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The Decatur Police Department accepted 34 applications for the new assignment of Anti-Crime Team <br /> Member. Twenty-two members were selected after the application process. The overall mission of <br /> the Decatur Police Department's Anti-Crime Team will be to reduce the violent crime in our City. <br /> The main focus will be placed proactive street level suppression on violent crime. The team will <br /> focus their enforcement efforts on habitual violent offenders and to reclaim neighborhoods suffering <br /> from a high volume of shootings and other violent crimes. <br /> Duties and responsibilities of the Anti-Crime Team will provide arrest teams for violent offenders, <br /> conduct gang suppression activities, assist in locating victims and witnesses in major case <br /> investigations or other violent crime incidents and conduct surveillance on habitual violent offenders <br /> or in high crime neighborhoods. Team members will work closely with the established neighborhood <br /> groups to provide a sense of teamwork within the community. Tactics and responsibilities will <br /> evolve as needed to best address the overall mission; to reduce violent crime in the City. <br /> Members of the Anti-Crime Team were selected from all areas of the Police Department with <br /> experience levels ranging from three years to 26 years of service. Additional training in the areas of <br /> tactics, such as; high risk traffic stops, building searches, firearms and surveillance techniques will be <br /> provided to new team members. Specialized equipment will be supplied to team members. This <br /> equipment shall include tactical nylon duty gear and accessories, tactical body armor shells, raid <br /> jackets and polo shirts. Team members will be allowed to wear jeans and tennis shoes or boots while <br /> performing as a team member for simple comfort reasons and to better relate to the youth in our <br /> community. <br /> Team members will work closely with Decatur Police Department detectives, including the Street <br /> Crimes Unit. The Gang Specialist and two Street Crime detectives will assist the team in their <br /> targeting efforts of habitual violent offenders and drug dealers in the project neighborhood. The <br /> Crime Analysis Unit and Gang Specialist will play major roles in providing the needed information <br /> for the proper allocation of resources. The Team will work in conjunction with the United States <br /> Attorney's Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshal's Service, the <br /> Macon County States Attorney's Office and others. Anti-Crime Team Members are self motivated, <br /> responsible and trustworthy. They have the ability to function as a team player and possess a <br /> willingness to try new strategies and tactics in combating gang violence, illegal drug sales and the <br /> illegal possession and use of weapons. Team members have agreed to work flexible hours and other <br /> overtime as maybe required to fulfill their mission. <br /> Please describe how priorities will be set for project activities. For instance, is there a I <br /> protocol or board that will determine projects or cases are undertaken? <br /> The protocol for establishing the list of violent individuals is to be kept simple. Investigations <br /> division command staff, members of the street crimes unit,the crime analysis unit or the gang <br /> detective can recommend persons to be targeted for the project. The same groups stated above, as <br /> well as,patrol division supervisors and established neighborhood groups will determine target <br /> neighborhoods. <br /> The Deputy Chief of the Patrol Division will review the recommendations and assign the proj ects. <br /> 5 <br />