kev|ew of 1w|n C|t|es Safe Streets V|o|ent Gang 1ask Iorce (1CSSVG1I)

urpose
1he SLaLewlde CoordlnaLor ls charged wlLh coordlnaLlng and monlLorlng all funded mulLl[urlsdlcLlonal
enforcemenL acLlvlLles and monlLorlng compllance wlLh lnvesLlgaLlve proLocols" Pe ls also Lo submlL
audlLs and correcLlve acLlons based on audlL resulLs of Lhe vlolenL Crlme LnforcemenL 1eams (vCL1)
Lo Lhe Commlssloner of ubllc SafeLy
8ackground
1he 1CSSvC1l dlffers slgnlflcanLly from oLher vCL1 as lL operaLes under a lederal memorandum of
undersLandlng (MCu) among Lhe l8l Lhe ClLy of Mlnneapolls Lhe ClLy of Lhe SL aul and Lhe 8ureau of
Crlmlnal Apprehenslon 1he MCu deslgnaLes Lhe l8l as Lhe responslble agenL for Lhe overall
managemenL of 1CSSvC1l and furLher ouLllnes Lhe purpose mlsslon supervlslon case asslgnmenLs
resource conLrol operaLlons reporLs and records lnformaLlon sharlng prosecuLlons lnvesLlgaLlve
meLhods/evldence undercover operaLlons shooLlng lncldenL pollcles depuLaLlons vehlcles
compensaLlon properLy and equlpmenL fundlng forfelLures dlspuLe resoluLlon medla releases
securlLy clearances llablllLy duraLlon and Lralnlng 1he MCu sLaLes LhaL law enforcemenL acLlvlLy ls Lo
be conducLed ln accordance wlLh Lhe unlLed SLaLes ALLorney Ceneral Culdellnes
ln 2010 Lhe Commlssloner of ubllc SafeLy accepLed Lhe MCu and l8l supervlslon ln lleu of adherence
Lo Lhe vlolenL Crlme CoordlnaLlng Councll (vCCC) CperaLlng Culdellnes Manual whlch governs law
enforcemenL acLlvlLles for oLher vCL1 lunds were awarded Lo boLh Lhe clLles of Mlnneapolls and SL
aul Lo supporL personnel cosLs Lo esLabllsh and malnLaln opLlmal sLafflng levels for Lhe 1CSSvC1l
1hls ls Lhe flrsL revlew of Lhe 1CSSvC1l
kev|ew
ln preparaLlon for Lhe revlew Lhe sLaLewlde coordlnaLor spoke wlLh currenL and former employees
members of oLher Lask forces as well as prosecuLlng aLLorney's from Lhe unlLed SLaLes ALLorney's Cfflce
Cn CcLober 11 Lhe sLaLewlde coordlnaLor meL wlLh Lhe supervlsors of Lhe 1wln ClLles Safe SLreeLs
vlolenL Cang 1ask lorce (1CSSvC1l) aL Lhelr offlce ln Mlnneapolls Pe spoke Lo each supervlsor
lndlvldually and assessed Lhe same areas LhaL he had revlewed aL Lhe oLher vCL1 Pe used Lhe besL
pracLlces guldance ln Lhe vCCC manual Lo evaluaLe operaLlons
Pe acknowledged Lhe successful ouLcomes Lhe hard work and commlLmenL of Lhe 1CSSvC1l and also
ldenLlfled several areas of concern
Cn november 3
rd
Lhe LxecuLlve ulrecLor of Lhe Cfflce of !usLlce rograms meL wlLh Lhe supervlsory
sLaff uepuLy Chlef 8ob Allen of Lhe Mlnneapolls ollce ueparLmenL and 8lck 1hornLon of Lhe l8l on
behalf of Lhe sLaLewlde coordlnaLor Lo ask addlLlonal follow up quesLlons 1hls followup sesslon ls
cusLomary when lssues are ldenLlfled ln Lhe lnlLlal assessmenL



Correct|ve Act|on Issue 1
Adv|sory 8oard
MlnnesoLa SLaLuLe 299A642 subd 11 requlres a governlng body of aL leasL slx members conslsLlng of
Lhe chlef law enforcemenL offlcer or deslgnee from each parLlclpaLlng agency a prosecuLor for one of
Lhe parLlclpaLlng agencles and up Lo Lhree addlLlonal members selecLed by Lhe governlng board
1he 2010 1CSSvC1l appllcaLlon(s) from Lhe local parLlclpaLlng agencles sLaLed 1he Safe SLreeLs
lnlLlaLlve requlres an acLlve advlsory board LhaL wlll govern Lhe acLlons of Lhe Lask force lL wlll be
comprlsed of members from each of Lhe lnvolved agencles and wlll lnclude one member of Lhe SL aul
ollce ueparLmenL one member of Lhe Mlnneapolls ollce ueparLmenL one member of Lhe lederal
8ureau of Apprehenslon one member of Lhe MlnnesoLa 8ureau of Crlmlnal Apprehenslon one member
of Lhe uS ALLorney's Cfflce and one member of Lhe Pennepln CounLy ALLorney's CfflceLhe advlsory
board wlll meeL quarLerly wlLh mlnuLes Laken and wlll have a slgnlflcanL role ln developlng and
monlLorlng of Lask force prlorlLles budgeLs and operaLlonal pollcles and procedures 1he board wlll
also ensure meanlngful sLraLeglc resulLs 1hls body was never convened
AL Lhe followup meeLlng on november 3
rd
supervlsory sLaff lndlcaLed LhaL Lhey had no knowledge of
Lhls requlremenL as Lhey dld noL wrlLe Lhe appllcaLlons
Correct|ve Act|on 1he 1c55v61l must immediote/y identify ond convene qoverninq boord members
to meet the /eqis/otive requirement
Correct|ve Act|on Issue 2
1he sLaLewlde coordlnaLor also ldenLlfled deflclencles ln Lhe areas of supervlslon communlcaLlon
LargeL selecLlon and prosecuLlon
ln Lhe followup sesslon Lhe supervlsory and command sLaff sLaLed LhaL ln Lhelr oplnlon hls assessmenL
of Lhese areas was sub[ecLlve llllnformed and lncompleLe
Correct|ve Act|on 2
WheLher Lhe deflclencles ldenLlfled by Lhe sLaLewlde coordlnaLor are pervaslve exlsL Lo a cerLaln degree
or are merely percelved by oLhers Lo exlsL Lhey musL be clarlfled and addressed 1he lmmedlaLe
creaLlon of Lhe requlred advlsory board ls a vehlcle Lo accompllsh Lhls ob[ecLlve 8oard meeLlngs wlll
provlde a forum for operaLlons pollcy and procedure revlew problemsolvlng confllcL resoluLlon
sLraLegy developmenL and resource allocaLlon 1helr prlmary role ls Lo provlde overslghL and asslsLance
Lo ensure LhaL Lhe mlsslon remalns clear and LhaL Lhey law enforcemenL Leam obLalns meanlngful and
sLraLeglc resulLs"
Correct|ve Act|on 1he 1c55v61l must immediote/y identify ond convene qoverninq boord members
to provide /oco/ oversiqht ond quidonce