Mou Part 4

DYLAN MOORE
PROFESOR GOLDBURG
LEPSL-570 COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT: ORGANIZATIONS
TEAM BRAVO
TASK FORCE DESIGN / FACILITIES / EQUIPMENT

The F-Troop Gang in the City of Santa Ana is one of the most violent and dangerous
gangs not only in Orange County but in the entire state. The F-Troop Task Force is designed in a
matter to disrupt and dismantle the ongoing criminal activity of the gang. This section of the
MOU will lay out the elements of the task force, the scope and expectations of task force
members, and the dialogue/coordination with Santa Ana PD.
F-Troop Task Force will predominately be an investigative task force by nature focusing
on cases involving documented F-Troop gang members. The intent of the task force is to
dismantle the criminal enterprise of the gang. This is dependent on targeting the money making
activities of the gang which include auto theft, human trafficking, drug sales, etc. The elements
of the task force will be as follows: investigative units in pairs reporting directly to a shift
sergeant, one public information officer, and a task force command staff which will include two
lieutenants and one commander. The commander will be the effective leader of the task force
and will make policy decisions as well as shape the trajectory of the task force. Support staff
filled with civilians will be filled as needed. This will be limited in nature due to the fact task
force members will be mostly in the field conducting investigations, and a limited command staff
will cut on costs.
The F-Troop Task Force members will have the scope and jurisdiction to follow
wherever the investigation takes them. Specifically with the F-Troop gang, most if not all of their
crimes are conducted outside of their territory. Therefore task force members have the necessity
to follow the case outside of the City of Santa Ana, outside the County of Orange, and even
outside the state if need be. In addition, the expectations of the task force will be to successfully
dismantle the criminal operations of the F-Troop gang. This will be accomplished through
investigative work, solving crimes which have been committed as well as catching gang
members in the act of committing the crime through surveillance work. Task force members will
work cooperatively with patrol operations and investigations in the City of Santa Ana as well as
various agencies throughout Southern California.
The F-Troop Task Force members quarterly will dialogue with other disciplines about
opportunities and ways to address human trafficking as well as various other crimes the F-Troop
gang commits. This will include community leaders, businesses, churches, and schools etc. on a
minimum of a quarterly basis. This will help develop support roles of other groups who can help
address problems in the community we serve. The command staff of the task force will actively
seek out and make partners with the local community to help further this goal. One of the ways
F-Troop developed such a strong hold on the region was through their charitable giving and ties
to the community. Therefore the task force will have to discuss with various community
members the ways in which they could not only put offenders in jail, but help the everyday
citizen within the region.
With the F-Troop Task Force being rather limited in size, it would behoove the overall
mission to also be an intelligence gathering task force for other investigators. Santa Ana Police
Department for example has a massive gang squad with various investigators already working
the area. Gathering intelligence for their cases would be the start of a good partnership where
both departments could help each other.
In conclusion, the F-Troop Task Force has a clear design and model with a clear goal
oriented mission. F-Troop is one of the most dangerous gangs in Orange County and will require
major effort in intelligence gathering to put key players behind bars. This section of the MOU
covered the elements of the task force, the scope and expectations of task force members, and the
coordination with Santa Ana PD to further their goal oriented mission.

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DYLAN MOORE

LEPSL-570 COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT: ORGANIZATIONS

TASK FORCE DESIGN / FACILITIES / EQUIPMENT

members, and the dialogue/coordination with Santa Ana PD.

will cut on costs.

various agencies throughout Southern California.

citizen within the region.

both departments could help each other.

coordination with Santa Ana PD to further their goal oriented mission.

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