Monday, September 28, 2009
Police Patrol Details
Comments on the current police details (POPS/Commercial):
Recently, I’ve observed a growing divide between patrol and the other details at the police department (POPS and Commercial). It’s unclear to me if this presumed divide was expected by the administration or is just the end result of a poorly thought out initiative. I believe that the police administration has committed to many resources to these details leaving the patrol division scrambling to maintain the minimum man power and to handle calls in a safe and timely fashion. The over-budgeted details may look good for the police chief. However, the underlying effect is stressing the continuity and working environment within the police department. Initially, we were told that the details would help the uniformed patrol officers when patrol was inundated with calls (reports, transports, bookings, pending calls, etc). Lies, Lies, Lies........ Blah, Blah, Blah........ Instead, a detail officer may assist by twiddling their thumbs waiting for a uniformed officer to respond to take over and finish handling the call.
News Flash to the administration and detail officers – The detail officers are still police officers for the City of Brooklyn Center and if their current job description doesn’t read that way........... It’s time to change their job description back to what it should be!
Recommended Solutions:
1. Immediately cut the details in-half and reassign detail officers and resources back to the patrol division. This will cut overtime expenses and will bring back the cohesiveness that has recently been lost.
2. Rotate interested personnel through the details (POPS/Commercial) every six months.
** The current budget concerns will be solved with this simple solution. The answers are NOT found in the schedule as admin currently thinks. This proposed change will immediately cut the overtime expenses by giving some much needed relief to the uniformed patrol schedule.
** The backbone of this police department is the uniformed patrol division (always has and always will be). It shouldn’t be compromised regardless of anyone’s personal agenda!
Patrol/Labor - Together We Stand Divided We Fall
Out – Patrol Officer Brooklyn Center Police Department
Recently, I’ve observed a growing divide between patrol and the other details at the police department (POPS and Commercial). It’s unclear to me if this presumed divide was expected by the administration or is just the end result of a poorly thought out initiative. I believe that the police administration has committed to many resources to these details leaving the patrol division scrambling to maintain the minimum man power and to handle calls in a safe and timely fashion. The over-budgeted details may look good for the police chief. However, the underlying effect is stressing the continuity and working environment within the police department. Initially, we were told that the details would help the uniformed patrol officers when patrol was inundated with calls (reports, transports, bookings, pending calls, etc). Lies, Lies, Lies........ Blah, Blah, Blah........ Instead, a detail officer may assist by twiddling their thumbs waiting for a uniformed officer to respond to take over and finish handling the call.
News Flash to the administration and detail officers – The detail officers are still police officers for the City of Brooklyn Center and if their current job description doesn’t read that way........... It’s time to change their job description back to what it should be!
Recommended Solutions:
1. Immediately cut the details in-half and reassign detail officers and resources back to the patrol division. This will cut overtime expenses and will bring back the cohesiveness that has recently been lost.
2. Rotate interested personnel through the details (POPS/Commercial) every six months.
** The current budget concerns will be solved with this simple solution. The answers are NOT found in the schedule as admin currently thinks. This proposed change will immediately cut the overtime expenses by giving some much needed relief to the uniformed patrol schedule.
** The backbone of this police department is the uniformed patrol division (always has and always will be). It shouldn’t be compromised regardless of anyone’s personal agenda!
Patrol/Labor - Together We Stand Divided We Fall
Out – Patrol Officer Brooklyn Center Police Department
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