100-05 Flashcards
Is responsible for the administration and management of the entire police organization.
The office of the Chief of Police
Office is responsible for the overall management of the office of the Chief of Police including coordinating and facilitating directives, needs assessments, and requests from entities both within and outside the Police Department
Chief of Staff
Office provides legal assistance to the Chief of Police by carrying out legal research and reviews by developing legal briefs and other documents, and by serving as the Police Departments liaison with the City’s Legal Department.
Legal Services
Office is responsible for developing, administering, monitoring, and disbursing budgeted funds, and over seeing the Grants Section.
Budget and Finance
Office oversees the operations of the following units; Media Relations, Open records, Multimedia, Community Services, Community Outreach, and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design.
Public Affairs
Oversees the following commands and divisions; Homeland Security Command, Air Support Division, Airport Division, Criminal Intelligence Division, Special Operations, Tactical Operations, Professional Standards, Inspections, Internal Affairs, Psychological Services, Training.
Strategic
Air Support Division, Airport Division, Criminal Intelligence Division, Special Operations, Tactical Operations,
Homeland Security Command
Inspections, Internal Affairs, Psychological Services, Training
Professional Standards Command
Oversees Court Liaison, Extra Employments, and Drug Testing units
Inspections Division
Oversees Mounted, SRG, Bicycle. Coordinates major events, monitors protests and labor disputes, provides uniformed security for dignitaries, and provides security during disasters.
Special Operations
Special Investigations Command, Auto Theft, Gangs, Major Offenders, Narcotics, Vehicular Crimes, Vice, Criminal Investigations Command, Burglary and Theft, Homicide, Investigative First Responder, Juvenile, Robbery, Special Crimes
Investigative Operations
Auto Theft, Gangs, Major Offenders, Narcotics, Vehicular Crimes, Vice
Special Investigations Command
Burglary and Theft, Homicide, Investigative First Responder, Juvenile, Robbery, Special Crimes
Criminal Investigations Command
North Central Patrol Command, Night Command, North Patrol Command, Traffic Enforcement, East Patrol, West Patrol
Field Operations
oversees patrol operations of Central 1,2 North 3,6 and North West 4,5 and Night Command Division
North Central Patrol Command
oversees patrol operations of Kingwood 24 Northeast 7,8, and 9 and Traffic Enforcement.
North Patrol Command
oversees Clearlake 12 Eastside 11 and South Central 10, Southeast 13 and 14.
East Patrol Command
oversees Midwest 18, South Gessner 17, and Southwest 15 and 16 and Westside 19 and 20
West Patrol Command
Technology Services, Staff Services Command, Crime Analysis and Command Center, Emergency Communications Division, Employee Services Division, Jail Division, Planning, Records Division, Forensic Services Command, Crime Lab Division, Identification Division, and Property Division
Support Operations
Crime Analysis and Command Center, Emergency Communications, Employee Services, Jail, Planning, Records,
Staff Services Command
Crime Lab, Identification, Property Divisions
Forensic Services Command
Responsible for the security of 1200 Travis, parking, and electronic access at all HPD facilities.
Crime Analysis and Command Center
located in the Houston Emergency Center, along with HFD dispatchers, HEC call takers, Fusion Center, and Emergency Operations Center
Emergency Communications Division
Honor Guard, Family Assistance, and the Police Chaplain. Also facilitating with employee health benefits and life insurance, maintaining departments personnel files, overseeing honorable identification cards, handgun certifications, phase down,bilingual applications, Metro Q Card applications, and notary requests. Also responsible for personnel actions, title changes, transfers, salary changes, suspensions, and evaluations
Employees Services Division
product testing, logistical functions during department wide mobilizations, maintains beat and policing boundaries and develops and produces reports on the performance of various aspects of departmental operations
Office of Planning
sharing policy with other agencies, as well as coordinating participation in nationwide studies. coordinates and administer inter-agency agreements on behalf of the department. develops strategic foresight and strategies to accomplish long range goals and objectives of the department. Also oversees Uniform Supply, mailroom, office supplies center, and print shop.
Office of Planning
Supports patrol and investigative divisions. provides services to the general public, department personnel, other criminal justice agencies and courts by providing police reports and other documents,
Records Division
Responsible for monthly Uniform Crime Report which reflect specific data on Part I crimes in the city. Ensures that serialized stolen/recovered property is entered into the state and national computers for retrieval by any law enforcement agency. Enters and performs quality control of towed/repossessed vehicles. Maintains hard copies of all police generated reports received by the division, acts as the custodian of police records.
Records Divison
laboratory analysis of evidence including but not limited to biology/DNA/trace, controlled substances, firearms, and toxicology.
Crime Lab Division
Automated Fingerprint Identification System, Audio/Video, Crime Scene Unit, Digital Forensics Lab, Latent Lab, Photo Lab, and Polygraph Unit
Identification Division
Storage and retrieval of evidence and found property. Coordinates the disposal of salvage/surplus city property.
Property Division
