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<br /> <br />6)Percentage of time an officer will be available to immediately respond to a Priority 1 call <br />for service. <br /> <br />The strategic patrol staffing plan that is developed in this section will focus on staffing the patrol <br />function in SAPD so improvements on self-initiated and administrative time, response times, and <br />immediate availability can be made and can become more in line with contemporary staffing <br />standards. <br /> <br />Patrol staffing increases are necessary to decrease response times, especially to Priority 1 calls for <br />service, increase the immediate availability factor, and increase the amount of time officers have <br />to conduct self-initiated and administrative activities. In order to significantly improve the current <br />level of patrol service provided to the citizens of Santa Ana, the following changes were made to <br />the base MAPP (see Table 9). <br /> <br /> <br />1)Self-initiated time in minutes per hour per officer was increased from the current less than <br />5 minutes in each patrol district in the base MAPP to 15 minutes in the MAPP developed <br />This standard fits with the norms established by the <br />for the strategic patrol staffing plan. <br />research team in prior staffing studies of between 25%-35% self-initiated time on each <br />shift, fits with the long-established national standard of 33% of each shift should be <br />allocated for self-initiated activities, and fits with current best practices in law <br />enforcement. <br /> <br /> <br />2)Response time for Priority 1 calls (minutes) was decreased from the current 6.78-7.43 <br />minutes, depending on the patrol district, in the base MAPP to 5 minutes for each patrol <br />A 5 minute response time to <br />district in the MAPP developed for the strategic staffing plan. <br />Priority 1 calls for service is consistent with current national best practices and with norms <br />established in prior staffing studies by the research team <br />. <br /> <br />3)The immediate availability factor was increased from the current standard of 65% in the <br />An established <br />base MAPP to 95% in the MAPP developed for the strategic staffing plan. <br />standard of having at least one patrol officer available to immediately respond to a Priority <br />1 call for service 95% of the time is consistent with current contemporary staffing <br />standards and national best practices due to both the rarity and severity of Priority 1 calls <br />. <br /> <br />4)Response time for Priority 2 calls (minutes) was decreased from the current 9.53-13.33 <br />minutes, depending on the patrol district, in the base MAPP to a standard of 10 minutes <br />A 10 minute <br />for each patrol district in the MAPP developed for the strategic staffing plan. <br />response time to Priority 2 calls for service is consistent with current national best <br />practices and with norms established in prior staffing studies by the research team <br />. <br /> <br />5)Response time for Priority 3 calls (minutes) was decreased from the current 33.98-42.91 <br />minutes, depending on the patrol district, in the base MAPP to a standard of 35 minutes <br />A 35 minute <br />for each patrol district in the MAPP developed for the strategic staffing plan. <br />ЊА <br /> <br /> <br />