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CRJ 450 Grant Proposal Applications are limited to organizations/agencies in the states of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
Project
Title: Operations to Eliminate Police Misconduct
Name:
AireYona Mason
Agency:
Philadelphia Police Department
Agency
Type:
Purpose
Area:
Proposed Funding
(Total Requested Funds)
$241,775
AireYona Mason 04/18/2024
Signature
Date
AireYona Mason
Printed Name
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Needs / Problem Statement:
The needs / problem statement should be the most powerful component of the grant proposal. Use this section to grab the reviewer’s attention and make a case for the project. This section must be written in 200 words or less and include a brief description of the problem, the goal, and the approach and the results or benefits expected from this project. The needs / problem statement should include:
Answer to the Who, What, Where, When and Why of the problem and solution
Data and statistics to support the problem presented
Description of the gap between what is currently happening to what your project will produce
A project title such as: Operation CoBAT Crime, Wayne’s Center for Reentry
Success, etc…
A sense of urgency to the problem. (use active verbs and descriptive words) When it comes to policing, it is considered one of the most justifiable roles within the government, especially since their goal is to protect our people. However, instead most carry out the role of having some sort of involvement in police brutality. Due to this, our citizens are suffering from law enforcement abusing their power, while using excessive force on our people. This excessive force may then lead to one suffering from serious injuries or in worst case scenario, death. Therefore, when dealing with law enforcement and their excessive force, it has been found that police officers has shot and killed over 1,055
people within the year of 2023, and it only continues to worse (Bunn, 2022). In addition, in May of 2018, it was reported that law enforcement used force about 62,000 times, specifically with African Americans being accounted for more than a third of the incidents (Barnes, 2023). Overall, regarding this issue, it should be listed as top priority, and to do so, I believe that I should conduct an operation to eliminate police misconduct. During this operation, I will request and make it mandatory that all positions within the
police department undergo
appropriate engagement approaches with the public training. This training would be provided to provide not only a refresher of all rules and regulations but would also enforce the use of body always worn cameras, as well as turning in all camera footage at the end of shifts. With these trainings in motion, it will help correct the issues of police brutality, as well as eliminating the number of officers who abuse their power and becoming strict on the consequences of these unlawful actions taken 2
overall. 3
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Project Narrative
The section should be 3 – 5 pages and cover the following key points:
Introduction
Introduction will be similar to the need/problem statement.
Introduction should be brief and provide the reader an overview of
what will be presented. Problem Narrative
Describe the nature and cause of the problem, target groups or
organizations affected and/or benefited.
Provide supporting facts and figures which describe the extent of the
problem.
Indicate how the problem relates to the goal or program for which
funds are sought.
Methods and Activities
Describe the strategy to address the needs identified in the Problem
Narrative.
Provide detailed project activities which include what task will be done and by whom to complete the project.
Include explanation of implementation of goals and tasks.
Anticipated Goal
Explain anticipated results of the project. Add pages if necessary.
Operations to Eliminate Police Misconduct
An ongoing problem that has been a reoccurring issue within the criminal justice system is police excessive force. Police excessive force is when police abuse their authority and police misconduct by reacting in a violent way to the people of the public. In this case, you find many of them throwing people to the ground and making up any excuses to beat them. Most times these incidents escalate to more serious situations, such as someone becoming severally injured or in worst case scenario death. Due to this, police officers find themselves getting away with incidents like these because they are turning off their body worn cameras, before coming into direct contact with the public. While doing this, their unlawful actions are not being recorded due to the cameras not operating at the time of the many incidents. Therefore, it is extremely necessary for some changes to be implemented to help eliminate these awful actions performed by our law enforcement.
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When dealing with law enforcement and their excessive force, it has been found that police officers killed over 1,055 people within the year of 2023, and it only continues to get worse (Bunn, 2022). In addition, in May of 2018, it was reported that law enforcement used force about 62,000 times, specifically with African Americans being accounted for more than a third of the incidents (Barnes, 2023). Within the areas of Philadelphia, there has been several encounters with police killing people, especially African Americans. Due to this, African Americans accounted for about 27% of the population
who were fatally shot and killed by police officers. Regarding this, around 250,000 civilians are injured by law enforcement per year and more than 600 people are killed by them as well (University of Illinois).
