PATROL DIVISION STRATEGIC PLAN 2011-2014

Strategic Planning is a study that an organization completes of itself, with the goal of shaping future decisions and actions so that they reflect its

mission, goals and values, as well as contributing to its continued success. It is also a tool that organizations use to successfully navigate change.

We will use the Strategic Plan to:

Guide us to successfully complete our mission. Educate the public about the challenges facing Law Enforcement. Increase the personal and professional growth of all members of the organization. Establish best practices and quality standards throughout the Sheriff’s Patrol Division. Guide the choices we make, aligning them with our Mission and Values. Improve accountability for the organization and its individual members. Achieve a more stable base and expand understanding for our budget. Demonstrate the public value delivered by the Sheriff’s Patrol Division by meeting clear performance goals. Implement additional information technology to improve efficiency. Develop the Sheriff’s Patrol Division and its employees to achieve their maximum potential. This strategic plan is to function as a “living document” that we will update and adjust throughout its expected three-year duration. Enhance the safety of our community. Increase resources for future growth and stability of the Sheriff’s Office. Promote a proactive, innovative and efficient organization. Grow and enhance community and stakeholder partnerships.

Vision, Mission and

Values Statements of The Park County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division

As a public safety organization, the Park County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division recognizes its unique role in the community. While first and foremost a law enforcement organization, its mandate goes well beyond traditional police functions: It is responsible for the safety, security and problem solving for the entire county. It is accountable directly to the public through an elected leader — Sheriff Scott Steward, who has made it his mission to hold offenders accountable, protect vulnerable citizens, create partnerships and promote excellence. These are a few of the traits that set this Sheriff’s Patrol Division apart from other elements of the law enforcement community, and they are reflected in its vision, its mission and its values — but most importantly in its members. Without people who believe in the vision, who fulfill the mission and who live the values, even the best plan is useless. A key finding of the strategic planning process is that the members of this organization are motivated, dedicated and capable. This plan will succeed only through their efforts.

Vision

As members of the Park County Sheriff’s Office, our vision is:

“To Become a Model-Leader in Wyoming as a First Class Sheriff’s Office.”

MISSION

Our mission is to preserve life, uphold the law, prevent crime, hold offenders accountable, and promote safety while finding innovative solutions and building partnerships with the community. We fulfill the mission of the Park County Sheriff’s Patrol Division through teamwork and partnerships.

VALUES

We will fulfill our vision and complete our mission by adhering to these core

values:

Honesty

We will be truthful in all we do and say, acting with character and principle

and serving the community in an open, transparent and professional manner.

Courage

We will serve the community with compassion and commitment, lending our strength to those who are most vulnerable and unable to protect themselves.

Justice

We will always be fair and impartial,

enforcing the law without bias or favoritism. We will treat each person we meet with courtesy

and honor their rights, beliefs and diversity.

PARK COUNTY WYOMING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:

Along with its fluctuating population, Park County is more diverse and more connected to the rest of the world than at any time in its history — and these changes will accelerate in the years ahead. Instantaneous communications and transit populations of tourism are blurring jurisdictional boundaries. Examples of changes and the impact to our county: An informal contact in a rural community leads to a multi-jurisdictional arrest of a nationally wanted murder escapee from Arizona. Elderly citizens have been targeted by scammers who move quickly from state to state and country to country. Internet sex predators contact children in Park County from thousands of miles away, intending to victimize; additionally, explicit Child Pornography has also been traded. Meeting these threats will require the Sheriff’s Patrol Division to be more creative, dynamic and progressive than ever before. Wildlife management has increased the impact to our county and our responses must adjust as well. Demographic changes will also alter the face of the organization, as it seeks to attract, recruit, hire and retain the best individuals from among its population.

Strategic Goals

Goal #1

Enhance the Safety of Our Community

Goal #2 Promote a Proactive, Innovative

and Efficient Organization

Goal #3 Grow & Enhance Community and Stakeholder Partnerships

Goal

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Goal 1

Enhance the Safety of Our Community

Patrol Division

Deploy available resources in the most effective manner possible. Identify and maintain optimal response times for high priority calls for service. Identify crime trends and target locations with heavy demand for service in an effort to deter future crime. Hold offenders accountable for court appearances and compliance with release conditions. Build and grow relationships with the community. Ensure investigative case assignments result in criminal prosecutions wherever possible.

al #3 GOAL #2

Promote a proactive, innovative

and efficient organization

Patrol Division

Establish administrative controls to ensure that the Strategic Plan is implemented. Improve communications between Divisions to enhance the organization’s overall effectiveness. Ensure the implementation of best practices throughout the Patrol Division. Use limited resources in the most effective and efficient way possible. Improve the ability to collect data and crime statistics to be used in the deployment of patrol manpower. Assess the effectiveness of personnel allocation within the Patrol Division.

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GOAL 3

Grow & Enhance Community and Stakeholder Partnerships

Patrol Division

Increase public outreach and education, to build public awareness and understanding of Sheriff’s Office operations. Develop tighter integration with other Regional Police and Sheriff’s Offices. Maintain communication and a positive image with community groups and the public. Maintain training partnerships with surrounding agencies to provide greater training opportunities for staff. Enhance our relationship and response with the community by seeking feedback on the services the Sheriff’s Patrol Division provides. Improve the Professional Standard through required in-service training.

Conclusion

The purpose of this strategic plan is to guide the Park County Patrol Division in its service to the community from 2011 until 2014. It is a road map for the future. Its goal is to build on the strengths of the organization and the talents of its individual members to better serve the community and effectively manage change. This plan is a “living document” that will never be entirely complete, because it will adapt and change as unforeseen events create new challenges and opportunities for the organization. However, it also contains clear and specific objectives for the Patrol Division. As the plan is fulfilled in the coming years, the specific steps taken to achieve these goals will be provided by those tasked with meeting them. The Park County Patrol Division can look forward as 2014 approaches with confidence that improvement in public service, training and the quality of Deputies has taken place as a result of this plan.