VictimResponse-2.ppt
- 1. A Joint Effort of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims
- 2. International Association of Chiefs of Police • Founded in 1893 • Oldest and largest membership organization representing law enforcement executives from all over the world • A non-profit organization with 20,000 members • Largest portion of the membership are departments Serving under 25,000 residents or With fewer than 25 sworn officers • 76% of U.S. police agencies have fewer than 25 officers www.theiacp.org IACP
- 3. Office for Victims of Crime • A component of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice • Established in 1984 by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) • Provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation funds • Funds and oversees diverse programs that benefit victims of crime www.ojp.gov/ovc OVC
- 5. Why Is This Happening? Historically • Law enforcement has focused on the apprehension and prosecution of offenders • Victims continue to be neglected in the criminal justice system • States have enacted laws to define the rights and redress of victims of crime www.victimlaw.info
- 6. Victims as a Priority Why Not? • It is required by law • They are your citizens • They are the people you serve “Core Constituency”
- 7. Ask Yourself How would you want your mother, father, son, daughter, or friend treated should they become a victim of crime?
- 8. 1982 Presidential Task Force Emphasized Importance of Law Enforcement: Sensitive to victim needs Knowledgeable about victim rights Familiar with victim services 1999 IACP National Summit Funded by OVC What do Victims Want? Improving Police Based Victim Services (IPBVS) History & Background Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims
- 9. IACP Victims Summit Outcomes 7 Critical Needs of Victims 1. Safety 2. Support 3. Information 4. Access 5. Continuity 6. Voice 7. Justice
- 10. Implementation Sounds Great! • What’s in it for me? • How do I do it? • How much does it cost?
- 11. A 21st Century Strategy Implementation Guide Online Resource Toolkit The Strategy Package VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3
- 13. 3 Pilot Agencies: • Mundelein (IL) Police Department Small agency category • Beaverton (OR) Police Department Medium agency category • Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Police Department Large agency category Strategy Origins
- 14. Strategy Origins 8 Validation Sites: • Broken Arrow (OK) Police Department • California State University at San Bernardino • Denver (CO) Police Department • Flint (MI) Police Department • Hastings (NE) Police Department • Loudoun County (VA) Sheriff’s Department • New York State Police • Sumner (WA) Police Department
- 15. A 21st Century Strategy • Benefits, challenges, methods, & responsibilities for enhancing response to victims of crime • An organizational approach - everyone plays a role • Built around 4 core areas: Leadership Partnering Training Performance monitoring
- 16. Strategy Goals Overall Goal • Create a “sea change” within America’s law enforcement community • Encourage agencies and individuals to embrace a new philosophy • Place victims’ interests at the center of response to crime and community problem solving
- 17. Strategy vs. Victim Services Units • The majority of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. have no specialized VSU’s • The Strategy enhances what VSU is already doing • Chances are that VSU will get a call-out for a violent crime in the middle of the night, but… How about when a bicycle is stolen? Or a car is broken into? “All victims of all crimes”
- 18. Lessons Learned • Benefits more than outweigh challenges at all test sites • Almost identical issues regardless of the department size and geographic location • Does not take a lot of additional resources to significantly enhance victim response
- 20. Core Strategy Elements Take One Out And The Others FAIL
- 21. An Organizational Approach Agency Executives Command Staff Mid-Level Management First Line Supervisors First Responders Dispatchers Trainers Public Info Officers Records/IT Personnel Planners Crime Analysts
- 22. • Executives play a pivotal role in the success of this effort • Commitment by the Chief • Agency buy-in • Core group of people to lead the effort • Mission, vision, policies, practices Leadership
- 23. Partnering • Maximizing capacity to meet victim needs • Identifying stakeholders (don’t forget the victims!) • Bringing them together • Defining partner roles and responsibilities • Learning from each other
- 24. Training • Building sustainability • Probably the most challenging element • Ride-a-longs/sit-a-longs • Training Supplemental (Coming in October 2009): Department personnel FTO Recruit
- 25. Performance Monitoring • Baseline data collection-what do THEY think now? We thought we were doing a great job, but… • Identifying progress toward the goal • Included in the promotional and evaluation process This makes it important to the individual
- 27. Resource Toolkit
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- 30. Implementation Guide Instructs Law Enforcement How To: • Identify enhanced victim response goals • Gather pertinent information • Develop action plans • Measure success • Select performance monitoring approaches • Sustain the effort in the long term
- 31. Implementation Guide Four Sections • Starting • Charting • Implementing • Sustaining and Expanding
- 32. Chief of Police Starting Leadership Team Executive Sponsor Performance Monitoring Training Partnering Leadership Buy-In
- 33. Chief of Police Starting Leadership Team Executive Sponsor Performance Monitoring Training Partnering Leadership Buy-In
