The “Situation Room ” An Application of the “Broken Windows” Theory WILLIAM J. BRATTON -...

The “Situation Room”

An Application of the “Broken Windows”

Theory

WILLIAM J. BRATTON - CHIEF OF THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT

KIRK J. ALBANESE, COMMANDER, OFFICE OF OPERATIONS

“BROKEN WINDOWS”

“Crime is the inevitable result of disorder. If a window is broken and left unrepaired, people walking by will conclude that no one cares and no one is in charge…”

Broken Windows

By George Kelling and James Q. Wilson

• Accurate and Timely Intelligence

• Effective Tactics• Rapid Deployment• Relentless Follow-up and

Assessment

COMPSTAT

TOP 10% FOCUS

How do you Deliver the Message from Commanders to

Officers in the Field?

Established a Physical “Situation Room”

– Crime Analysis - “Real Time”• Daily, in-depth, real time analysis of crime

– Strategic Response - “Real Time”• An Immediate, Strategic and Comprehensive

Response by way of a Published “Daily Mission” to the Entire Command

– Results• Are the Strategies being employed Reducing

Part-1 Crime… “Are the dots on the map going away?”

SOLUTION: THE

“SITUATION ROOM” CONCEPT

• Daily, in-depth, Real Time Analysis of Crime

• Identify Clusters/Sources/Patterns– 24-hr, 3-day, 7-day Crime Maps– Special Maps (parolee, sober living,

problem locations)– “Real” vs. “Perceived” Crime Sources

Panorama City

• Identify “Top 10%”

CRIME ANALYSIS “REAL TIME”

7-Day Crime Map

• An Immediate, Strategic and Comprehensive Response by way of a Published “Daily Mission” to the Entire Command

STRATEGIC RESPONSE “REAL TIME”

• Published Daily• Directs entire Command• Specific and Individual Missions to

all Area Personnel– Specific and Measurable

• Comprehensive and Coordinated

DAILY MISSION

• Was the Mission Followed?• Did the Mission Achieve its

Overall Goal to Reduce Part-1 Crime?

• What should be Changed?• Daily Mission then Fine-Tuned

ASSESSMENT

TRACK RESULTS

In p ut fro m C om m and

R epeat every 24 hours

A ssessm ent ofP rio r "M iss io n"

"M ISSION"c ircu la ted

Captain's Review

S ituation Room(A n a lys is & R e sp o nse s tra te g y)

CRIME2 4 -ho u rs

THE SITUATION ROOM CYCLE

8600

8700

8800

8900

9000

9100

9200

9300

9400

9500

9600

9700

2001 2002 2003 2004

Down 9.5%

RESULTS: PART-1 CRIMES

FOOTHILL DIVISION

188,341 182,449-3.1%* 164,690

-9.7%* 143,647-12.8%* 132,034

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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*Percent change from previous year.

Source: LAPD Statistical Digest and Comparison Report

PART - 1 CRIMES2002 - 2006

CRIME REDUCTION OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS

31.6%

• Gang Crime– 6668 crimes (2005)– 7714 crimes (2006)– City-Wide Gang Crime + 15.7 %

Gang Robberies + 25%

GANGS

LOS ANGELES GANGS

• Operations South Bureau Criminal Gang Homicide Group

• Department Gang Coordinator• “Top-10” Gang Members (FBI list)• Top Targeted Street Gangs• Patrol Proliferation

(warrants/injunctions)• Gang Legislation• Convergence of Local, State, Federal

Law Enforcement

GANG INITIATIVES 2007

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

COMMANDER KIRK J. ALBANESE

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT

albanese@lapd.lacity.org(213) 847-1998