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From YouTube: Arlington County Police Restructuring | 2018
Description
Due to a reduction in staffing, the Arlington County Police Department recently completed a strategic restructuring by reallocating positions within the agency. Chief of Police M. Jay Farr stat down with members of the Chief’s Advisory Council to explain the strategic restructuring, discuss key impacts to the community and how the police department is looking forward as an agency to improve staffing levels. For additional information on the strategic restructuring, please visit police.arlingtonva.us/restructure
A
Good
evening,
we're
here
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
changes
are
going
on
with
your
Arlington
County
Police
Department,
and
the
restructuring
of
the
agency
over
the
next
few
months
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
had
an
opportunity
to
introduce
the
folks
that
are
here
with
me
tonight
to
talk
about
this
to
my
left.
I
have
dr.
Taylor
past
president
of
the
Knox
Civic
Association
and
andreas
towbar,
a
very
concerned:
Latino
civic
member
Julius
fain
is
with
the
n-double-a-cp
vice
president
and
Stephanie
Pryor,
with
the
Arlington
County
Civic
Federation.
A
We're
here,
like
I,
said
to
talk
just
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
reconfigurations
that
you
may
have
heard
about
that
are
going
on
with
the
police
department
and
what
has
prompted
this
to
happen.
Over
the
last
couple
years,
we've
had
some
challenges
about
staffing
within
the
agency.
It's
been
mostly
a
matter
of
some
of
it's
been
funding.
Some
of
it
has
been
retention,
and
some
of
it
has
just
been
a
really
challenging
workplace
that
we're
dealing
with
in
this
day
and
age.
A
If
you
watch
the
news
at
all,
this
job
is
not
getting
any
easier.
It's
becoming
more
and
more
of
a
challenge
and
getting
people
in
the
workplace
is
part
of
that
problem.
Because
of
the
change
in
the
staffing
numbers,
we've
had
to
make
some
adjustments
to
our
overall
workforce.
What
this
really
means
is
we
are
going
to
make
a
reallocation
of
existing
resources
and
probably
the
best
way
to
help
you
understand
what
that's
about
my
authorized.
Strength
is
370
officers,
but
currently
I
have
320
officers
that
are
actually
working
on
the
street.
A
The
ones
that
are
probably
most
prevalent
for
the
folks
in
this
room
here
today
are
you've
known
that
we've
been
out
there
we're
doing
a
lot
of
services
in
the
community,
such
as
the
neighborhood
Day,
the
coffee
with
the
cop,
the
big
events
that
happened.
Things
like
that.
We're
going
to
have
to
go
away
for
a
little
while,
because
I
won't
have
the
resources
to
do
it.
The
other
challenge
it's
going
to
take
place
is
you're
typically
know.
We
have
three
district
teams.
A
We
are
going
to
consolidate
that
down
into
a
single
community
placing
function
which
means
I'm
still
gonna
have
people
involved
in
the
community
policing
effort,
but,
as
a
result,
we're
gonna
have
to
reduce
some
of
the
events
that
we
would
have
gone
through
traditionally
and
I.
Think
the
other
thing
that
you
might
see
a
little
bit
is
we
do
an
awful
lot
of
traffic
enforcement
in
this
county.
We're
very
aware
of
the
fact
that
traffic
is
a
number
one
issue,
but
we've
had
to
make
some
reductions
in
our
motor
officers
and
some
reductions
of
staff.
A
So,
while
we'll
continue
to
look
at
motor
complaints
and
still
do,
motor
vehicle
enforcement
will
probably
have
to
reduce
those
things
down
a
little
bit,
and
so
it's
a
combination
of
reduced
staff
and
realignment.
That's
going
to
impact
us
in
the
operation
side
and
the
criminal
investigation
side.
I,
don't
see
a
major
impact,
but
I
anticipate
we'll
probably
have
a
change
in
the
cases
we
prioritize
and
we'll
probably
have
to
make
some
adjustments
to
how
much
ever
we
can
put
into
less
or
misdemeanor
offenses.
A
So
some
of
the
lesser
crimes,
the
petty
crimes,
the
pretty
larceny,
is
the
hit
and
runs
may
not
receive
the
attention
they
would
have
previously.
So
we
can
focus
our
efforts
on
our
more
serious,
violent
crime.
