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POLICE PARTNERSHIPS GRAl@T 1. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Introduction: TOPIC AREAS The City of:\lloscow, the Moscow Police Department, the Latah County Board of Realtors, the University ofidaho and the Moscow Chamber of Commerce have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly identifY what can be done to reduce the occurrence of burglary and the fear of burglary in residences throughout the community of Moscow, Located within Idaho's panhandle, Moscow, Idaho rests on the rolling hills of the Palouse, The Moscow community of almost 19,000 people is home to the University of Idaho and personifies the image of "small town" friendliness. There is a general sense that residents of Moscow are safer from crime than people in other areas of the country. Although Moscow is significantly safer than other communities of like size, this is not true for the crime of burglary. The Moscow Police Departments statistics obtained from the Department's Spillman Data Technology records for burglary reveal an increasing crime rate during the time frame of 1994 through 1999. The following statistics indicate burglaries reported in Moscow per annum: Burglary 64 48 62 70 75 76* *projected Average Per Year: 65 This data clearly shows the City of 'V1oscow has a significant increase in the reported crime of burglary. Our Police Partnerships Grant proposal is a new, pro-active response to crimes committed against homeowners in Moscow. Our previous approach to this problem began in 1994. At that time the Neighborhood Watch Program was introduced to the community and showed promise for preventing home burglary. Its effectiveness was limited by scarce funding and the small amount of time one police officer could spend during routine patrol duties. To date the Moscow Police Department has no personnel devoting pro-active prevention time to the crime of burglary. We have identified the ---PAGE BREAK--- needs of Moscow residents and want to stop their victimization by burglars. In order tor the Moscow Police Department to have an impact on the crime of burglary we must successfully obtain additional financial resources tor this project. 2. WHAT ARE YOU PROPOSING TO DO AND HOW DO YOU INTEND TO DOlT? Our past efforts to eliminate burglary in \lloscow began in 1994. The Neighborhood Watch Program was introduced to the community; it showed some success at preventing home burglary, but was limited by scarce funding and the small amount of time one police officer could spend during routine patrol duties. Since then citizens have reported crimes and police officers have reacted to the criminal events to the best of their abilitv but little follow-up to address the underlying security problems has occurred. To date the Moscow Police Department has no personnel devoting rime to the crime of burglary. Now, as part of a new and innovative idea consistent with the philosophy of community policing the Moscow Police Department proposes creating one full- time Crime Prevention Specialist position within the \lloscow Police Department. The Crime Prevention Specialist will be responsible tor the following: Training: obtain training and become knowledgeable about completing Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) surveys of homes and surrounding property. Community Involvement: develop strong working relationships with the Latah County Board of Realtors, the University of Idaho Department of Sociology/Crime & Justice Studies, and the Moscow Chamber of Commerce. Attend Police Partnerships meetings and become involved in citywide education and training etiorts with assistance from members of the Partnership. Survey: the Crime Prevention Specialist will conduct a community survey using information brochures containing city maps that allow respondents to identify locations of vulnerable neighborhoods. Educate: develop and provide informational brochures containing lists of cost effective techniques to prevent home burglary, and a request form, that upon completion and return will result in a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) survey of a homeowners property. Victim Assistance: the Crime Prevention Specialist wiil provide support and educational materials to burglary victims that enables them to secure their homes and enter the criminal justice process, from reporting the crime to participating in the prosecution of the otTender. In addition, a 24-hour telephone response voice mail will be maintained in the Crime Prevention Specialist office. The ultimate goal of the Crime Prevention Specialist will be to decrease the victimization of homeowners trom the crime of burglary. The project time lines of this proposal are as follows: Month's 1-2-3: Hire a tull-time Crime Prevention Specialist. write and distribute a survey brochure. Purchase office equipment. Contact the university of Idaho, Department of Sociology Crime/Justice Studies program to recruit and select three Crime/Justice Studies students to serve as burglary focus group facilitators. Begin Crime Prevention through 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Environmental Design (CPTED) surveys of homes and provide homeowners with copies of the survey findings. Month's 4-5-6: Train three Crime/Justice Studies students to facilitate group discussion in burglary prevention. Conduct CPTED surveys of homes. Install 24-hour telephone response voice mail