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33. Approaches A. Considered and Rejected I) To divide the grant among all law enforcement agencies in Orange County on a per capita basis. Rejected because of lack of control on purposes for which the money would be used and lack of impact on narcotic problem to diffused efforts. 2) To divide the grant among the six agencies within the impact area of Orange County. Rejected for the same reasons as approach number 1. 3) To use the entire graqt for a public education campaign against drug abuse in Orange County. Rejected because, while public education camPaigns can be effective, they are basically short term and the approach would do nothing to alleviate the over-burdening of the criminal Justice syst!m in Orange County. 4) To use the grant strictly to provide support services for the law enforcement agencies in Orange County. Rejected because although highly needed, the approach would do nothing to impact the line functions of the law enforcement agent.les aRd would provide only a partial solution to the problem. 5) To use the grant to create a "super-Task Force" of designated officers in Orange County that would have original Jurisdiction over all or selected major narcotic investigations. Rejected because Of the legal, political and philosophical questions and restrictions involved. Also rejected 'because it defeats the existing rapport already established between Task Force members. B. Proposed Approach l) To provide a central index for the submission, analyzation, evaluation and dtssimina=ion of narcotic intelligence information to members of the Orange County Drug and Narcotic Task Force and Associates. 2) To develop and present instruction to Task Force members that is designed to provide the basic information necessary to investigate violations of the state narcotic laws. 3) To continue t~ promote cooperation between agencies thus eliminating competition which hampers successful investigation. 4) To assist local agonies through coordination of effort to obtain the maximum benefit from the sources drawn upon. This approach woh~,d greatly assist the smaller agencies which are understaffed to the point that they cannot conduct an ongoing narcotic investigation. 5) To provide a vehicle for inter-agency exchange of information on major narcotic traffickers in Orange County and provide cooperation between investigators on a "line-function" level. 17