2008 Annual Report.pdf - Polk County

Criminal InvestigationsThe Criminal InvestigationsDivision consists of the Bureau of SpecialInvestigations, which investigates crimesinvolving illegal narcotics, vice crimes,organized auto theft, street gangs, andcomputer crimes; and the Bureau ofCriminal Investigations, which investigateshomicides, robberies, crimes againstchildren and the elderly, and missingpersons.Proactive Law EnforcementIn 1997, the Polk County Sheriff ’sOffice adopted “PROCAP” a proactiveapproach to combating crime and itseffects on the community. The ProactiveCommunity Attack on Problems programuses crime analysis and mapping softwareto alert deputies to real-time crime trends,allowing them to immediately deploy thenecessary resources to fight crime. Thebasis of PROCAP is to prevent crimefrom occurring in the first place, insteadof relying solely on the reactive policingmethod of investigating pastoccurredcrimes. PROCAPhas been a highly successfultool in reducing the crimerate in Polk County sinceits inception 12 years ago.LAWENFORCEMENTarrest warrants executed13,903hours logged byreserve deputiesfor 2008did youknow?the four principles ofPROCAP are...1) accurate & timelyintelligence2) rapid deploymentof resources3) effective tactics4 ) r e l e n t l e s s f o l l o w - u p& assessment23,7921,7546th grade studentsgraduated from theSAVE program in 20082008 ANNUAL REPORT | 5