At the request of the City Manager, an audit of Police Department staffing was added to the City Auditor’s

Police Staffing Audit TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................... 1 SERVICE IMPLICATIONS................................................................................ 2 BUDGETARY I ......................................................................... 2 BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS .................... 3 II. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE .................................................................. 5 III. METHODOLOGY 5 IV. BACKGROUND.................................................................................... 6 STAFFING ISSUES AND COMMUNITY INVOLVED POLICING ........................... 7 POLICE DEPARTMENT’S SELF-STUDY – 100% STAFFING 11 “CIVILIANIZATION” OF SWORN POLICE POSITIONS: BERKELEY’S HISTORY12 COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS................................................................ 16 EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE RESOURCES...................................... 17 V. RESULTS OF STUDY ....................................................................... 18 VI. COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS (CSOS) .............................. 20 CSOS: POLICE WORKSHOP RESULTS......................................................... 20 EMPLOYEES WITH CSO EXPERIENCE.......................................................... 21 INTERVIEWS WITH ADDITIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT MANAGERS ........... 22 CSOS: OTHER JURISDICTIONS RESULTS ................................. ...