Okaloosa County BOCC — March 18, 2013 — Smart Policing Initiative Grant Concept Paper — reading text

drive strategy and educational efforts to better prevent the crimes. The Economic/Financial Crimes Unit will host a website that has a twofold purpose: public education and secure information sharing. The public website Concept Paper for Smart Policing Initiative -- Economic/Financial Crimes Unit Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office will contain information on observed or reported “scams,” along with information on how to protect oneself from identity theft, how to spot fraud, and how to report it. The secure portion will be an information sharing venue for law enforcement, fraud investigators, and businesses to report, in near real time, developing information on fraud attempts and techniques. We will also encourage city police agencies to participate in a countywide effort to improve response and information sharing. The Economic/Financial Crimes Unit will provide weekly and immediate value information to the public Information office for inclusion in the Sheriff's Office Facebook and Twitter accounts. Since anecdotal and observational data indicate the elderly population is more susceptible to this crime and are often repeat victims, the Unit will use outreach through community and service organizations to specifically target this sector for education tailored to the audience. To assist the long-term sustainability of the effort, the unit and research partner will develop response and investigation techniques that can be used for in- service training curricula and Field Officer Training Programs. Results will be shared with the Police Basic Recruit Course facility (Police Academy) for use in training new officer candidates. 5. Available data, records system, and analytical capability of the agency The agency has an Information Technology Division that operates network services, computer repair, and system management. The agency uses a modular Records Management System provided by CTS America, Inc., which has installed systems in both large and small agencies in several states. This system generates several types of statistical reports, but also uses “Crystal Reports” to mine specific data and analyze relationships for customized applications. The research partner is familiar with the CTS America system. The Information Technology Division has personnel trained and experienced in extracting various types of data from the system. All investigators are assigned desktop computers, and all patrol officers are assigned laptop computers for use as mobile data terminals. The agency is currently transitioning investigators to mobile computers on the Windows 8 platform. 6. BUDGET Concept Paper for Smart Policing Initiative -- Economic/Financial Crimes Unit Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office The total estimated cost of our proposal is $699,979.00 BUDGET TABLE ITEM YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 ITEM TOTALS INVESTIGATOR 1 FTE* 66,741.00 66,741.00 66,741.00 200,223.00 INVESTIGATOR 2 FTE 66,741.00 66,741.00 66,741.00 200,223.00 INVESTIGATOR 3 FTE 66,741.00 66,741.00 66,741.00 200,223.00 Research Partner 27,687.00 19,737.00 29,686.00 77,110.00 Web Services** 4,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 Training & Per Diem 4,900.00 2,300.00 7,200.00 Equipment*** 10,000.00 10,000.00 TOTAL BUDGET 699,979.00 * Investigator cost is for entry-level investigator to replace Inv assigned to E/F Crimes; Pay & Benefits, does not include car or other expenses **\Web services Year 1 cost to pay for writing website code, said site to be hosted on OCSO servers; Year 2 cost for code changes based on user input *** Cyber investigation/forensics equipment 7. Research Partner The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office will partner with Matthew S. Crow, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Justice Studies at the University of West Florida. Dr. Crow earned a Ph.D. in criminology and criminal justice from Florida State University and has published in a variety of areas, including police use of force, environmental/conservation policing, criminal sentencing, and offender reentry. He is experienced with large data sets (department of corrections, federal sentencing, and various law enforcement agency data sets), and regularly conducts both quantitative and qualitative analyses. His work with the United States Northern District of Florida Court on offender reentry is the first study in the federal district courts to employ a controlled experimental design to evaluate federal reentry courts. Dr. Crow will work closely with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office in the development of the innovative strategies outlined above and has met with the OCSO already in this effort. He will also work with investigators and the ITD to develop and incorporate new data collection instruments. Dr. Crow will assist the OCSO with data collection and the analysis of both existing and newly collected data in an effort to determine the effectiveness of the reactive and proactive strategies proposed herein. Concept Paper for Smart Policing Initiative -- Economic/Financial Crimes Unit Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office ATTACHMENT Research Partner Addendum Dr. Crow will work closely with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office in the development of the innovative strategies outlined above and has met with the OCSO already in this effort. He will also work with investigators and the ITD to develop and incorporate new data collection instruments. Dr. Crow will assist the OCSO with data collection and the analysis of both existing and newly collected data in an effort to determine the effectiveness of the reactive and proactive strategies proposed herein. MATTHEW S. CROW — Curriculum Vitae ADDRESS Department of Justice Studies University of West Florida 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514 (850) 857-6371 (phone) (850) 474-2334 (fax) mcrow@uwf.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. 