600-40 Police Storefronts, Community Services, Differential Response Teams Flashcards
Storefront personnel shall be responsible for
handling citizens’ requests for information
generating incident reports
processing requests for action
performing other duties assigned by the division commander.
Community service officers are responsible for
making community presentations and conducting various crime prevention programs
Positive Interaction Programs (PIP)
school programs and other safety related programs
Each patrol division commander shall designate officers to perform those community service duties.
____ DRT officers must have attended the departmental certification training.
All
DRT officers shall attend
annual update training to maintain their departmental certification
The primary responsibility of DRT officers is to
proactively identify and address crime issues in their assigned areas to increase the quality of life in the communities, thereby reducing the need for police services.
DRT officers are responsible for
inspecting convenience stores to ensure compliance with City ordinance
conducting game room inspections and code investigations,
inspecting and investigating dangerous building investigations in coordination with the City of Houston Public Works and Engineering Department and Department of Neighborhoods.
investigate citizens’ complaints and code violations
curbstone violations
auto repair facilities as assigned by the division commander