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Prineville Police Department. C ity O f P rineville. C itizens O n P atrol. Why COP ² ?. Reason One: Citizen Volunteer Programs are fundamental in Community Policing Programs and PPD is committed to Community Policing.
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Prineville Police Department City Of Prineville Citizens On Patrol
Why COP²? • Reason One: Citizen Volunteer Programs are fundamental in Community Policing Programs and PPD is committed to Community Policing. • Citizen Volunteers give Law Enforcement a perspective we sometimes lose. • Citizens often have passions about things most cops don’t think about (blight etc).
Why COP²? • Reason Two: We need you……a lot • As the world gets more complex, we need to figure out how to serve the community better. • Not faster • Not stricter • But Better!
Why COP²? • Citizen Volunteers free up officer and staff time so we can focus on things that matter to “Joe and Jane” on the street • Small things can add up to big misery • Citizen Volunteers allow us to keep a personal touch with our community • Citizen Volunteers often have skills, interests and aptitudes not normally associated with LE (which is a blue collar profession, believe me)
The Academy • 7 Weeks (give or take, we’ll see). • 4 hours per week. • Probably a Bi-Annual Occurrence. • Lots of Topics. • General overview of this Agency. • Not necessary to be a COP², but this is a great start.
Before and After You Graduate… • As the Academy progresses, we ask that you think about how you would like to help out at PPD. • Many VIP’s will want to tray a little of everything before settling in. • There are enough jobs for everyone. • If you can think of it, you can probably do it.
Before and After You Graduate… • You will work with Mary Dethman and Captain Michael Boyd to get additional training/ assignment to a “job” at PPD. • You will receive more on the job training and updates. • If you don’t like your “job”, you can change, no questions asked.
Day to Day COP² Life • We ask 4 hours per week. • We are VERY flexible regarding vacations etc. • We ask that you show up when you say you will, or call. • Generally, your hours are dictated by the tasks you perform (i.e. Office assignments takes place during office hours).
What kinds of Jobs can COP² do? • Operating the speed watch radar unit. • Maintaining patrol units (keeping them clean and supplied). • Gathering and assembling materials for training manuals. • Doing the paper work for chronic runaways. • Handling "cold" petty theft reports.
What kinds of Jobs can COP² do? • Handling bicycle theft reports. • Picking up found or stolen bicycles. • Tagging abandoned vehicles. • Graffiti - locating and notifying property owner. • Helping with the making and issuing of CD's. • Clerical duties and data entry. • Courier duties and running errands. • Maintaining break room.
What kinds of Jobs can COP² do? • Doing vacation home checks and follow-up letters. • Assisting in Crime Prevention. • Conducting Department tours (Visitors, School Field Trips, Scouts, etc.) • Parking Enforcement. • Follow-up visits to victims of crimes/vehicle accidents. • Non-suspect subpoena service. • Special events traffic and crowd control.
What kinds of Jobs can COP² do? • Security at school events • "Child I.D. Program" • Assisting with purging of records, property, and evidence. • Assist at directed traffic enforcement details • Property Damage Collision Reporting & Associated Forms. • Home security inspections and site hardening details. • Sex Offender tracking. • Cold Case Review. • Other tasks to be determined…
So you see…… • We are absolutely honored to have you join the PPD family. • You are helping your community and the police department a great deal. • We want all of you to be happy and to find your niche (or niches). • We ask each of you to keep us informed about how we are doing.