THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES (ATF)

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MEASUREMENT OF SUCCESS 'rho success of this initiative will be measured by the participating agencies willingness to share certain information, (l.e crime statistics) for the purpose of measuring the success of the task force as well as its performance. + Deter Illegal Firearms Trafficking and Violent pun Crime: Utilize effootive firearms enforcement techniques to reduce violent firearm -related orlines In the United States and abroad, thereby enhancing public safety, f• Combat Criminal Organizations: Make our communities safer by identifying, targeting, and dismantling those criminal organizations that utilize firearms, arson, explosives, and in furtherance of violent criminal activity. Deter Misuse of Mplosives, Bombs, and Bombings: Advance domestic and international explosives expertise to prevent, detect, and Investigate acts of violent crime, terrorism, and enhance public safety, The performance indicators will be based on, but not limited to, the following criteria: 1) percent of case referred for prosecution and ultimately indietedlaharged, as well as convicted, 2) number of crime gun recoveries slid seizures; 3) tusk force personnel receiving firearms and relevant training; 4) active involvement of task force personnel, as welt as other relevant law enforcement agencies, in investigations; 5) firearms tracing; and b) utilization of NIBIN technology when relevant and appropriate, PHYSICAL LOCATION Officers assigned to this Task Force by their employer shall be referred to as Task Force Officers (TFOs). TFOs will be assigned to the ATF Santa Ana Field Office for administrative purposes of this Task Force, The task force will have dedicated oflloo space at the Fullerton Pcl ice Department to Fullerton, California. TFOs will be located at a Santa Ana Police Department facility but will have access to the ATF Santa Ana Field Off➢ioo. SUPERVISION AND CONTROL The day-to-day supervision and administrative control of TFOs will be the mutual responsibility of the participants, with the ATF Special Agent in Charge or his/her designee having operational control over all operations related to this Task Pores. The law enforcement personnel assigned to the Task Force will be fully available to their respective agonoy for any and all needs should they be called upon by their parent unit supervisor for assistance, Each TFO shall remain subject to their respective agencies' policies, and shall report to their respective agencies regarding matters unrelatod to this agreement/task force, With regard to matters related to the Task Force, TFOs wilt be subject to Federal law and Department of Justice (DOJ) and ATF orders, regulations and policy, including those related to standards of conduct, sexual harassment, equal opportunity issues and Federal disclosure laws. Failure to comply with this paragraph could result In a TFO's dismissal from the Task Force, ATF JW0 Task Force MOU — March 2021, v2 Page 2