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NON-EMERGENCY
(209) 468-4400

7000 Michael Canlis Blvd.
French Camp, CA 95231

San Joaquin Sheriff's Office Logo

NON-EMERGENCY
(209) 468-4400

7000 Michael Canlis Blvd.
French Camp, CA 95231

Strategic Plan

A Message From The Sheriff

The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has a long history of delivering quality service through the creation of partnerships with the people and the communities we serve. With these partnerships as our foundation, members of this office are committed to enhancing the quality of life in our county by listening to concerns, seeking solutions to problems, and striving to make individuals and communities safe and secure.

Sincerely,

Sheriff Patrick Withrow

San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow

Recruitment and Retention

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Create and strive to maintain and a workplace where all employees have enriched opportunities for growth, satisfaction, an ability to contribute to the organization, and who are recognized when they make those contributions

OBJECTIVE NUMBER ONE

Ten percent of employees, identified by their supervisors or similar processes, and top-performing members of staff, will be asked to participate in “stay interviews” to identify themes and opportunities, as well as any commonality in issues that should be remediated.

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The Professional Standards Division will develop criteria and standardized questions.

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The Professional Standards Division will compile data for analysis.  The data will be used for recruitment and advertising.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO

Create a Recruitment Unit to consolidate the efforts to recruit new members of staff in all divisions and assignments.  Funds would be used for: training of staff, travel, advertising costs, materials, and hiring incentives for current employees.

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The Recruitment Unit will focus on community outreach and recruitment of positions throughout the Sheriff’s Office.

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The Professional Standards will oversee and implement a hiring bonus or incentive program to attract quality recruits to fill key critical positions throughout the office.

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A professional advertising company will be hired to publicize job openings using data to determine effectiveness of outreach and help target recruitment to a qualified diverse workforce.

UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY

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Utilize technology to increase efficiency, measure and analyze effectiveness, and consolidate information to avoid IT silos and increase collaboration.

OBJECTIVE

Utilize specific programs and software to consolidate information and streamline processes

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Overhaul Sheriff’s Office CAD and RMS systems leveraging advanced technologies in AI natural
language processing, voice recognition, and robotic assistance.

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Operate with systems that live in one data warehouse.

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Decentralize data collection functions.

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Enhance security through technology.

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Use software and technology in support of intelligence and the stratified policing concept.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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Create a continuous learning environment that promotes and encourages competent and effective growth in leadership throughout the Department.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER ONE

Create a consolidated Training Matrix for leadership development. The matrix will include the identification of appropriate courses and growth experiences.
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Priority courses for the development of leadership within the Sheriff’s Office will consist of the following:

  • Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute
  • POST-Command College
  • POST Executive Development
  • National Jail Leadership Command Academy
  • FBI National Academy
  • Naval Post Graduate
  • Professional Staff supervisory and management development
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Develop internal incentives to motivate leadership development and promotion to positions of rank:

  • Create an award bar and an award process for the successful completion of identified leadership
    courses.
  • Annual leadership luncheon and enrichment speaker for successful graduates of identified
    leadership courses.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO

Develop a Department-wide internal mentoring program. This program will be developed by assessing best practice options in policing and other industries, and through the collaboration of a cross-section of staff. The mentoring program will have opportunities in each division.

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Create a two-route mentorship program. Requirements include submission of a resume, letter of interest, and a letter of recommendation. One path will focus on the development of potential front
line supervisors. The second path will prepare employees interested in a variety of special
assignments.

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Create a succession plan for all positions and assignments. This plan will consider the median
turnover rate in all positions, the necessary time and training experiences to prepare promotes, and
formal and informal mentoring to help prepare identified individuals for positions of greater authority.

EMPLOYEE MORALE & WELLNESS

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Enhance and maintain employee health and wellness to create a positive culture, resulting in improved recruitment and healthier and happier employees in a positive and attractive place to work.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER ONE

Create a department-wide wellness program. This program will address employee stress factors, home and work-life integration, peer support, and early warning indicator training for supervisory personnel to prevent issues and address wellness before a crisis emerges. The program will also expand the use of Yoga sessions and similar wellness activities as a formal part of the employee’s work schedule.

