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2017 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />37 | P a g e <br /> <br />XVI. 2018 Work Plan <br /> <br /> Continue work with the Department of Justice in regard to Collaborative Reform <br />Initiative-Technical Assistance. <br /> Develop a community engagement strategic plan to enhance community policing <br />practices. <br /> Continue work on direction of department mission and vision. Maximize community <br />engagement to include department branding and retooling/expanding crime prevention <br />strategies and traffic safety initiatives. <br /> Focus on engagement opportunities for youth, seniors and families. <br /> Receive technical assistance in the area of policy development particularly in the area of <br />use of force. Develop and enhance department principles and practices manual through targeted <br />technical assistance. (2019 work plan to engage in restructure, recoding and refreshing of <br />the entire policy manual). <br /> Develop a data-driven strategic plan regarding initiating and conducting vehicle and <br />pedestrian stops. <br /> Enhance training, practices, and procedures regarding employees’ professional <br />development within these specific areas of importance: use of force, de-escalation <br />training, encounters with the mentally ill, and leadership. <br /> Implement a department training program designed to meet the needs of state statute <br />requiring peace officers to receive 16 hours of in-service training every three year <br />renewal cycle in the areas of crises intervention and mental illness crises; conflict <br />management and mediation; and recognizing and valuing community diversity and <br />cultural differences to include implicit bias training. <br /> Implement the ICAT (Integrating Communication, Assessment and Tactics) training <br />guide into department P.O.S.T. Board mandated use of force, de-escalation and conflict <br />management training. <br /> Maintain the Inclusion Committee Charter within the City of St. Anthony and all <br />departments. <br /> Maintain police department membership with city wide involvement in the Government <br />Alliance on Race and Equity. <br /> Continue with Body Worn Camera (BWC) selection, adoption and implementation. <br /> Upgrade in squad car cameras to high definition systems that will work in concert and <br />continuity with the Body Worn Camera technology <br /> Continue professional development of supervisory staff. <br /> Continue to manage the selection of police officers to new positions of responsibility and <br />accountability within the department. <br /> Train and certify two officers as background investigator for future hires. (Moore and <br />Schlingman) <br /> Evaluate and re-introduce the SAPD Citizen's Academy. <br /> Hire 6 new reserve officers to bring us up to authorized strength of 16. <br />