However, while the police officers took these unlawful actions, most did not deal with any consequences for their actions, since policing, was one of the most justifiable roles within the government, especially since their goal is to protect our people. Instead, a great number of them came up with excuses to justify their actions, such as the person may have posed as a threat to them or fabricating the events that led up to the tragic event. Therefore, since there are no facts to determine the factors that escalated, it is then the officer’s word over those of the public, which is extremely unfair.
While police excessive force has been an ongoing and out of control issue taking place all around our communities, no measures are being taken to make an immediate change to this problem. In this case, these issues should be top priority and is not to be swept under the rug. However, I find that this issue is still unresolved, since departments are lacking in the use of body worn cameras. Therefore, since officers are not facing any real consequences for the police misconduct, then they are then compared to offenders,
who will continue to make unlawful decisions because they feel like they can, without any lessons learned. Due to this, my department would like to be the first one to implement training where it is mandatory that all staff within the department are required to take. While taking the training, there will be
short quizzes in between, as well as an overall assessment at the end, where everyone will be required to pass with a 90% better. If one fails the assessment, then they will only be allowed to retake it one more time. Due to this, those who do not pass will be restricted from working outside of the department and 5
will be stuck doing desk work duties. While taking these steps, it provides the department with an understanding of the staff that are not ready to face the public, due to lack of knowledge. Therefore, this helps us to be able to guide those through the rules and regulations again and again, until they fully understand how things should be operated. Overall, this will eliminate any misconduct from taking place moving forward. Therefore, my goal overall is to make sure that all body worn cameras are always being utilized and that no one within the department is breaking these requirements. However, to make sure that these requirements are not broken, it will in addition be required that at the end of all officers’ scheduled shifts,
they turn in the footage from their body worn cameras from that day. It will then go through a documentation system, where it will be determined if the officers are turning off their body cameras, or if
they are wearing them for the duration of their shifts. In reference to this, if any of them are not following
the rules, then they will have serious consequences to deal with. In closing, it is requested that my department’s proposal can be granted, so that I can put the funds towards making sure that all resources are collected, to help show some improvements within the issues that the public deals with when it comes to our law enforcement. However, while being granted these funds, you will see many changes happening over the course of time, which will be beneficial to the public. In this case, the public’s safety and well-being is top priority and our department duties are to make sure that our citizens are safe, instead of making them feel unsafe. Therefore, with the changes made, the public will begin to be able to restore their relationships with law enforcement by being able to rebuild trust. Due to this, it will help reduce the negative encounters with law enforcement and the public and will create a community where everyone can work together, for the safety of our citizens. Overall, if my proposal is granted, I will need only about 6 months to 12 months before my effort and work put in start to show a significant improvement across the board. I say this to say that when there are tragic issues
like these within our communities, the goal to make a change becomes personal and extremely important and with my department in charge, there will be no disappointments. 6
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Source
Barnes, J. (2023, January 23). End police brutality. Students For Liberty. https://studentsforliberty.org/pillars/non-aggression/end-police-brutality
Bunn, C. (2022). Black people are still killed by police at a higher rate than other groups. Retrieved from:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/report-black-people-are-still-killed-police-higher-rate-
groups.
U.S. data on police shootings and violence
. U.S. Data on Police Shootings and Violence Law Enforcement Epidemiology Project University of Illinois Chicago. (n.d.). https://policeepi.uic.edu/u-
s-data-on-police-shootings-and-violence/ 7
Budget Summary:
Project budget line totals derived from Detailed
Budget Breakdown
should be totaled and entered. Budget Categories
Total Cost
A.
Personnel
$170,200
B.
Fringes
$38,800
C.
Contractual
$0
D.
Travel
$0
E.
Supplies
$1,575
F.
Operating
$0
G.
Equipment
$31,200
H.
Other $0
TOTAL
$241,775
TOTAL BUDGET:
Total Funding $241,475
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Detailed Budget Breakdown:
The purpose of this section is to list each
anticipated expenditure of project funds. The "reasonableness" of figures
requested will be scrutinized and additional justification required where
necessary.
A. Personnel
Personnel are Full-Time or Part-Time Employee(s) hired for the project. Grant Funds cannot
be used for existing positions.
