HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-15-1998 ICPD Report/Memos MEMORANDUM
TO: Leah Cohen, PCRB Chairperson
FROM: R.J. Winkelhake, Chief of Police
RE: REPORTS TO THE BOARD
DATE: December 8, 1998
Some concerns have been brought to my attention regarding the methods for
identifying officers in the body of my reports to the Police Citizen's Review Board,
as well as the data I provide at the end of the reports which pertain to the
officer's previous disciplinary history. The concerns focus on the ability to
identify officers and the possible creation of bias against an officer because such
information is provided before the Board's deliberation on the facts.
To address these concerns from now on, the reports I submit will identify the
officers as Officer #1, Officer #2, etc., rather than by an assigned number as in
past reports. Further, I will not include past disciplinary history, nor past
complaint history with my report. Notwithstanding the above, I will supply you
with a monthly up-to-date history of Intemal Affairs for the year, but will not
include any case for which the Board has not completed deliberation and issued
its findings.I have included a sample of such a monthly report for your
information.
believe these changes will address the concerns of employees, as well as
some issues which have been raised by the City Attorney's office. This change
in my report format will begin with the next report I submit to the Board.
ICPD TRAINING
DATE: December 4, 1998
TO: Chief Winkelhake
FROM: Captain v~r~dmer
REF: November Training R~ort
CRIME SCENE TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP I
(November 2-6)
Northwestern Traffic Institute/Evanston, IL
Officer Cox
Officer Cox is one of our most active officers in the CST (Crime Scene Technician)
program. During the spring conference of the Midwest International Association of
Identification, he won free tuition to any one week school put on by Northwestern.
Officer Cox selected this course to help him build his skills as a CST. This 40 hour course
provides the fundamentals of crime scene processing by taking a multi-disciplinary
approach. The course covered: approaching, searching and assessing the scene; notes,
sketches & diagrams; evidence identification & collection, photography; bloodstain
evidence; use of the forensic laboratory.
DARE OFFICER TRAINING
(November 8-20)
Jefferson City, MO
Officer Boland
Due to the timely need for a replacement officer as a DARE instructor to fiflflll our
commitment to the Iowa City grade schools, Officer Boland was selected to attend this
certification training. This course of instruction equips the officer with the skills needed to
instruct the anti-drug and violence curriculum of the DARE Program.
VERBAL JUDO - TRAIN ~ TRAINER
(November 9-13)
Jacksonville, FL/IPTM (George Thompson)
Lt. Johnson
This training deals with skills to control verbal encounters that oRen have thc potential to
generate complaints and/or escalate to physical confrontations. Iowa City Officers are
expected to rise above the "heat of the moment" and use their controlled skills to defuse
these common types of encounters. To better equip officers for these situations, it is our
intent to provide training for all officers. Officer Johnson is now certified to instruct
Verbal Judo and is developing a plan to make this training available for all officers.
CitlLD ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES
(November 16-20)
Indianapolis, IN/Fox Valley Technical College
Officer Platz
This training (for which we received a scholarship) was co-hosted with the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. It focused on physical abuse and neglect,
intrafamilial sexual abuse, missing children, child pornography, child protective services,
child prostitution, interviewing techniques, and legal considerations in case preparation.
Officer Platz will be assigned to the Investigations Unit in January. These sldlls are
necessary fo.r her to perform these types of investigations
SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING
(November 23 & 24)
Cedar Rapids Police Range
16 SRT Officers
The team was divided in half (half each day) and traveled to the Washington County
Conservation Board Range for weapons training. Team members practiced with the MP-5
and the Benelli shotgun. Various drills were practiced to raise qualification scores. Part
of the training was conducted during hours of darkness.
F.A.T.S.
(NovembeO
Iowa City Police Department
43 Officers
During the month of November, officers were individually required to demonstrate
proficiency in a skill builder and a use of force issue from the continuum disc, scenario #1
and #5.
Copy: CiIy Manager
To: Chief Winkelhake
From: Officer 3oel Myers
Reft Monthly Activity Rep(~t~l~c~
Date: December 10, 1998
Copy: Captain Widmer
During the period covered by this report, 9 different officers spent a
total of :161/4 hours participating in more than 14 community events
and had contact with more than 362 citizens (not including the number
listening to a radio program on Nov. 9. Listed is an overview of the
different events.
On Nov 01 Off. Singleman presided at a Neighborhood Watch
Meeting on Shamrock Dr which lasted I hour. He enlisted two
new members and answered questions.
On Nov 02 Off. Berg made a presentation concerning alcohol-
related law and search & seizure laws to 55 college-aged kids
over 1.5 hours at Pappa 3ohn at U Hospitals.
On Nov 2 Off. Boland made a 1-hour presentation on alcohol
awareness and downtown policies to 50 college-aged students at
the DU House.
On Nov 03 Invest. Protaskey spoke to 30. hospital staff reg.:
chain of evidence / forms / procedures. She spent 4.5 hours at
Mercy discussing care of adult survivors of sexual assault.
On Nov 03 Invest Protaskey also participated on a 3-person
panel for one hour discussing sexual assault calls with 12
college-aged students.
On Nov 04 Invest Protaskey also participated on a 3-person
panel for one hour discussing sexual assault calls with 18
college-aged students.
On Nov 06 Officer Berg and Coralville Off. DeBoer spoke to a
driver's ed. Class at West High on Drunk Driving. They
contacted 20 students during the hour.
Community Relations Monthly Activity Report .1
On Nov 09 Off Berg appeared on a radio talk show for one hour
promoting the Citizen's Police Academy. (KX[C AM 800).
On Nov 15 Off. Fjelstad spoke on Stranger Danger to 4 kids and
5 adults at a cub scout meeting for 30 minutes.
On Nov 16 Off. Berg spoke for 30 minutes to 25 members of the
Eagles Lodge Auxiliary on the Neighborhood Watch program.
On Nov 17 Sgt. Steffen spoke to 12 high school students for 11/4
hours at Regina about law enforcement as a career.
On Nov 20 Sgt. Steffen spoke for 1 hour to 27 4th grade
students at Regina concerning what an investigator does in
solving a mystery.
On Nov 21 an officer was assigned six 7 year olds as a cub scout
merit activity to tour the police department. (1 hour)
On Nov 21 Off. Dreckman and Off. Nixon made contact with
over 100 kids while holding up traffic for the arrival of Santa
Claus at College/Clinton St.
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