ORANGE, COUNTY OF - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT- JAG - 2015

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Attachment A City: Santa Ana 2415 -DJ -BX -0226 The City of Santa Ana proposes to use the 2015 Justice Assistance Grant Program funding as follows: PURPOSE AREAS JAG funds may be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, strategic planning, research and evaluation (including forensics), data collection, training, personnel, equipment, forensic laboratories, supplies, contractual support, and criminal justice information systems that will improve or enhance such areas as: Law Enforcement PROJECT NARRATIVE Proposed program activities — Through the use of grant finding, the City of Santa Ana Proposes a three pronged approach to reducing criminal activity. Funding will allow: 1.) Augmentation of our gang enforcement, as well as, advanced gang investigative training for gang suppression detectives. 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. Additionally, funding will be utilized to provide gang suppression personnel with advanced training to ensure gang related offenses are successfully prosecuted. 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 pro&nanrs 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. This funding will equate to approximately 1,247 hours of additional law enforcement resources within our community. The Department will utilize the funds for personnel overtime and advanced gang investigative training, as needed. The remainder of the funds will be utilized to offer educational opportunities Page 18 of 22