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Procedure 4190Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Procedures Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2017/11/10, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentCRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS - 1CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS 4190.1 PURPOSE The Santa Ana Police Department recognizes the need to have a procedure in place for daily operations of the department’s use of criminal intelligence systems and temporary information files for shared gang databases, such as CalGang Network System. The purpose of this procedure is to ensure accountability and consistency of the specific methods and work-flow processes used on a daily basis for the operations of the CalGang Network System in accordance with the department’s Policy 419 Criminal Organizations. 4190.2 DEFINITIONS CalGang Network System – a State of California funded, local law enforcement maintained and controlled criminal intelligence system that focuses specifically on members and criminal associates of criminal street gangs. This system is a statewide database that contains intelligence and case information on identified street gangs and gang members. Criminal street gang – a group of three or more persons who have a common identifying sign, symbol or name, and whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of definable criminal activity creating an atmosphere of fear and intimidation within the community. Field interview card (F.I.C.) – a method of documenting informal police contacts during the course of patrol. Police Investigative Specialist (P.I.S.) – Quality Control Reviewer reviews the source documentation of the individual and/or gang entry into the CalGang Network System for quality control review purposes; under general supervision, performs responsible investigative work in the department’s Gang Unit. SAPD CalGang Node Administrator – Analyst determines if the individual and/or gang meet the qualifying gang criteria for entry into the CalGang Network System and the department authorized CalGang coordinator that enters such data into CalGang; under general supervision, performs responsible investigative work in the department’s Gang Unit. Police report – a document detailing a crime or incidence. S.T.E.P. Notice – Santa Ana Police Department Proof of Personal Service of Determination and Field Interview Report Form, also known as a “Gang Notice.” Senior Office Assistant (S.O.A.) – under general supervision, performs a wide variety of administrative work as necessary in furtherance of the Crimes Against Persons Division. Responsible for the clerical tasks as outlined in the CalGang procedures. Supervisor – the assigned Detective Corporal or Sergeant to the SAPD Gang Unit; responsible to approve the entry of any information from a report, field interview card, photo or other relevant document into the CalGang Network System. Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Procedures Manual CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2017/11/10, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentCRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS - 24190.3 PROCEDURE The following procedures define the required criteria and work-flow processes for entering all gang-related crime data into CalGang. Specifically, individual procedures for the work-flow process of entering individual and gang entries into CalGang; supervisory reviews; tracking system for CalGang information sharing; inclusion notifications and removal request requirements. The guidelines below provide detailed descriptions of the responsibilities assigned to specific Gang Unit personnel. The department’s CalGang Network System procedures ensure they align with state law, CalGang policy, federal regulations, and state guidelines. 4190.4 INPUT OF INFORMATION INTO CALGANG AND SUPERVISORY REVIEW The department recognizes the need to identify a process for entering, evaluating, and auditing the data in CalGang. The gang intelligence information used to identify individuals and gangs for CalGang files generally consists of data extracted from source documents (i.e., field interview cards, S.T.E.P. notices, and/or police reports). 4190.4.1 WORK-FLOW PROCESS 1.Gang-related criminal intelligence information is primarily gathered by sworn personnel who may document their contact with a suspected gang member(s) and/ or gang in a source document. 2.The field interview cards and S.T.E.P. notices completed by Patrol personnel are dropped off in the Station Supervisor’s office. The police reports are forwarded from the Records Division to the Gang Unit Sergeant’s office. 3.The Senior Office Assistant assigned to Crimes Against Persons should collect the field interview cards and S.T.E.P. notices from the Station Supervisor’s office and the police reports from the Gang Unit Sergeant’s office. The collected source documents should be delivered to the SAPD CalGang Node Administrator for review. 4.The SAPD CalGang Node Administrator will determine if the individual and/or gang meet the qualifying gang criteria for entry into CalGang. A.CalGang policy requires, with one exception, that a user agency identify two documented criteria for initially entering a person into CalGang.* B.Criteria to determine gang member profile: I.Subject has admitted to being a gang member II.Subject has been arrested with known gang members for offenses consistent with gang activity III.Subject has been identified as a gang member by a reliable informant/ source IV.Subject has been identified as a gang member by an untested informant V.Subject has been seen affiliating with documented gang members VI.Subject has been seen displaying gang symbols and/or hand signs VII.Subject has been seen frequenting gang areas Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Procedures Manual CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2017/11/10, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana