriate schools and seminars for the benefit of the Task F~rce. 19b ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ITHE CHIEFS OF POLICE & SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY, CA. IPROJECT DIRECTOR PROJECT COORDINATOR fO.C.N.I. ANALYST I'EXECUT IVE COMMITTEE CLERK TYPIST I IORANGE COUNTY DRUG & NARCOTIC TASK FORCE I 19c 37. Hanagement Records A. Project File Security Of paramount importance to the successful operation of the Drug Crime Unit is the security of information. It is therefore imperative that the data collected by the Unit be safeguarded against compromise in any form. The security must be a safeguard against Cwo forms of unauthorized revelation; i.e.,' physical removal and/or oral communication. To protect the information in the former instance, ali data is maintained in the Drug Crime Unit offices'in file cabinets which meet accepted standards of security for classified information. In addition, keys to the Unit's offices are issued only to members of the Unit. The policy of "last to leave the office locks the door" has been instituted even if it is necessary for all personnel to be absent simultane- ously, even for short periods of time. Also, when files are not in active use, they'remain locked. To protect against oral disclosure, the following procedures are followed: Prior to accepting any person for assignment to the Unit, a thorough investigation of their personal background is conducted to determine their reliability. Insofar as regulations permit, no person of doubtful integrity will be acceptable; the investigation may include a polygraph examination. Other Law Enforcement Personnel: Release of information is on a need-to-know basis. This does not imply that others are not able to obfain information. Various units of Federal, State and local agencies conducting investi-. gations have need for the data in the files.' The amount released is predicated on that which will fit their individual needs at any given time. 3. Other: All other inquiries are screened in order to determine the basis for such a request. Only that information which does not Jeopardize the integrity of ~the Unit, or,ts.., mission, is released. 4. General a) Records~are~ ' maintained on all inquiries for data and the reason for the inquiry. This serves two purposes: 1) To make certain that information is not given out indiscriminately, and 2) To offer referral services to authorized investigation agencies. The object of this is to refer a law enforce- ment agency conducting an investigation to the source law enforcement agency.' 21 b) Staff and Executive board part~cipation in related functions. 1) 3) Date and hourly attendance at meetings In-kind committee meetings Liaison meetings. (Other M.E.G. units, Task Force, etc.). 2la Utilization o£ Investigative Funds The agent or officer in charge of the investigation unit to which the imprest fund is assigned must authorize all advances of funds up'to $500 to agents or officers for the purchase of information or evidence. Payments in excess of $500 must be approved by the Head of the Law Enforcement Unit to which the subgrant was made, or the Project Coordinator, or the Chairman of the Task Force Executive Committee. Such authorization must specify the 'information or evidence to be received, the amount of expenditures, and assumed name of informer. There are maintained by the Index, confidential files of the true names, assumed names, and signatures of all informers to whom payments of confidential expenditures have been made. To the extent practicable, pictures and/or fingerprints of the informer payee will be maintained, The cashier receives from the agent or officer authorized to make a confidential payment as receipt for cash advanced to him for such purposes. The agent or officer receives from the informer payee a receipt of the following natures: RECEIPT For and in consideration of the sale and delivery to the (State, County, or City) or of information or evidence identified as follows: I hereby acknowledge receipt of $ paid to me by , an officer of the (State, County, or City) of Date: Signature: (Witness, if any) 21 b~ 38. Project Evaluation Design A. In order to measure the degree of success of the Index, assigned personnel will concentrate on the following areas: 1. Reduce the trafficking and availability in illegal narcotics and restricted dangerous drugs. a) What is the total number of drug arrests? b) What is the breakdown as to Juvenile and adult arrests? c)What is the comparison as to possession for sales, and sales? d) What is the breakdown by drug category? 