- 34. Chief of Police Starting Leadership Team Executive Sponsor Performance Monitoring Training Partnering Leadership Buy-In
- 35. Starting Leadership Team • Develop long term goals • Develop short term objectives • Identify partners • Implement change
- 36. Charting Collect & Analyze Data Gather Baseline Data Identify Stakeholders Internal Assemble baseline picture External Interviews Focus groups Questions for each Surveys Refine program goals Leadership Team
- 37. Charting Collect & Analyze Data Gather Baseline Data Identify Stakeholders Internal Assemble baseline picture External Interviews Focus groups Questions for each Surveys Refine program goals Leadership Team
- 39. Stakeholders Identify Stakeholders Internal External • Patrol officers and supervisors • Investigators • Dispatchers • Crime analysts • Trainers • Victims of crime • Service providers and advocates • Other Questions for each
- 40. Charting Collect & Analyze Data Gather Baseline Data Identify Stakeholders Internal Assemble baseline picture External Interviews Focus groups Questions for each Surveys Refine program goals Leadership Team
- 41. Baseline Data Gather Baseline Data Interviews Focus groups Surveys Employees Victims Partners
- 43. Charting Collect & Analyze Data Gather Baseline Data Identify Stakeholders Internal Assemble baseline picture External Interviews Focus groups Questions for each Surveys Refine program goals Leadership Team
- 44. Collect & Analyze Data Assemble baseline picture Refine program goals Charting
- 45. Implementing Create a Steering Committee Add external partners Leadership Team Develop a Detailed Action Plan Implement the Action Plan Market Your Ideas Brainstorm ideas Long/short term goals Set common goals Determine roles/timelines All victims of all crimes Select self-starters Foster buy-in Roll call Meeting minutes Press releases Web sites
- 46. Implementing Create a Steering Committee Add external partners Leadership Team Develop a Detailed Action Plan Implement the Action Plan Market Your Ideas Brainstorm ideas Long/short term goals Set common goals Determine roles/timelines All victims of all crimes Select self-starters Foster buy-in Roll call Meeting minutes Press releases Web sites
- 47. Steering Committee Add external partners Set common goals Expanding the leadership team Create a Steering Committee by
- 48. Implementing Create a Steering Committee Add external partners Steering Committee Develop a Detailed Action Plan Implement the Action Plan Market Your Ideas Brainstorm ideas Long/short term goals Set common goals Determine roles/timelines All victims of all crimes Select self-starters Foster buy-in Roll call Meeting minutes Press releases Web sites
- 49. Implementing Steering Committee Develop a detailed action plan Brainstorm ideas, identify strengths, weaknesses & opportunities Long/short term goals Determine roles/timelines
- 50. Action Planning Strengths “MPD has begun to revise policies and procedures to reflect its commitment to responding to crime victims needs”. Challenges “Officers and mental health service providers are concerned that there are not clear protocols for how law enforcement should deal with victims (and accused perpetrators) with mental health issues”.
- 52. Implementing Create a Steering Committee Add external partners Steering Committee Develop a Detailed Action Plan Implement the Action Plan Market Your Ideas Brainstorm ideas Long/short term goals Set common goals Determine roles/timelines All victims of all crimes Select self-starters Foster buy-in Roll call Meeting minutes Press releases Web sites
- 53. Implementing Steering Committee Implement the Action Plan All victims of all crimes Select self-starters Foster buy-in
- 54. Implementing Create a Steering Committee Add external partners Steering Committee Develop a Detailed Action Plan Implement the Action Plan Market Your Ideas Brainstorm ideas Long/short term goals Set common goals Determine roles/timelines All victims all crimes Select self-starters Foster buy-in Roll call Meeting minutes Press releases Web sites
- 55. Market Your Ideas Roll call Meeting minutes Press releases Web sites Implementing
- 56. Market Your Ideas Roll call Meeting minutes Press releases Web sites Implementing Agency Benefits • Leadership opportunities • Potential for reduced citizen complaints • Stronger collaboration with victim service providers, and thus better served victims External Benefits • Safety • Support • Information • Access • Continuity • Voice • Justice
- 57. Sustaining and Expanding Employee evaluations Steering Committee Assess Progress & Implement Course Corrections Formalize partnerships Reinforce expectations Publicize accomplishments Develop new partnerships Gather information Reexamine baseline Promote optimism Initiate global changes Stay flexible Build incentives Maintain commitment Cross train Celebrate Successes Continue to Engage External Resources Monitor, Maintain, and Enhance
- 58. Coming Soon: Training Supplemental • To be released in October 2009 Will contain victim-related training enhancements for: All levels of department employees Field Training Programs (FTP’s) Entry level academy recruits Roll-call, in-service, cross-training with partners
- 59. Key Words • Victims of crime • Members of the community we serve • Core constituency • 7 critical needs of victims • IACP/OVC 21st Century Strategy for Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims: Strategy Implementation Guide Resource Toolkit Training Supplemental
- 60. Strategy At-A-Glance 4 + 4 • Leadership • Partnering • Training • Performance Monitoring • Starting • Charting • Implementing • Sustaining and Expanding