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ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES

IMPROVEMENT PLAN

PURPOSE

Engagement Strategies Improvement Plan is an effort to evaluate our response protocols to ensure they
support our department goals and promote the overall safety of our community.

A S K
ASSESS SEEK KNOW
the call and more information your options
determine the by locating the before taking
proper response complainant/ action
victim

PRINCIPLES TO CONSIDER
1 We can’t control all outcomes, but we can control our actions.
2 Make informed decisions.
3 Take the time needed and have a team approach.
4 Keep small things small.

STEPS FOR SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES

01 02 03 04 05 06
STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP

EVALUATE CONSIDER GATHER MORE DEVELOP ACT, AND THEN WRAP-UP


THE CALL THE INITIAL INFORMATION A PLAN MONITOR THE
RESPONSE SITUATION
• Ask more questions • What is the most • Prioritize meeting • Think about what the • Act and evaluate plan • Inform witnesses,
• Where on the appropriate response the complainant community wants • Recognize if an officer onlookers, and
response/risk (in-person/phone)? • Find out the facts and • Collaborate with peers needs to tap out supervisors
spectrum does • How many officers the desired outcome and supervisors – • Don't hesitate • Articulate the
this fall? do we need? before acting be creative! to intervene decision-making
process in a report
• Debrief, review,
and discuss

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RESPONSE/RISK SPECTRUM

RISK TOLERANCE RISK TOLERANCE RISK TOLERANCE

PROTECTION CRIME AND RULES AND


OF LIFE PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC PEACE
• When evil presents itself we are • Our mission is to ensure the safety • Not every offender is evil or criminal
ready to confront it with all of the community and restore peace • Not every violation needs a response
available resources • Weigh the risks and benefits of acting • Think about what the community
• We accept all risks when • Use time and be creative wants and if our actions make
protecting life it safer

VIOLENT CRIMES MOST CRIMES CERTAIN TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS


AGAINST PERSONS AGAINST PROPERTY AND VICTIMLESS CRIMES

LESS TIME SOME TIME MORE TIME

LESS TIME TO ACT MORE

HIGH NEED TO ACT LOW

EXPERIMENT AND EMPOWERMENT

Seldom is there only one good way to solve a problem. Continuous evolution and improvement of our
engagement strategies requires a collaborative effort from all levels of the organization. Challenging
the status quo, sharing ideas for new processes, and developing different engagement strategies is
the driving force behind this initiative.

All personnel are supported and encouraged to experiment with efforts that are Ethical,
within Policy, consistent with our Mission Statement and for the Public Good.

People want People prefer People want People desire People want
to be treated to be ASKED to know OPTIONS rather a SECOND
with RESPECT rather than told WHY than threats CHANCE
– Dr. George J. Thompson, Founder – Verbal Judo

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