2010 Annual Report - Post Falls Police

P O S T F A L L S P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N TO.A.S.I.S.(Officers and Advocates Sharing Intervention Services)O.A.S.I.S. is the Victim Services Unit of the Police Department. It is staffed withtwo full time Crime Victim Advocates who are on call 24 hours a day, 7 daysa week. Bridget Eismann and Christine Jones fill these two positions. CaptainGreg McLean is the acting Program Director for O.A.S.I.S. Detective SergeantDave Beck continues as the direct supervisor of the program; Detective JohnMason is the Domestic Violence Detective and Carol Prosser serves as thefinancial grants advisor. Maurene Humphrey is a volunteer for the program.Program Highlights:• Grants: O.A.S.I.S. was awarded $144,218.75 in grants.• Support Groups: Our adult support group saw 580 people attend. A newteen program was started in October, called H.O.P.E. FOR TEENS. At no costto the attendees, this group meets for 8 weeks.CHIEF HAUG WITHBRIDGET EISMANN• Donations: Two large donations were received by the youth of ourcommunity. The first being a 5th grader from Mullan Trail Elementarywho collected and donated school supplies and food. These items weredistributed to victims of crime and local schools. The second donation camefrom the Post Falls High School FCCLA Club who collected food for ourdomestic violence shelter. We also received over $3,747.00 dollars in cashdonations allowing us to assist victims of crime.• Silent Witnesses: The River City Leadership Academy made 30 new silentwitnesses• Hands are Not for Hitting: 995 students attended• I Can Handle Bullies: 527 students attended• No Means Know; Teen Dating Violence: 557 StudentsLooking forward to 2011: O.A.S.I.S. will be using the title “Victim Services Unit”to better identify our services within the communities we serve.8