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Oakland’s Police Department data reflect that of the approximately 53 groups/gangs in

Oakland with a history of criminal activity, only 4-7 are actively involved in violence at any one

time. (Garisma & Palmer, 2018). The criminal activity of the Money Team/ENT and Case gangs

has become increasingly more active throughout the greater Bay Area. Both gangs have engaged

in a wide range of sophisticated crimes including, murder, burglary, robbery, identity theft,

fraud, and complex prostitution schemes (Ceasefire, 2017).

In the Oakland Progressive Tactics Incident Case Set (OPTICS) Task Force mission to

suppress gang activity, OPTICS will create performance measurement systems that align with

our mission which, in part, is the following: The use of this task force is to ensure a well-

coordinated, comprehensive, suppression, prevention and intervention program to target

prohibited persons involved or associated with the Money Team/ENT and Case gangs. The goals

and objectives are to reduce the occurrence of gang motivated crimes by the Money Team/ENT

and Case gang; identify and apprehend identified persons prohibited from possessing firearms in

or associated with the Money Team/ENT and Case gang; assist allied law enforcement agencies,

city and county entities with specific gang related investigations within their jurisdiction related

to the Money Team/ENT and Case gang; and expand and strengthen community outreach and

partnerships.

One of the traditional performance measures for reducing crime is the Uniform Crime Report

(UCR) published annually by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While much debate has taken

place as to the accuracy of the UCR – particularly with its identified limited ability to capture all

crime committed – the UCR remains the most comprehensive capture of crime in the United

States (Garisma &Palmer, 2018). Many federal programs currently utilize a more inclusive

evaluation measurement tool known as the Program Assessment Rating Tool, or PART.26 The
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PART evaluation is a comprehensive model that examines “inputs” (manpower, money, and

other resources), the “process” involved (task force operations/activities), “outputs”

(arrests/seizures) and, ultimately, the “outcomes” of the program. The “outcomes” document the

demonstrated impact the program has had on the stated mission (US DOJ, 2008). The use of

outputs and outcomes measures will assist in going from anecdotal evidence of effectiveness to

quantitative and qualitative measures of effectiveness.

OPTICS will utilize a combination of both systems to capture the data needed to analyze

specific performance of the entire task force operation, components of the gang suppression,

intervention and prevention efforts. Examples of statistical “output” measurements for OPTICS

will include: Cases initiated/investigated; gang members arrested; drugs and guns seized;

community and law enforcement education and outreach programs delivered. Outcome

measurements will include percentage of arrested gang members that are prosecuted; percentage

of those prosecuted that are convicted; gang member sentencing; length of incarceration;

gangs/criminal enterprises disrupted or dismantled; identification and referral of at-risk youth

and gang members to diversion resources (US DOJ, pg 41). In addition, as the guidelines of

evidence and criteria are developed for the performance measures, incorporating performance

measures from diversionary strategies with our community and advocacy task force partners will

be important for outcome measures toward community outreach (City of San Jose, 2014).

Through these methods of evaluating performance measures, OPTICS will be able to

demonstrate the performance of the task force mission through evidence based data-driven

analytics and coordinated partnerships with all stakeholders. Statistical information will be

collected by crime analysts to create baseline analysis, identify trends, and monitor both

qualitative and quantitative measures of performance. There will be bi-weekly task force
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coordination meetings and bi-monthly performance review by the task force commander, with a

monthly review by the Board. Meetings will include analyzing gun violence data, shooting,

homicide and robbery case trends on a weekly basis. This process will allow for creation of a

dashboard of key performance indicators that will assist in data driven strategic planning and

ability to reassess task force goals and objectives.

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REFERENCES

City of San Jose, BEST Evaluation Report and Summary, Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force.

Community Crime Prevention Associates. (February 2014).

https://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30516

Garmisa, S. & Palmer, C. City of Oakland, Human Services Department CalGRIP Final Local

Evaluation Report. (March 30, 2018)

http://www.bscc.ca.gov/downloads/Oakland%20CalGRIP%20Final%20Evaluation%20R

eport.pdf

Oakland Police Department (OPD) Strategic Plan 2016. (2016).

http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakca1/groups/police/documents/webcontent/oak056503.pdf

US DOJ, Guidelines for Establishing and Operating Gang Intelligence Units and Task Forces.

(October 2008).

https://it.ojp.gov/documents/d/guidelines%20for%20establishing%20Gang%20Intelligen

ce%20units.pdf