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WA:11,11111 Scope of Work The scope of work is as follows: The Earl Babble Research Center (Babble Center), Chapman University, will perform a 4 -phase Community Oriented Policing (COP) survey for the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) which will identify the current beliefs and desires of residents, business interests, and stakeholders of the City of Santa Ana regarding community policing. The research is expected to: a. Describe the public's understanding of what community policing is. b. Assess knowledge of and satisfaction with the SAPD's current COP strategies. c. Assess the community's support for further investment in COP. d. Suggest priorities for COP. Babble Center researchers will provide methodological and analytical expertise to the program in all stages of the project. The Babble Center will specifically: 1. Collaborate in developing data collection instruments for both online surveys and focus group interviews. 2. Oversee data collection and other day -to -day methodological aspects of the project. 3. Supervise data cleaning, management, and documentation. 4. Supervise and conduct data analyses. 5. Assist in subject recruiting procedures, monitor participant consent, and protect subject confidentiality by maintaining all participation records separately from SAPD personnel. 6. Produce papers and reports related to the project. Project Overview and Specific Tasks The project will consist of four research phases, the first three of which are conducted in sequence: Phase 1 - Community Forums a. Four (4) community forums will be held in each of the SAPD's geographic policing Districts: L The SAPD shall provide all venues. ii. The SAPD shall provide all printed documents. iii. The SAPD will promote and conduct the community meeting. iv. Babble Center researchers shall facilitate and document information /data exchanges and prepare a report identifying key themes emerging from the public discussion that will be further explored in focus group interviews. Babble Center researchers will solicit volunteers for the focus group interviews at the community forums. b. Forums will: i. Identify community expectations of COP in Santa Ana. ii. Identify residents, business owners and stakeholders interested in participating in the Focused /Personal Group Interview stage. To recruit subjects for interviews, participants in the community forum will be invited to fill out a combined consent and expression of interest form. The content of the consent form will be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Chapman University. Forms will be collected by Babble