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Policy 608Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/03/24, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentOperations Planning and Deconfliction - 1Operations Planning and Deconfliction 608.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for planning, deconfliction and execution of high-risk operations. Additional guidance on planning and serving high-risk warrants is provided in the Warrant Service Policy. 608.1.1 DEFINITIONS Definitions related to this policy include: High-risk operations - Operations, including service of search and arrest warrants and sting operations, that are likely to present higher risks than are commonly faced by officers on a daily basis, including suspected fortified locations, reasonable risk of violence or confrontation with multiple persons, or reason to suspect that persons anticipate the operation. 608.2 POLICY It is the policy of the Santa Ana Police Department to properly plan and carry out high- risk operations, including participation in a regional deconfliction system, in order to provide coordination, enhance the safety of members and the public, decrease the risk of compromising investigations and prevent duplicating efforts. 608.3 RISK ASSESSMENT 608.3.1 RISK ASSESSMENT FORM PREPARATION Officers assigned as case agent for any operation shall complete a risk assessment form. (Attached) When preparing the form, the officer should query all relevant and reasonably available intelligence resources for information about the subject of investigation, others who may be present and the involved location. These sources may include regional intelligence and criminal justice databases, target deconfliction systems, firearm records, commercial databases and property records. Where appropriate, the officer should also submit information to these resources. The officer should gather available information that includes, but is not limited to: (a)Photographs, including aerial photographs, if available, of the involved location, neighboring yards and obstacles. (b)Maps of the location. (c)Diagrams of any property and the interior of any involved buildings. (d)Historical information about the subject of investigation (e.g., history of weapon possession or use, known mental illness, known drug use, threats against police, gang affiliation, criminal history). (e)Historical information about others who may be present at the location (e.g., other criminals, innocent third parties, dependent adults, children, animals). Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Operations Planning and Deconfliction Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/03/24, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentOperations Planning and Deconfliction - 2(f)Obstacles associated with the location (e.g., fortification, booby traps, reinforced doors/windows, surveillance measures, number and type of buildings, geographic and perimeter barriers, the number and types of weapons likely to be present, information that suggests the presence of explosives, chemicals or other hazardous materials, the potential for multiple dwellings or living spaces, availability of keys/door combinations). (g)Other environmental factors (e.g., nearby venues such as schools and day care centers, proximity of adjacent homes or other occupied buildings, anticipated pedestrian and vehicle traffic at the time of service). (h)Other available options that may minimize the risk to officers and others (e.g., making an off-site arrest or detention of the subject of investigation). 608.3.2 RISK ASSESSMENT REVIEW Officers will present the risk assessment form and other relevant documents (such as copies of search warrants and affidavits and arrest warrants) to their supervisor and Divison Commander. The supervisor and Division Commander shall confer and determine the level of risk. Supervisors should take reasonable actions if there is a change in circumstances elevating the risks associated with the operation. 608.3.3 HIGH-RISK OPERATIONS If the Division Commander, after consultation with the involved supervisor, determines the operation is high risk, the Division Commander shall consult with the SWAT Commander to determine if the use of the SWAT Team is appropriate. In the event the decision is made to utilize the SWAT Team, the SWAT Commander, or his/her designee, should: (a)Determine what resources will be needed at the location, and contact and/or place on standby any of the following appropriate and available resources: (a)Additional personnel (b)Outside agency assistance (c)Special equipment (d)Medical personnel (e)Persons trained in negotiation (f)Additional surveillance (g)Canines (h)Property and Evidence Section or analytical personnel to assist with cataloguing seizures (i)Forensic specialists (j)Specialized mapping for larger or complex locations (b)Contact the appropriate department member(s) or other agencies as warranted to begin preparation. Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Operations Planning and Deconfliction Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/03/24, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentOperations Planning and Deconfliction - 3(c)Ensure all legal documents such as search warrants are complete and have any modifications reasonably necessary to support the operation. 608.4 DECONFLICTION Deconfliction systems (ex. LA CLEAR) are designed to identify persons and locations associated with investigations or law enforcement operations and alert participating agencies when others are planning or conducting operations in close proximity or time or are investigating the same individuals, groups or locations. The officer who is the case agent shall ensure the subject of investigation and operations information have been entered in an applicable deconfliction system to determine if