for victim assistance information. Provide community-wide Burglary Prevention Training. Collect and tabulate data from mailed brochures. Month's 7-8-9: Conduct CPTED surveys of homes, complete map reviews and tocus group discussions with students and Partnership members. Mail CPTED survey results to homeowners. Attend Partnership meetings. Make daily reviews of burglary reports t!led at Moscow Police Department. Provide Burglary Protection Training at Latah Co. Fair. Month's 10-1 1-12: Compile data from community wide surveys. Acquire advanced training as a Crime Prevention Professional and share training information with the Partnership members. Provide community-wide Burglary Prevention Training. Month's 13-14-15: Conduct CPTED surveys of homes. Evaluate the etrectiveness of the 24-hour telephone response system. Attend Partnership meetings. Enlist the services of the grant consultant. Compile community survey data for his review. Attend Partnership meetings. Provide Burglary Protection Training at the Family Preparedness Workshop. Month's 16-17-18: Conduct CPTED surveys of homes and train Crime/Justice Studies students in identifying burglary prevention techniques in homes. Provide grant consultant with survey data to complete the evaluation of the grant impact on the crime of burglary. Secure community funding for continuation of the Partnership Grant by announcing the grant consultants findings in our local newspaper and among the Partners membership. 3. WHAT OTHER AGENCIES/RESOURCES WILL WORK WITH YOU'? The roles of the Police Partnerships Grant members and the Moscow Police Department are as follows: The Latah County Board of Realtors will provide Members of its organization to participate in crime prevention training and focus group meetings that address the crime of burglary. The board will serve as representatives of the real estate interest to the grant and disseminated crime prevention information to their membership. In addition the board will assist the Crime Prevention Specialist in efforts to provide educational programs to community residents. Finally, the Board will assist in printing a borne and personal safety brochure for citywide distribution and ( 5) refer victims of burglary to the Crime Prevention Specialist. The University of Idaho Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice Studies wiil provide three students majoring in Police/Society course work to assist in serving as facilitators during the Burglary Prevention Training and focus group discussions. Participate in the distribution of brochures and collection of information addressing the 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- crime of burglary. Participate in designing our mailed survey brochures. Assist the Crime Prevention Specialist in completing Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) surveys of homes. Evaluate the Police Partnerships Grant impact on the crime of burglary in Moscow. The Moscow Chamber of Commerce will provide members of its organization for the Crime Prevention Training and focus group discussions. To serve as representatives of the business interest to the grant by distributing crime prevention information to their membership. In addition the Chamber will assist in printing a home and personal safety brochure for citywide distribution. ( 4) Refer victims of burglary to the Crime Prevention Specialist. The Moscow Police Department will ( 1) administer the grant and supervise the Crime Prevention Specialist. Participate in Partnership advisory board meeting to monitor work objectives and task assignments pertinent to the grant project. Evaluate the standards and progress of the Police Partnerships Grant through discussion with its members. Refer victims of burglary to the Crime Prevention Specialist. 4. HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF YOUR CONCEPT WORKS? Performance Measurements: under contract to the Police Partnerships Grant. Dr. Eric Jensen, Protessor of Crime/Justice Studies at the University ofldaho will conduct an independent evaluation of the grant impact on the crime of burglary. More specifically, he will examine if implementation of the grant reduced the occurrence of burglary and the fear of burglary among the residents of Moscow. To do this Dr. Jensen will answer the tollowing questions through the use of a mailed survey questionnaire and personal interviews: A. Did the Moscow Police Departments Spillman Data Technology System record a significant change in the number of reported home burglaries to !lowing implementation of the grant strategiesŮ B. What was the level of homeowner satisfaction for recipients of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) surveys? C. Was the Crime Prevention Specialist successful in reducing the occurrence of burglaries and the fear of burglaries for homeowners? D. Did the implemented CPTED techniques protect homes from burglary and assist Moscow Police in catching burglars? E. Did the relationship between homeowners, members of the Grant Partnership and the Moscow Police Department change during the project period? In what way? F. Do homeowners and members of the Police Partnerships Grant support a continuation of the program at the completion of grant funding'! G. Did the property owners encourage their renters and occupants to follow the CPTED survey recommendations outlined by the Crime Prevention Specialist'? 