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Roseville Police Department SWOT ANALYSIS January 2004 OPPORTUNITIES Research and implementation of county-wide 800 MHz In the nearfuture, this agency will be converting to 800 MHz. Sgt. Johnson has been assigned as the city's representative and contact allowing this agency to stay on top of a situation over which we do not have much control. Research and implementationof crime mapping soflware along with geographic information system (GIS) In conjunction with the purchase of a new records management system, research and implement a crime mapping software program. Research and implementation of new records managementsystem The police department has long needed a new records management system—the current system is 20 years old. Itwill be necessary for the RPD to purchase a new system within the next 12 months. Wireless field reporting Provides the officers the capability of transmitting reports to the RPD without coming into the PD, printing out the report, and handing it off to a supervisor. All report generation, approval, and filing will be paperless. Specialization opportunities (i.e., SIU school liaison) Continue with optional career paths for the officers and pursue new and innovative ways to offer diversity in the law enforcement environment. THREATS Budget cuts versus community's expectations and needs Holding to a zero percent budget increase has caused the police department to cut some integral community-oriented programs (i.e., bike patrol). if the zero percent budget increase mandate continuesto the 2005 budget, the possibilityexists that additional programswill have to be cut, allowing the department to focus on maintaining public safety, operating reactively ratherthan proactively. Dynamics of high tech issueswith public safety As with all industry, law enforcementtechnology changes daily. Due to staffing constrictions, it has not been and will not be possiblefor the department to hire or train a current employee to keep abreast of evolving technology. Lack of quality police officer candidates For multiple reasons, law enforcement across the nation is faced with the challenge of finding qualified candidates. Hiring processes are more numerous, expenses increase, and a higher ratio of new hires do not succeed in field training. The process, from hiring to working solo on the street normally takes eight to ten months. Loss of local law enforcement control because of possible consolidation of services (i.e., 800 MHz} Since the tragedy of 9/11, the federal emphasis has beenjurisdictions, at the very least, communicating as one unit. With the federal focus on homeland security, local law enforcement agencies face the threat of losing singular representation.