1. Austin Police Department Westpoint Leadership Academy Final Project Sgt. Brian Manley #2184

2. Suspicious Persons Database

3. Austin Police Department

4. 2000 Suspicious Persons & Vehicles Reports 1,350 suspicious persons reports 205 suspicious vehicles reports

5. Westpoint Leadership Strategies Equity Theory Expectancy Theory Job Design Theory Decision Making In Groups Situational Leadership Theory

6. Equity Theory By expanding the scope of the database, all detectives will benefit.

7. Expectancy Theory Limitations of DEORS Limited communication between investigative units resulting from decentralization

8. Job Design Theory Create a new administrative position responsible for data entry Redesign of current administrative positions to absorb the data entry responsibilities Job enrichment as a result of early identification of a suspect or crime pattern

9. Group Decision Making Skills Database design group –Centralized detectives –Decentralized detectives –Patrol officers –Organized Crime detectives –Street Response detectives –Crime Analysis employees –Information Systems employees

10. Situational Leadership Peak performers –will not require supervisory direction in the use of the database Disillusioned learners & Reluctant contributors –will require supervisors to coach, support, or direct

11. Design and Implementation Design Structure Funding Implementation

12. Design Focus group meetings to discuss –Specific search criteria –Combination searches

13. Structure Internet –Security concerns –Cost effective Dedicated server –Initial investment Departmental mainframe –Cost effective –Highly secure

14. Funding Grant funding The Children’s Advocacy Center Greater Austin Crime Commission City of Austin

15. Implementation Training Instruction manual Feedback

16. Assessment Successful identifications Officers acceptance of the database Biannual surveys

17. Making Austin the safest city in America