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<br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 13, 2011
<br />FROM: POLICE DEPARTMENT ITEM NO: 48
<br />NTIM N 1�_1I I
<br />SUBJECT: PARTICIPATION IN THE SEXUAL ASSAULT FELONY ENFORCEMENT
<br />(S.A.F.E.) REGIONAL TASK FORCE
<br />ISSUE:
<br />The issue for City Council consideration is approval of the Police Department's participation in
<br />the S.A. F.E. Task Force as described in the 2011 -2013 Memorandum of Understanding.
<br />RECOMMENDATIONS
<br />That the City Council:
<br />Authorize the participation of the Police Department in the Sexual Assault Felony
<br />enforcement Regional Task Force; and
<br />2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the Sexual Assault Felony
<br />Enforcement (SAFE) Memorandum of Understanding.
<br />BACKGROUND
<br />The SAFE Team was formed in late 2006 and combines the resources of the District Attorney's
<br />Office, Sheriff's Department, Probation Department, Banning Police Department, Corona Police
<br />Department, the California Department of Justice, and now includes the California Department of
<br />Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Adult Parole Operations.
<br />Several additional local law enforcement agencies augment the team by supporting its efforts as
<br />member agencies. The City Council previously approved participation by the Riverside Police
<br />Department as a member agency. As the first such team established to deal with the sexual
<br />predator population in the history of the county, they have assisted in the dramatic decrease in the
<br />number of non - compliant sex registrants. The current registered sex offender population in
<br />Riverside County is 4,084 and the current non - compliance rate is 3% compared to 26% when the
<br />team was first formed.
<br />As a member agency, the Riverside Police Department is committed to support the efforts of the
<br />team via the Liaison Officer, who will maintain communication with the SAFE Team and assist them
<br />with compliance, search warrants and apprehension of local sex offenders. Our city will benefit by
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