2005 Florida State University, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Tallahassee, Florida M.S. 2000 Florida State University, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Tallahassee, Florida B.A. 1999 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of Criminology, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Magna Cum Laude PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2012-Present Chair, Department of Justice Studies, University of West Florida 2010-Present Associate Professor, School of Justice Studies & Social Work, University of West Florida 2010-2012 Assistant Director, School of Justice Studies & Social Work, University of West Florida 2008-Present Graduate Coordinator, Criminal Justice, School of Justice Studies & Social Work, University of West Florida Concept Paper for Smart Policing Initiative -- Economic/Financial Crimes Unit Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office 2005-2010 Assistant Professor, School of Justice Studies & Social Work, University of West Florida 2001-2005 Instructor, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Florida State University 2000-2003 Teaching Assistant, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Florida State University 1999-2000 Assistant to the Intern Director, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Florida State University 2000 Research Assistant, Prague Study Abroad Program, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Florida State University PUBLICATIONS Crow, M.S., & Smykla, J. 0. (in press). Offender Reentry: Rethinking Criminology and Criminal Justice. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Crow, M. S., Shelley, T. 0., & Stretesky, P. B. (forthcoming). Camouflage collar crime: An examination of wildlife crime and characteristics of offenders in Florida. Deviant Behavior. Crow, M. S., Lee, C. B., & Joo, J. J. (2012). Organizational justice and organizational commitment among South Korean police officers: An investigation of job satisfaction as mediator. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 35, 402-423. Crow, M. S. & Adrion, B. L. (2011). Focal concerns and police use of force: Examining the factors associated with taser use. Police Quarterly, 14, 366-387. Stretesky, P. B., Shelley, T. 0., & Crow, M. S. (2010). Do conservation organizations influence the production of natural resource violations? Organization & Environment: International Journal for Ecosocial Research, 23 (4), 398-416. Scott, D. L., Crow, M. S., & Thompson, C. J. (2010). Tempest in a therapeutic community: Implementation and evaluation issues for faith-based programming. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 49 (1), 39-51. Swanson, C., Crow, M.S., & Rohrer, G. (2010). Is criminal justice education ready for reentry? Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 21 (1), 60-76. Crow, M. S. & Kunselman, J. (2009). Sentencing female drug offenders: Reexamining racial and ethnic disparities. Women & Criminal Justice, 19 (3), 191-216. Concept Paper for Smart Policing Initiative -- Economic/Financial Crimes Unit Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Shelley, T. 0., & Crow, M. S. (2009). The nature and extent of conservation policing: Law enforcement generalists or conservation specialists? American Journal of Criminal Justice, 34 (1), 9-27. Crow, M. S. & Gertz, M. (2009). Legal and democratic subcultures: Understanding how the law and political forces shape criminal sentencing. In G. L. Mays & P. R. Gregware (Eds.), Courts and Justice: A Reader, 4 Edition. Long Grove, IL; Waveland Press. Crow, M. S., Hough, R., Mosley, J., Smykla, J., & Tatum, K. (2008). Drunk and alone ina K-Mart parking lot: The pedagogy of simulations and contemporary attitudes toward drinking and driving. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 19 (3), 417- 431, Crow, M. S. & Gertz, M. (2008). Sentencing policy and disparity: Guidelines and the influence of legal and democratic subcultures. Journal of Criminal Justice, 36 (4), 362-371. Crow, M. S. (2008). The complexities of prior record, race and ethnicity, and offense: Interactive effects in sentencing. Criminal Justice Review, 33 (4), 505-523. Crow, M.S. & Johnson, K. (2008). Race, ethnicity, and habitual offender sentencing: A multilevel analysis of individual and contextual threat. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 19 (1), 63-83. Crow, M. 5S. & Bales, W. (2006). Sentencing guidelines and focal concerns: The effect of sentencing policy as a practical constraint on sentencing decisions. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 30 (2), 285-304. Crow, M. S., Shelley, T. O., Bedard, L., and Gertz, M. (2004). Czech police officers: An exploratory study of police attitudes in an emerging democracy. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 27(4), 592-614. Shelley, T. O. & Crow, M.S. (2001). Balancing power: Police labor and management relations. Polizei & Wissenschaft, 4, 25-34. Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Concept Paper for 2013 Smart Policing Initiative Grant Economic/Financial Crimes Unit Project WORKS IN PROGRESS Crow, M. S. & Smykla, J. O. A randomized experimental evaluation of a federal reentry court initiative. Crow, M.S. An analysis of calls for service, offenses, and arrests in Escambia County, Florida. Crow, M. S., Smykla, J. 0., & Sparks, J. An analysis of mixed methods research in national and regional criminology and criminal justice journals. Crow, M. S. & Dunlap, B. Police, stress, and exercise: Exploring the potential of exercise as a stress reducer for law enforcement officers. PAPERS PRESENTED Patten, R., Crow, M. S., & Shelley, T. O. (2012). The nature and extent of conservation policing: A preliminary examination of organization, mission, and personnel. American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November 2012 Lannes, P. D. S., & Crow, M. S. (2012). Sentencing in federal child pornography cases. Southern Criminal Justice Association, Atlantic Beach, FL, September 2012. Crow, M. S., Sparks, J., & Smykla, J. 0. (2012). Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research: Examining the methodology type in leading and regional CC] journals. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, March 2012 Crow, M. S. (2011). Minority threat and sentencing: Does crime type matter?