So,
having
said
that,
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
give
you
an
opportunity
that
may
be
asked
any
questions
you
might
have
about
how
this
might
impact
you
or
you
know
what
the
consequences
might
be.
Yes,.
B
A
As
a
matter
of
fact,
one
of
the
key
things
of
this
change
is
so
that
we
could
make
sure
we
up
staffed
our
operations
division,
which
means
that
we
maintain
the
maximum
number
of
Reese
courses
in
patrol.
So
you'll
still
have
the
typical
response
that
you
would
expect.
You
call
9-1-1
you'll
get
an
emergency
response,
so
if
anything
that
is
going
to
keep
us
at
fully
staffed
and
be
able
to
respond
to
those
a
lot.
A
Taylor,
we
anticipate
that
there
will
be
some
reduction
and
the
amount
of
cases
we
can
go
to
so.
Typically
right
now,
someone
has
the
opportunity
to
call
on
the
police
department,
call
our
special
operations
section
and
they
can
make
a
complaint
that
they're
speeding
in
my
neighborhood
speed
on
my
street.
A
D
A
The
block
party,
probably
one
of
the
most
successful
things
we've
done
in
the
last
few
years,
I
think
last
year
we
had
about
6,000
people
come
to
it
very
well-received,
but
if
you
were
there,
you
can
understand
it
is
extremely
intensive
resources
on
manpower
and
as
a
result
of
the
reductions
of
my
overall
district
teams,
we
will
not
be
able
to
do
that
this
year.
I
anticipate
we'll,
probably
the
other
one
that
you
might
see
a
little
bit
is.
A
We
did
not
want
to
not
do
the
community
effort,
we
think
that
pays
great
dividends,
but
instead
of
having
going
to
each
individual,
Civic,
Association
or
Civic
Federation
meeting,
we
may
have
to
ask
some
to
consolidate
into
a
quarterly
meeting
or
bring
some
resources
at
one
time.
So
I
anticipate
we're
going
to
continue
doing
it.
A
E
B
A
Know
this
is
one
area:
did
you
hit
it
right
on
the
head?
This
is
a
very
topical
issue
and
it's
a
very
problem.
Initio
us
and
we
made
a
conscious
decision
not
to
make
any
reductions
at
all
within
the
school,
so
the
13
SRO
is
that
we
have
now
will
remain
in
the
schools,
and
so
we
have
some
presence
in
all
the
schools,
high
schools,
middle
schools
and
an
elementary
school.
So
that
was
a
priority
and
will
not
change
so.
A
It
depends
if
you're
calling
an
emergency.
Obviously
it's
911
one.
You
can
also
always
call
the
non-emergency
number.
However,
we
will,
for
those
that
have
been
really
used
to
the
district
format.
We
will
still
have
a
district
captain
and
you'll
still
have
two
sets
of
teams
we'll
go
out
and
help
you
with
that.
So
I
would
I
would
say
they
continue
to
use
the
methods
you
use
in
the
past
for
the
lesser
issues
or
the
non-criminal
issues
with
your
district,
this
case
would
be
the
community
policing
supervisor
just
be
patient.
A
To
understand
that
where
we
had
three
teams
before
might
have
a
more
immediate
response.
It
may
take
us
a
little
time
to
move
through
some
of
these
things
and
we're
probably
going
to
prioritize
them
a
little
bit
more
distinctly
that
we
did
previously,
but
typical
calls
for
service
non-emergency
calls
for
service
absolutely
all
remain
the
same
with.
A
That's
a
question
we
hear
every
so
often
I
think
it's
really
important
to
note
that
the
most
important
thing
I
can
tell
you
about
policing
in
Arlington
is
we
are
investment
in
our
community
and
our
investment
community
means
we
do
everything
we
can
to
stop
it
before
it
becomes
a
criminal,
offense
and
so
war.
It's
going
to
really
hurt
us.
We've
always
had
a
tremendous
amount
of
resources.
A
For
example
in
Clarendon
we
could
probably
the
numbers
of
people
we
could
actually
rest
down
there
versus
the
ones
we
actually
sent
home
in
a
cab-
it's
probably
a
ten
to
one
ratio.
So
we
want
to
maintain
that
contact
with
the
community
and
we
don't
want
to
be
the
arrestee
of
the
solution,
but
that
requires
people.
It
actually
requires
more
effort
in
prevention,
work
and
coordinated
efforts
with
our
partners
than
it
does
to
make
an
arrest.
