Strategy 1.2.5 – Exhaust all efforts and avenues to obtain serial numbers for reported stolen firearms. This will improve the chances of recovering stolen firearms, thereby getting them out of the hands of the criminals and back to rightful owners. It will also improve the chances of charging those who possess the stolen firearms. Strategy 1.2.6 – Educate the public on recording serial numbers of personal property to include firearms. The use of “Report It” for leads online is an excellent program to achieve this strategy. Strategy 1.2.7 – Educate the public on ways to better secure their firearms such as gun safes, not leaving firearms in their vehicles or laying around where access is easily gained by others. Objective 1.3 (Management Services Division) – Provides the Sheriff’s Office a source of income to implement progress in the agency’s efforts to reduce gun violence. Strategy 1.3.1 – Increase staffing by the use of civilian personnel both full-time and part-time when able to do so. Strategy 1.3.2 – Implement on-line computer tracking modules to increase the efficiency of the Evidence Unit. Strategy 1.3.3 – Continue efforts to older cases, disposing of property per policy. Objective 1.4 (Community Services Division and the Office of Professional Standards and Training) – Assist proactively with the Sheriff’s goals to reduce gun violence in Augusta-Richmond County. Strategy 1.4.1 – Both the CSD and OPST will work collaboratively to develop a program to facilitate educational and training systems based upon data provided by our Intelligence Section.
GOAL TWO – Make Augusta-Richmond County a safer community. Objective 2.1 – Decrease Part I crimes by 4% as compared to 2015. Strategy 2.1.1 – Using data from our Intelligence Section, staff zones and squads within those zones to most effectively use our resources at the appropriate locations and time periods. Reviews should occur every 60 days. Strategy 2.1.2 – Identify primary areas of property crime and develop specific plans of action to address those problems. Monitor results and adjust as needed. Maintain a record of approaches that are effective to employ in similar situations that may arise in the future. Strategy 2.1.3 – Effectively use the resources of other divisions to accomplish a decrease in property crimes. The Community Services Division will be engaged to assist in programs to educate the public on how to reduce the number of unsecured homes and vehicles. Strategy 2.1.4 – Utilize the Traffic Safety Division to conduct their operations in areas that their presence will reduce crashes and be a visible deterrent to other criminal activity. Increased presence in areas of high crime will also contribute to our citizens having less fear of crime and increase their perception of overall safety. Strategy 2.1.5 – Utilize the Special Operations Division to employ innovative strategies to address problems and areas that require skills or resources that are not as available among the zone personnel. Research plans and programs that have been effective in other similar jurisdictions. Strategy 2.1.6 – Work with CID to assist in prosecution of cases. Active involvement where appropriate until a case is adjudicated. Strategy 2.1.7 – Develop a mechanism for periodic evaluation of programs.
appropriate. Leadership at every level within in the Field Operations Bureau should randomly sample footage as a quality control measure. Objective 5.3 (Investigations Bureau) – Develop and implement Investigations Bureau specific physical fitness program to improve the overall health and fitness of personnel and to increase team and individual test scores on the RCSO annual fitness testing. Strategy 5.3.1 - Sergeants will develop physical fitness plans for each of their investigators and will track the progress of their personnel Strategy 5.3.2 – Sergeants will be required to participate in physical training with personnel, as a team, a minimum of one (1) time a month, with adjustments as needed and at the discretion of the sergeant. GOAL SIX – Improve Stewardship of Resources Objective 6.1 Operations Bureau) – Reduce the number of at-fault accidents by 5%. Strategy 6.1.1 – Driving privileges will be suspended for take-home and off-duty use to address accidents resulting from negligence, as well as demonstrating driving behaviors that are not consistent with the situation with the situation by the driver. Strategy 6.1.2 – Review of each accident by a leader to determine areas of mitigation or commonalities among crashes. Strategy 6.1.3 – Roll-call training will be conducted to address the most prevalent causes of crashes and provide strategies to prevent them in the future.