Staff/Title Position
Computation
Funding
Requested
Police officer
30% of salary $50,000
$15,000
Police officer
30% of salary $50,000
$15,000
Police officer
30% of salary $50,000
$15,000
Chief police
45% of salary $75,000
$33,750
Chief police
45% of salary $75,000
$33,750
Administration
40% of salary $55,000
$22,000
Police officer
30% of salary $50,000
$15,000
Public information officer
30% of salary $69,000
$20,700
TOTAL PERSONNEL SALARIES
$170,200
Narrative
: For Personnel,
describe why the proposed cost element is
needed to achieve project objectives.
Above is a list of all the staff who will be part of the trainings being conducted in
Operations to Eliminate Police Misconduct.
In addition, I have also provided the different positions salary, along with the funding requests for each position.
Therefore, the chief police would need the most funds, followed by the administration, public information officer and then police officers. Overall, the different positions will put in the effort to create the training modules, as well as quizzes and an assessment at the end, to cover everything discussed in the training. B. Fringe Benefits
The established formula – FICA, retirement, health insurance, workman’s comp.,
unemployment comp. For purposes of the grant, use 25% as the percentage for fringe.
Fringe Type
Computation
Funding
Requested
Police officer
25% of $15,000
$3,750
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Police officer
25% of $15,000
$3,750
Police officer
25% of $15,000
$3,750
Chief police
25% of $33,750
$8,437.50
Chief police
25% of $33,750
$8,437.50
Public information officer
25% of $20,700
$5,175
Administration 25% of $22,000
$5,500
TOTAL FRINGE $38,800
Narrative:
For Fringe expenses, describe why the proposed cost element is needed to achieve project objectives.
Fringe benefits are needed for any personnel which were listed for one of the budgets. During this time, the percentage was based upon the duration of the project, which required 25% for all positions.
C.
Contractual Services (consultants and contractors)
List the name of the consultant, service to be provided, hourly or daily fee.
Service Provider/Contract
Computation
Funding
Requested
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TOTAL CONTRACTUAL $0
Narrative
: For Contractual Services, describe why the proposed cost element is needed to achieve project objectives.
This is $0 because it is not necessary to hire any contractors for the changes needed.
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D. Travel (includes transportation, lodging, and subsistence)
Is travel required/needed for the training of grant personnel?
Itemize all expenses and include purpose and location if known.
Travel Expenses
Computation
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Requested
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TOTAL TRAVEL
$0
Narrative
: For Travel, describe why the proposed cost element is needed to achieve project objectives.
This is $0 because there are not travels needed for the changes to be made. Due
to this, the team will stay local.
E. Supplies
Include items like office supplies – pens, paper, postage or training supplies –
books, markers
Office Supplies can be broken down by monthly cost.
Supplies
Computation
Funding
Requested
Office supplies
0.13% of $241,775
$315
Textbooks for training
0.521% of $241,775
$1,260
TOTAL SUPPLIES $1,575
Narrative:
For Supplies, describe why the proposed cost element is needed to achieve project objectives. Supplies are needed for the changes to be made. These supplies include notebooks and pens to take notes, as well as textbooks to utilize for training sessions.
F.
Operating Expenses
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This section typically includes things such as rent, telephone, utilities.
Operating Expenses
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TOTAL OPERATING
$0
Narrative
: For Operating Expenses, describe why the proposed cost element is needed to achieve project objectives.
There are no operating expenses needed for change.
G. Equipment
Does equipment need to be purchased to implement the program and meet
objectives?
Agencies typically have a policy in place. Can be a “one time” cost.
Equipment
Computation
Funding
Requested
40 Body worn cameras
4.3% of $241,775
$10,400
projectors for meetings
4.3% of $241,775
$10,400
computers for trainings
4.3% of $241,775
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TOTAL EQUIPTMENT $31,200
Narrative
: For each Equipment, describe why the proposed cost element is needed to achieve project objectives.
Body cameras would be used for those on duty and in direct contact with
the public.
Projectors would be used for meetings held within the department about issues that may be encountered.
Computers are utilized for everyone that are taking training courses to help resolve the police misconduct.
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TOTAL OTHER $0
Narrative
: For each Other Expenses, describe why the proposed cost element is needed
to achieve project
objectives.