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Contract with a third-party health and fitness vendor that will provide services to Sheriff’s Office
employees to specifically address the following:

  • Risk reduction of disease
  • Nutrition, diabetes, and obesity
  • Injury prevention
  • Stress management
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Expand the Yoga for First Responders Program:

  • Increase the instructor pool and available classes.
  • Incorporate principles and exercises into briefings and training

OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO

Develop measures to assess the outcomes of pilot wellness efforts and also to create a baseline of data related to this issue.

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The Professional Standards Division will oversee department wellness programs. The Professional
Standards Division will work with stakeholders to identify data and measurable outcomes.

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The Professional Standards Division will be responsible for evaluating the potential to leverage an app, dashboard, or monitoring device for employees to elicit data to assist them in maintaining and tracking an individual wellness plan.

FACILITIES UPGRADE

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We will modify, expand, and refresh SJSO facilities to create a safer and more pleasant work environment with more efficient use of space.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER ONE

Acquire and install increased security measures to protect employees and Sheriff’s Office Headquarters.

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Install interior and exterior security cameras.

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Install a security wall in the Administrative Lobby at the security checkpoint.

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Secure the Patrol, Investigations, and north employee parking lots with rod iron fencing, card reader pedestrian gates, and multi-access vehicle gates.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO

Begin the process to assess facility layout to ensure current space is utilized in an optimal manner, and to create a foundation for recommendations for any expansion needs for current and future operations.

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Reallocate space formerly occupied by the Coroners Division for the growth and expansion of other units within the Sheriff’s Office.

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Create a proposal and recommendation for a newly constructed evidence storage facility.

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Create a proposal and recommendation for expansion of the Coleman Range and attached training facilities.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

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We will increase the effectiveness of our community relations to improve trust, cooperation, and legitimacy in the eyes of those we serve, and to enhance their sense of our reliability and trustworthiness in all we do.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER ONE

Expand the Department’s video outreach program.

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Expand the Sheriff’s monthly internal and external video messages.

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Hold regularly scheduled webinars with the community to provide information and receive
community feedback.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO

Maintain awareness of what the public values, what the public is concerned with, and how effective Sheriff’s Office Services are.

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Conduct community surveys that will provide data analytics to identify what issues are most important to the various patrol areas in the county and citizens who receive services from the Sheriff’s Office as a whole. Use this information to evaluate customer service levels and prioritize issues the public deems most critical or valuable to their respective area of the county.

CRIME REDUCTION

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We will implement a stratified policing model to reduce crime, increase agency efficiency, and improve the quality of life for our community.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER ONE

Continue to expand the use of ‘Problem Oriented Policing”, the “SARA Model”, and the “Broken Windows Theory” to reduce and eliminate crime and blight in the communities we serve. These principles will be incorporated into the stratified policing model deployed by the Sheriff’s Office.

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Rebuild and expand the Community Car Program and the micro-beat deployment. Incorporate the business practices of the Community Car Program into all of the Patrol Teams (macro beat areas).

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Create the (Sheriff’s Revitalization Unit) directly dedicated to the removal of abandoned vehicles, businesses, and homes that harbor crime and blight, the elimination of unlawful encampments, and the transition of the community maintaining areas once rehabilitated.

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Use intelligence-led and evidence-based models to efficiently and effectively deploy resources.

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Create problem-solving areas of responsibility through the chain of command to ensure accountability.

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Identify problems and direct patrol personnel to areas of assigned beats and specialized units to areas of the county to address crimes and crime trends based on data.

OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO

Create and deploy a Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) for the Sheriff’s Office.

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Add enough allocated crime analyst positions to provide round the clock support to Field Forces and the Investigations Divisions.

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Use information systems that reside in the same ecosystems as body cameras, drones, license plate readers, video and image storage, and facial recognition.

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Identify and build out physical workspace and stations with the necessary equipment and supplies to support the (RTCC).