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- H. Did officers of the Moscow Police Department accept the Crime Prevention Through Envirorunental Design (CPTED) paradigm that attacks the underlying securiry problems associated with home burglary" I. Was there a recidivism burglary rate for homes that received CPTED surveys during the project period? J. Is there evidence of burglary case dismissals resulting from homeowners refusing to cooperate in the prosecution of burglars during the project period? 5. WHAT ARE THE COSTS AND COST BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING THIS STRATEGY? A. The :Yfoscow Police Department requests authorization of$50,138.20 !rom the U. S. Department of Justice/ Bureau of Justice Assistance for federal grant funds for this eighteen-month project. The City of Moscow will match federal funds by a partial in kind match to include facilities, administration, and supervision. The Moscow Police Department does not have other programs or grant money to address this problem. The Department seeks no funds for administering the Police Partnerships Grant. The itemized costs for this proposed program are as follows: Personnel: One full-time Crime Prevention Specialist at $2 168.00/month, for 18mo. = $39,024.00 plus benefits at $4,408.20 for 18 months. The total salary and benefits are $43,432.20. Operating/Consultant: Educational materials, instructional videos, printing of home/self-protection brochures. survey questionnaires. paper. and postage totaling $400.00. Grant Consultant costs to evaluate the project impact on the crime of burglary, including mailed questionnaires, postage, paper, and documentation of findings totaling $2,100.00. Travel Item: Education/Training for the Crime Prevention Specialist for fourteen days out of state to include registration: $800.00, airfare: $662.00. lodging: $660.00, meals: $390.00 totaling $2,512.00 Equipment Item: One AMD/ Cactus Computer with monitor, desk printer, keyboard. mouse, and surge protector totaling $1,394.00. One desk chair totaling $300.00. B. The cost benefits of implementing this program are as tollows: Moscow Police Department records tor 1994 - 1999 reveal reported burglaries within the community of Moscow cost victims an average of$5,964.00 per burglary. If the proposed project is successful in reducing burglaries in Moscow by merely 1 the projected savings to the citizens of Moscow will be $38,766.00 a year, not counting law enforcement and judicial costs of apprehending and prosecuting violators. Hence. the cost of this project $50,138.20 will be recouped in reduced victimization immediately and continue in the foreseeable future. 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- POLICE PARTNERSHIPS GRANT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING This Memorandum of Understanding by and between the Moscow Police Department. the City of Moscow. the Latah County Board of Realtors, the University ofidaho. and the Moscow Chamber of Commerce is established in a spirit of cooperation for the purpose of better understanding what can be done to prevent burglary and the fear of burglary in the City of Moscow. We understand that establishing a Crime Prevention Specialist position within the Moscow Police Department is consistent with the stated purpose and objectives of the Police Partnership Grant proposal, to which we are parties. We understand that a Crime Prevention Specialist within the Moscow Police Department would be instrumental in completing timely reviews of police reports and requests for follow- up investigations of home burglary. That the Crime Prevention Specialist will assist victims of this crime in reporting and pursuing the prosecution of otienders. We understand that the Moscow Police Department will bear most of the responsibility in the proposed Crime Prevention Specialist position. A Captain of the Moscow Police Department will supervise the project hire the Crime Prevention Specialist and assist the specialist in implementing procedures which support crime prevention goals and objectives outlined in the grant proposal. We agree to inform residents of the City of Moscow that they may seek assistance from the Crime Prevention Specialist. Finally we invite the Crime Prevention Specialist to our meetings. We have been informed of the grant proposal budget and agree to have no t1nancial responsibility in the proposal. We agree to contribute our time. to working with the Crime Prevention Specialist on the crime of burglary where appropriate, and will cooperate with the Crime Prevention Specialist's efforts as needed. Each party to this agreement agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other from any and all liability tor injury, damage or claim sustained by any person or property caused by the other party or its employees while performing under this agreement. This memorandum of understanding is subject to and complies with all statutory and legislative enactment, and may be revoked or amended at any time upon request by any party. The final authority to resolve any conf1ict or dispute resulting !rom the Police Partnership Gram resides jointly with Moscow Mayor Marshall Comstock and the undersigned Partners. 6 ---PAGE BREAK--- Daniel Weaver, Chief of Police Moscow Police Department LAfAllC 'NTYBOARDOfl6f;# 7TQ.RS , / f , ' , , , I? -vfe&. g 4t cLC 4 - LNIVERSITY OFID lle 3. / [ - 1- ) - 1 1_ r'10S'CO\V CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Or ' lV , , V)c,J 67 r ('