Police Foundation

Advancing Policing Through Innovation and Science

May 2018www.policefoundation.org

About Police Foundation• National organization founded in 1970

• Independent, Non-partisan, Non-profit & Non-member

• Aims to Advance Policing Through Innovation & Science and Increase Public Safety and Strengthen Communities

• Grounded in Science, Experience & Evidence- based practices, While Embracing Innovation, Learning & New Ideas

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Police Foundation Addressing

Public Safety Issues

• Critical Incident Reviews

• Countering Violent Extremism

• Organizational Assessments

• Hotspot Policing & Legitimacy

• Officer Involved Shooting Reviews

• Community Engagement

Guidebook

• National Law Enforcement Applied

Research & Data Platform

• Averted School Violence Database

& School Safety

• Agency Assessments

• Reform & Compliance Technical

Assistance

• DOJ Collaborative Reform

• Police Professionalism in Mexico

• Gun Violence Reduction

• Bureau of Justice Valor Initiative

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• Independent and comprehensive

• Learning-focused vs. Punitive

• Evidence-based analysis and targeted TA

• Identify lessons learned (LL) and best practices (BP)

• Interactive and technical reports

• Funded federally (COPS Office), and through states and/or municipalities

• Adds to a growing body of knowledge re: critical incident response for the field

• https://www.incidentreviews.org

Completed to Date• Orlando (FL) Pulse Terrorist Attack - PD• San Bernardino (CA) Terrorist Attack• Charlotte (NC) Demonstrations• Vaughn (DE) Prison Riot• Kalamazoo (MI) Uber Driver Shootings• Minneapolis PD (MN) Occupation &

Demonstrations• Christopher Dorner Shooting (CA)• Stockton (CA) Bank Robbery & Hostage

Taking

In Progress• Washington DC (MPD) Inauguration

Protests• Orlando (FL) Pulse Terrorist Attack - Fire &

EMS

Critical Incident Reviews

Soon to be released!

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Critical Incident Review GoalsGeneral Incident Review Goals:

• To provide an unbiased, evidence-based, expert review of the public safety response to an incident.

• To build a body of knowledge for the field in how to better prepare, respond, and recover from critical incidents.

• To provide training and technical assistance to agencies preparing to respond to critical incidents, or having recently responded.

Broward County MSDHS Incident Review Goals:

• To serve as a bridge to the various AARs being conducted;

• To analyze the preparedness of entities responsible for the safety of MSD;

• To analyze the response to the Event by involved all entities and individuals (including administrative agencies); and

• To analyze recovery efforts and resiliency following the Event.

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Bridging the AAR Findings for Broward County

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Broward County Focus AreasPre-Incident indicators and mental health issues.

• Suspect’s life course narrative

• Behavioral/mental health issues.

• Online and other threats

• Expulsion from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

• Mental health referrals, evaluations and outcomes

• Law enforcement interactions with the suspect

School safety and emergency preparedness issues.

• School safety and emergency plans

• Crisis communication strategy

• School resource and security officers

• Disciplinary and expulsion policies, procedures and processes

• School response during the incident

• School post-incident response

Public safety incident response to the incident, crime scene investigation, family notifications

• Communications - Radio, 911, dispatch, etc.

• Law enforcement – Broward County Sheriff, other local, state and federal agencies

• Fire and EMS

• Medical examiner

Response of non-public safety elected and appointed officials

Post-incident trauma and mental health services

• Victims, witnesses and family mental health, assistance and recovery

• Community mental health services and recovery

• The extent of inquiry may be limited/defined by federal, state and local laws and ordinances as well as by criminal, administrative or other investigations, prosecution or proceedings.

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Teams are tailored to the incident and level of review with consideration to location and project focus. Each team includes Police Foundation staff and carefully selected Subject Matter Experts

(SMEs), Consultants and Peer Reviewers who are nationally recognized for their skills, knowledge, and expertise.

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

Experts invited to participate in a project to provide law enforcement, fire, EMS, crisis response, or other specialized experience to the project.

CIR Consultants are also sometimes assigned to specific areas within a project and/or particular research or study components of a project.

Peer Reviewers are experts and/or organizations that provide feedback and additional insight on PF report drafts.

PF Project Staff

President > executive oversight

SVP > high level strategy and coordination, liaison between PF and the funder

Director, Programs > overall project structure and oversight including team management, project strategy timelines, writing and quality control of reports and other deliverables.

Director, Strategic Initiatives > overall project strategy, on-site lead, public safety / law enforcement content management, writing and quality control of reports and other deliverables.

Policy Analysts > policy analysis, project support, document writing, review & editing, and technical/mapping support.

Project Associates & Assistants > project support, document writing, review & editing.

Team Format / Roles

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Broward County Team

Police Foundation Core

Blake Norton, Sr. VP; Frank Straub, Director

Strategic Initiatives; Jen Zeunik, Director of

Programs

Psychology of Suspect & Mental Health Team

•Melissa Reuland

•Dr. Peter Langman

•Staff Liaison: Joyce Iwashita

School Safety Team

•Mike Johnson

•Bruce Mills

•Staff Liaison: Ben Gorban

Law Enforcement Response Team

•Chief (ret.) Mike Kehoe

•Deputy Chief Brett Meade

•Staff Liaison: Ben Gorban

Fire/ EMS response and Post-Incident Team Team

•Dr. Charles Jennings

•Dr. Frank Straub

•Staff Liaison: Rebecca Benson

County & Community Response, Recovery & Resilience Team

•Dr. Frank Straub

•Blake Norton

•Jen Zeunik

•Staff Liaison: Joyce Iwashita

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Open source documentation background research (media, academic, national best practices, etc.)

Off-site data collection (various AARs, departmental documentation, incident materials, data, etc. )

On-site data collection (interviews, focus groups, round tables, listening sessions, observation, etc.)

Materials/policy/data analysis

Collaborative Report Development

Vetting/edits/refinement

Finalize Deliverable & Presentation of findings

Critical Incident Review Process Overview

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Broward County Deliverables

Police Foundation will provide the following to Broward County:

• Project work plan in an accessible electronic format in compliance with ADA;

• Interim reports in an accessible electronic format in compliance with ADA;

• Ten printed, black and white, bound copies of the final AAR with a color cover

• One accessible electronic copy of the final AAR in compliance with ADA; and

• One final closeout report.

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Important Contacts

• PF Executive & Development– Blake Norton: bnorton@policefoundation.org

• Program Questions– Frank Straub: fstraub@policefoundation.org

– Jen Zeunik: jzeunik@policefoundation.org

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