1) Narcotics: a. Opium b. Morphine c. Heroin d. Synthetic opiates (i.e., metadone, demoral,etc.) 2)Hallucinogenic Drugs a. Hashish b. Hashish oil c. Marijuana d. THC and other synthetic forms of cannabis e. LSD, STP, PCP, DMT, etc. 3) Restricted Dangerous Drugs a. Barbiturates and related depressants b. Amphetamines and related stimulants c. Methaqualon 2. Development of an operational Narcotics Intelligence Network. a) Does it exist now? ' b) Is it operational? c) What is the criteria for gathering, analyzing, evaluating and disseminating the intelligence information? d) What is the level of usage? e) Has the intelligence network resulted in a more effective usage of tactical forces? 22 Increase the quality of arrests and. lmprovg the ration of convictions to arrests for illegal narcotics and restricted dangerous drug offenses. a) Establish baseline data indicating conviction rates of of£enses for the proceeding two (2) years. b) Gather during the course of the project conviction rates of all narcotic offenses and compare it to the baseline data for the proceeding two (2) years.· Increase coordination and cooperation to exchange information within each individual agency and among local, state· and federal agencies in the r~duction of illegal narcotic and restricted dangerous drug offenses. Third year input by member agencies will be compared with first and second year contributions. Cooperate with health care delivery services in the area of drug abuse prevention and treatment resources. a. The Project Director heads the Technical Advisory Board on drug abuse· b. The Coordinator is a member of the Technical Advisory Board on drug abuse. Participate at all levels in a comprehensive uniform narcotic enforcement training program. a) Has the Index involved itself in such a training program? b) What was the number of personnel trained, the type of training, and the length of such training? c) A post-training survey shall be conducted to determine the quality and the effectiveness of the training. 7. Impact on those crimes related to the sale and use of narcotics and restricted dangerous drugs. a) How many individuals have been arrested and convicted for ot~er criminal offenses as a direct result of ~he efforts of the narcotic enforcement program? b) 'What types df~contraband and quantity seized? Determine the~precfpitating causes leading to the initial contact~and subsequent arrest of the individual(s). a) Provide the data and analysis indicating the precipitating cause leading to the initial contact and subsequent arrest of individual(s). 22a The necessary data will be submitted to the Orange County Narcotic Index Coordinator's Office by each of the participating agencies as it becomes available. This data will be collected at the Orange County Narcotic Index Office at the Santa Aha Police Department and then analyzed as to its content and relevance by the Analyst and other office staff. The analyst is assisted by a staff as described in the Budget Narrative Section of this grant application. Standard cards and forms used for intelligence information will be used to record intelligence data obtained and relevent data will then be placed ~into the intelligence system by the Coordinator. The final evaluation of the program will be made by the Coordinator and his staff with assistance when necessary by the Task Force. 38A. System-wide Impact In Orange County drug oriented problems compose over compose over 40% of all major crimes in the County. It has been found that many individuals who are addicted to the use of narcotics or dangerous drugs are forced to commit other crimes, such as theft and robbery, in order to pay for the contraband. On a larger scale many times the purchase of large amounts of illegal narcotics and dangerous drugs is financed or subsidized by the purchase of large amounts of firearms and other types of illegal weapons. It is felt that with the continuation of the Narcotics Index in Orange County, the presently existing Orange County Narcotics Task Force will be better equipped to deal with the existing and projected drug problem within the County and surrounding area by having increased information available for their u~e. This information properly analyzed, and distributed, will lead to taking the drug trafficker off the streets and thereby reduce the availability of drugs thereon. If the drugs are not available for purchase, there will be a direct reduction in the nun~er of thefts and crimes committed to obtain money to buy same. It is the belief of law enforcement officers within the County of Orange, that a reduction in overall crime will result from a concentrated effort at narcotic and drug suppression. This reduction will only come after an initial increase in narcotic arrests,which will increase the workload for all facets of the Judicial system; i.e.~ courts, District Attorney, Public Defender, Corrections, Probation and Parole. With narcotic and drug abuse being a primary cause of crime in today's society, this program will greatly assist Orange County law enforcement in suppressing this problem. 22b