All resources needed are listed and accounted for. In this case, there are no other
resources needed at the time.
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
This section should clearly and concisely describe precisely what the project
will achieve and/or demonstrate. The goal statement and measurable objectives should be directly related to the statement of the problem
so that
the project can be evaluated in terms of its ability to resolve the problem identified. All objectives must meet the SMART criteria: S
pecific M
easurable A
mbitious R
ealistic T
ime-bound
GOAL STATEMENT
Specify one or two
goal statement(s) for the project. The goal statement
should clearly communicate the intended result of the project as of the end of the grant period.
The goal statement must be measurable and realistic. For example:
80% of the offenders served will successfully complete the treatment program.
85% of citizens will report increased knowledge is crime prevention strategies. Enter Bulleted Items Below
To eliminate the complaints made by the public due to excessive police force by at least 80% starting out.
Within the police department, 100% of police officers will wear body cameras, under no exceptions.
IMPLEMENTATION OBJECTIVES:
Specify the Implementation Objectives for the project. The Implementation Objectives should outline how your agency will set up the project. Please include all hires, purchases, contracts, memorandums of
understanding, training and
locations. All Enter Bulleted Items Below
Within 30 days of grant award, I will create PowerPoints and modules to help assist officers with training.
Within 30 days of the grant award, I will hire two police chiefs, to help make sure that the operations of the police department are going right.
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Implementation Objectives must be time-bound. (Within
30 days) For Example:
Space in which to conduct this project will be rented within 30 days of the award notice.
Three new counselors will be hired within 30 days of the award notice.
Approximately, two weeks after the grant award, I will need to hire lead police officers, to help lead the team and make sure that no misconduct is present.
Approximately two weeks after the grant award, I will need to hire an administrator to keep up with the day-by-
day updates or changes.
Approximately, two weeks after the grant award, I will need to hire an information police officer to report back any issues that the public may have within our departments.
All these steps need to take place within 30 days of my proposal. PREFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
Identify Performance Objectives for the project. Performance Objectives indicate major behavior (activities) necessary to achieve the goals of the program. For example:
3 counselors will make 60
separate client contacts monthly.
3counselors will receive 10 hours of in-service training during the first six months of the project.
3 officers will work 4 hours of over-time per Enter Bulleted Items Below
All police officers will have to turn in a recording of their
workday at the end of their shifts, matching their scheduled times.
All officer on and off duty are required to go through 8 training sessions, with 3 pretests, to determine what they have learned, along with 4 assessments at the end, in which they will have to passed with at least a 90% or better and if not, they go out into the public. In addition, these trainings would cover, direct contact with the 15
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week for 12 weeks. public, operations of body cameras and all police conducts.
IMPACT OBJECTIVES:
Identify one or two Impact Objective(s) for the project. Impact objectives measure the extent to which what happened was the result of the funded activity. For example:
A six and 12 month follow-up will be made for every client participating in the project.
At least 80% of the clients served will not re-
offend with-in one year.
Enter Bulleted Items Below
There will be a follow-up conducted after 6 months and then 12 months after the project has been started. During the first half at least 50% should show improvement and by the last half, at least 80% to 100% should show improvement.
There would be a goal made to have excessive force by police officers reduced.
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Evaluation Design
: This section should describe the specific plans
and activities which will be pursued to measure progress toward and
achievement of the goal statement(s) and objectives identified. At a
minimum this section should include: 1.
A general overview of the proposed evaluation design.
2.
Explanation of how accomplishments will be recorded. Include each
measurable objective from the goals and tasks and provide the
following for each.
What facts and figures will be collected?
How and by whom will these facts and figures be collected?
How will the facts and figures collected be related to the goal
anticipated?
Philadelphia Police Department will make it mandatory for all data on body worn cameras to be retrieved after the completion of shifts. During this time, all officers will start their
shifts with a fully charged body worn camera and it will remain powered on throughout the duration of their scheduled shifts. However, if there is lack of compliance, then the officer will be suspended the first time and then after that they will be terminated. In this case, by the officers
utilizing body cameras, this will eliminate the many complaints of police excessive force and will help them to gain a better relationship with the public. Overall, mandatory body cameras with consequences if not used appropriately, will put a stop to excessive force and police misconduct.
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