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Police partnership - what's included?

Everything needed to do the job.  Partners get all tools and support and administrative services to run a successful police department.

Officer equipment & specialty unit support

  • Officer training
  • Performance standards & discipline
  • Range qualification
  • Evidence maintenance & supply
  • IT/computer services
  • Criminal intelligence
  • Crime analysis & crime reporting
  • Crime scene photography
  • Polygraph
  • Officer liability insurance
  • Uniform
  • Vehicle
  • Unique vehicle markings
  • Vehicle light bar, fixtures, and gas
  • Vehicle maintenance and replacement
  • Weapon and taser
  • Radios
  • In-car laptop
  • Cell phones
  • Access to needed police databases
  • 911/Communications dispatch
  • Backup from other nearby officers
  • Patrol officers
  • Specialty officers (ie: school resource officers)
  • Detective investigations
  • Sergeant supervision
  • Major Accident Response/Reconstruction (MARR)
  • K9 tracking
  • Major Crimes investigations
  • SWAT Unit
  • Air Support helicopter
  • Hostage Negotiations Team
  • Marine & Dive Unit
  • Fire Investigations Unit

Police administrative services

  • Driving review boards
  • Use of force reviews
  • Labor negotiation
  • Contract interpretation
  • Contract implementation, such as L&I
  • Requests related to specific officers or cases
  • Response to citizen complaints and questions
  • Legal advisor
  • Preparing documents for responding to subpoenas
  • Attending court hearings
  • Investigating and responding to claims
  • Defending lawsuits
  • Prosecutor and paralegal services
  • Civil discovery response
  • Attending depositions
  • Employee recruiting and screening
  • Staffing and scheduling
  • Budget and employee payroll
  • Academy classes and field training
  • Civil service promotions
  • ADA accommodation
  • Medical and military leave management
  • Equal employment opportunity management
  • Personnel records management and retention
  • Responding to public disclosure requests
  • Police records maintenance
  • Requests related to specific officers or cases
  • Response to resident complaints and questions
  • Operational policy development
  • Accreditation (CALEA)
  • Internal Investigations
  • Disciplinary actions and appeals
  • Audits
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