ORANGE, COUNTY OF, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT (5) - 2013

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ATTACHMENT A 2013 -DJ -BX -1065 Santa Ana City: The City of Santa Ana proposes to use the 2013 Justice Assistance Grant funding as follows: Purpose Areas: Law Enforcement; Program Narrative: Outline the Proposed program activities — Through the use of grant funding,, the City of Santa Ana Proposes a three pronged approach to reducing criminal activity. Funding will allow: 1.) Augmentation of our Gang Enforcement. Funding will provide for gang enforcement activity with suppression details working overtime to target specific enforcement of gang members involved in violent behavior. The department currently lacks the manpower and fiscal resources to address this problem, these officers will be deployed directly into the neighborhoods being most negatively affected by gang activity and will be funded for the three year grant period. 2.) Enhancement of Educational Opportunities. The Santa Ana Police Department believes Community Oriented Policing (COP) has been and must remain at the core of crime reduction. A major component of COP is educational opportunities offered to residents. With funding severely cut, educational programs and staffing that provided this valuable resource have been reduced. Officers as well as non -sworn staff will offer COP related training programs on an overtime basis to complete this goal. Funding will cover the entire grant performance period. 3.) Enhancement of Community Policing. Funding will provide for community policing enforcement operations with suppression details working overtime to address crimes of public disorder specifically tied to community complaints. The department currently utilizes a robust community complaint tracking system to ensure responsiveness to resident concerns, Funding will cover the entire grant performance period. The Santa Ana Police Department is additionally providing 10% of its allocated funds to the Pro -Act Program in support of their operational needs This fundnng will equate to approximately 1,247 hours of additional law enforcement resources within our community. Outline the type ofprograms to be funded by the JAG award — The Department will utilize overtime funds to perform enforcement actions specifically directed at violent gang crime and crimes of public disorder. The remainder of the funds will be utilized to offer educational opportunities for neighborhood associations, community gatherings and residents ranging from children to adults. Provide a brief Analysis of the need for the programs The Santa Ana criminal street gang population of approximately 6,900 accounts for the less than two percent of the City's population however; this criminal element constitutes a significant impact on fear in the connnunity and threatens the safety and stability of our neighborhoods. The Department routinely receives between 20 and 30 specific community complaints per week which directly impact the quality of 2013 -DJ -BX -1065 Page 24 of 29