Special Crime Tactical Forces
Every police agency, consistent with an analysis of its need, should have access to a flexible and highly mobile tactical force for rapid deployment against special crime problems.
[1] Every chief executive should establish written policies and procedures that govern the deployment of the tactical force against any problem. These policies and procedures should stipulate at least:
- That the tactical force will be deployed on the basis of current crime pattern analyses or validated current information on expected crime activity;
- That the tactical force will be deployed against a problem only when the regularly assigned patrol force is not adequate to be effective against that problem; and
- That tactical force deployment strategy will be based on an objective analysis of the problem: overt saturation as a highly visible preventive strategy, and covert saturation as a low visibility detection and apprehension operation.
[2] Every police agency which employs a full- or part-time tactical force should incorporate the following:
- The numerical strength of the tactical force should depend on an agency’s need and local problems.
- A full-time tactical force should include an analytical staff element.
- A part-time tactical force should use qualified personnel from anywhere within the agency.
- Every tactical force should have a central headquarters and should operate from that headquarters when deployed against a problem.
- Field commanders should be informed of tactical force activities within their area of responsibility. Tactical force activities should be consistent with the policies of the field commander of the area in which they are working.
- Every tactical force should be equipped with necessary specialized equipment, vehicles, radios, vision devices, and weapons.
METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation must be made by individual departments.
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