training will be on solo patrol by June 2024, increasing the deployable strength to 78%. The five officers in the academy will likely graduate between May and December 2024 and then start their 16-week training program.
Future Initiatives
The ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan identifies the implementation of high-priority items from the police department’s strategic plan as an action item supporting the Safeguarding Our City goal. One of the Police department’s goals in its strategic plan is to Increase Community Trust – accomplished, in part, by increasing transparency. To that end, the police department is preparing to post public-facing dashboards on the City's website. These dashboards will serve as a resource for the community to provide point-in-time information about police services.
Staff presented the idea of dashboards to the Community Advisory Board (CAB) at its March 26, 2024, meeting. After seeing the sample dashboards that included department demographics, use of force and ARU information, the CAB members felt strongly that the dashboards should provide more than data by also providing the context behind the data. Staff originally planned to include topic areas of department demographics, use of force, calls for service and ARU utilization; however, after receiving input from the CAB staff intends to also prioritize crime type and location and collision type and location.
Another future initiative includes the evaluation and planned implementation of the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project. ABLE is a project by Georgetown Law that is designed to “prepare officers to successfully intervene to prevent harm and to create a law enforcement culture that supports intervention.” The Department is hosting a train-the- trainer course in May and intends to train all staff in the concepts in the upcoming fiscal year.
Staff intends to return with an update on the implementation of this program and the dashboards at the next department update.
CONCLUSION
The Police department continues to serve the community with honor and pride, recognizing that strong community support is a byproduct of providing professional, quality service. This report provides a snapshot of the community policing strategies and operational practices employed in partnership with the community. Staff plans to return in September 2024 with the next update.
EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Not applicable, as the item is a matter of routine City business.
OUTREACH
No outreach was conducted, as the item is a matter of routine City business.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
The work of the Police Department is aligned with the completion of the department's strategic plan which is incorporated into the ONE Pleasanton goal of Safeguarding Our City.
FISCAL IMPACT
Receiving this report does not create an immediate impact on the City's operating budget.
Prepared by: Submitted by: Approved by:
David Swing, Police Chief David Swing, Police Chief
Gerry Beaudin, City
Manager
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