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400.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to define the patrol function and address
intraorganizational cooperation and information sharing.
400.2 POLICY
The Garden Grove Police Department provides patrol services 24 hours a day, seven days a
week and will prioritize responses to requests for emergency services using available resources
to enhance the safety of the public and department members.
400.3 FUNCTION
Patrol will generally be conducted by uniformed officers in clearly marked law enforcement
vehicles in assigned jurisdictional areas of Garden Grove. The function of patrol is to respond to
calls for service and reports of criminal activity, act as a deterrent to crime, enforce state and local
laws, identify community needs, provide support and assistance to the community and respond
to emergencies.
Patrol services include, but are not limited to:
(a)Responding to emergency calls for service.
(b)Apprehending criminal offenders.
(c)Providing mutual aid and assistance to other agencies for emergency and law
enforcement-related activities.
(d)Preventing criminal acts, traffic violations and collisions, maintaining public order and
discovering hazardous situations or conditions.
(e)Responding to reports of criminal and non-criminal acts.
(f)Responding to routine calls for service, such as public assistance or public safety.
(g)Carrying out crime prevention activities such as residential inspections, business
inspections and community presentations.
(h)Implementing community oriented policing and problem-solving strategies including
the application of resources to improve or resolve specific problems or situations and
contacting or assisting members of the public in a positive way.
(i)Directing and controlling traffic.
400.3.1 DIVISION AND BEAT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM
The Community Policing shall consist of a division, beat, and squad patrol deployment system.
The city is divided into two divisions, each commanded by a lieutenant working in conjunction with
the opposite division's lieutenant to meet the needs of their respective divisions. Each division is
further divided into three smaller beats, for a total of six beats citywide. Patrol officers are deployed
into these beats, providing a manageable area in which to develop community partnerships and
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DepartmentPatrol Function - 2to identify and resolve community problems. Despite shift changes every six months, officers will
remain in their assigned beats for extended periods of time. Officers and sergeants are deployed
in squads, so that each officer works the exact same hours each week as his/her sergeant. The
purpose of squad deployment is to facilitate a continuous training relationship, between the officers
and their immediate supervisors.
400.3.2 SHIFTS AND DAYS OFF ROTATION
Officers and Sergeants working patrol will be assigned shifts and days off, in squads, for a period
of six months.Shift/squad rotation will occur in January and July each year with the Community
Policing Division Commanders selecting the exact date based on city payroll periods.
Once the Community Policing Division Commanders have designed the upcoming six-month
squads, patrol personnel will be asked for their preference of squads. The Community
Policing Division Commanders will then assign squads taking into consideration Officer/Sergeant
preference. The Community Policing Division Commanders retain the final authority to assign
Officers/Sergeants to shifts and days off. The shift/days off rotation will be posted 30 days prior
to the effective date.
Changes in the procedure for assigning shifts and days off may be agreed upon by the
Garden Grove Police Association and the City of Garden Grove and documented in the current
Memorandum of Understanding.
400.3.3 DIVISION ASSIGNMENT AND ROTATION
The total authorized positions for each of the two divisions will be determined by the Community
Policing Bureau Commander. In doing so, the Bureau Commander will consider both measurable
and non-measurable criteria including: calls for service, significant field activity, follow-up activity,
calls cleared with no report taken, crime/incident reports, arrest reports, non-emergency response
times, and emergency response times.
Officers and Sergeants are assigned to a division by the Community Policing Bureau Commander
or designee. The Bureau Commander or designee retains the final authority to assign Officer/
Sergeants to divisions and beats in order to provide effective coverage. Division members will
then be responsible for the policing services in their area. Officers/Sergeants desiring to rotate
divisions must submit a memorandum to the Community Policing Bureau Commander via the
chain of command stating the reason for the rotation request. The Bureau Commander will decide
whether to grant or deny the request.
400.3.4 DIVISION AND BEAT WORKLOAD ASSESSMENT
Prior to each January shift change, the patrol lieutenants will conduct a workload analysis to
determine if the size of the patrol divisions and beats need to be modified. The intent of the annual
workload analysis is to ensure that, as reasonably practical, each division has approximately 50%
of the workload and each beat has approximately 16% of the workload.
The Community Policing Division Commanders will ask the Crime Analysis Unit and/or the
Communications Manager to provide an activity report for the City, by district. Based on the Activity
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