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G. Impact on Related Crimes <br /> <br />Impact - Due to the nature of these persons involved in the <br />use of and addiction to narcotics and dangerous drugs, it has <br />been found that many times they resort to other crimes, such as <br />robbery or burglary~ in order to finance their purchases of the <br />contraband. <br /> <br />Result - By the investigation and arrest of these violator(s) <br />crimes other than those involving narcotics and dangerous drugs will <br />be uncovered and brought to a successful conclusion. Property <br />(stolen) will be recov%red and returned to the rightful owners. <br />Also by taking these violators off the streets, the overall crime <br />rate within the county will drop. <br /> <br />H. Determine Precipitating Causes of Initial Contact <br /> <br />Impact - For many years there has been speculation as to how <br />or why narcotic or dangerous drug violator(s) are stopped or <br />come to the attention of law enforgement officials~ but to date no <br />comprehensive data on the precipitating causes has been collected. <br />The Task Force will continue to maintain data on this type information <br />and analyze same. This will give important data on a county-wide <br />basis to determine how this type of criminal case is originated. <br /> <br />Result - By collection and analysis of the data obtained during <br />this period, it will be determined as ~o how or why certain <br />violator(s) come to the attention of law enforcement and are <br />eventually brought to justice. This data will be helpful to <br />law enforcement in the future both as statistical data and as a <br />reply to many often asked questions by the citizenry. <br /> <br />I. Collection of Operational Data <br /> <br />Impact - The office of the Orange County Narcotic Index collects <br />data from throughout the county and this is then analyzed by the <br />analyst and necessary data distributed through the proper channels. <br />This data is submitted to the O.C.N.I. office from the various members <br />of the Task Force as it becomes available. <br /> <br />2. Result - The result of this data is. self evident and enables law <br /> enforcement to better understand why certain things are occurring. <br /> <br />18c <br /> <br /> <br />