A
C
E
A
To
be
a
community
policing
group,
then
we'll
have
a
captain
in
charge
of
it,
but
only
one.
Instead
of
traditional,
we
had
three
captain's,
sergeants
and
officers
assigned
to
each
district.
We're
now
going
to
have
a
single
for
lack
of
better
term
I
tend
to
keep
using
district
because
I've
used
it
so
long.
But
we're
going
to
have
a
single
community
policing
unit
that
community
policing
unit
will
have
a
couple
of
Supervisors
that
work
for
and
officers,
and
they
will
serve.
A
E
A
We're
sort
of
in
the
process
of
understanding
ourself
about
how
long
that
was
going
to
take
I.
Think
the
fair
thing
to
say,
though,
is
in
the
past
a
Civic
Federation
president
might
call
up
third
District
captain
and
say
I've
got
something
element
of
the
week
or
two,
and
that
was
enough
lead
time.
I
anticipate
the
lead
times
are
going
to
change
as
we
go
into
this
simply
because
they're
going
to
be
managing
a
much
broader
scope
of
meetings
to
go
to
depending
on
how
they
attack
them.
C
A
Think
it's
gonna
put
a
little
bit
of
a
strain
on
our
ability
to
provide
the
same
level
of
service
that
we
could
before,
and
it
would
be
a
false
premise
to
tell
you
that
we're
going
to
go
out
and
be
exactly
the
same
with
less.
In
this
case
it
is
going
to
be
a
little
less
contact
with
a
little
less
people,
but
we're
probably
going
to
put
a
fair
amount
of
that
load
back
on
our
patrol
officers
as
well.
A
It's
really
incumbent
upon
us
to
keep
building
on
those
communications
as
we
go
through
this
sort
of
rough
period
and
as
soon
as
we
can
start
getting,
staff
think
about
how
we
build
back
on
I.
Think
it's
really
important
to
remember
that
this
is
a
temporary,
not
a
permanent
restructuring,
but
when
I
need
to
make
an
adjustment
chief.
D
A
A
For
example,
we
we
have,
we
just
brought
back
a
GIS
specialist
geographic
information
systems.
What
they
do
is
they
help
us
map
out
and
digitize
exactly
where
things
are
going
on
and
I
now
have
a
full
time.
Crime
analyst,
so
we're
going
to
depend
on
them
a
little
more
heavily
to
show
us
where
the
trends
are
happening.
But
that's
a
that's
a
communication
effort
between
regular
patrol
officers
and
the
gist
of
the
community
policing
team
is
sort
of
figure.
The
best
way
they
can
manage
that
asset
for
the
time
being,
very
good
question.
A
So
one
of
the
things
we
use
all
times,
we
use
the
salt
ability
factors,
and
so,
if
we
don't
have
a
pretty
good
solvability
factor
on
a
misdemeanor
case
or
a
lesser
case,
that
case
is
going
to
be
probably
into
a
suspended
status
fairly
quickly,
because
I
just
won't
have
the
time
or
resources
to
invest
into
a
lesser
misdemeanor
offense
when
I
really
want
to
focus
on
the
property.
The
people
side
of
the
house,
so
crimes
against
person,
sex
crimes,
robbery-homicide
the
ones
that
are
the
more
violent
crimes-
will
invest
more
of
our
effort
there.
A
E
A
There's
there's
many
avenues:
I
mean
if
it's,
if
you're
talking
specifically
about
the
schools,
is
through
the
school
systems
and
the
parent
teachers
associations.
If
you're
talking
about
us,
we
have
different
programs
that
people
can
volunteer
into
to
assist
us
and,
of
course
the
county
has
volunteer
offs
that
can
help
coordinate
some
of
those
efforts
as
well.
I
appreciate
all
the
questions.
I
think
it's
pretty
important
to
note
that
you
know
we're
going
to
keep
exploring
this
for
the
next
few
months,
we're
going
to
see
where
we
go
with
it.
A
I,
don't
anticipate
they're
not
going
to
continue
to
provide
a
high
level
of
service
just
a
little
bit
more
of
a
challenge
and
I'm
confident
they
know
as
we
work
through
this
over
the
next
year
and
a
half
collectively
we'll
be
able
to
get
to
the
hump
and
get
back
to
where
we
need
to
be
so.
I
appreciate
you
coming
in
today.