Public Safety (Law Enforcement)
Our law enforcement consultants perform the following studies
Citygate provides in-depth workload and scheduling analyses based on your local fact pattern. We help you maximize workforce contribution and operational efficiency, and make key decisions regarding staffing, scheduling, beat configuration, and related operational and officer safety configurations essential for the effectiveness and efficiency of your police department.
Citygate performs detailed feasibility and implementation studies for consolidations, contract-for-services, and other forms of regional law enforcement services. Having performed over 25 public safety consolidation studies, and we know of no other firm with near the consolidation expertise.
In addition to staffing analysis, we conduct reviews of headquarters staff and program needs for effective agency management, supervision, and regulatory compliance.
Citygate provide development plan review services for law enforcement, life safety, traffic, and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED).
Watch highlights from our recent police services review presentation to Glendale, AZ
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Operational & Management Consultants
Citygate Associates' Public Safety Consulting practice delivers a unique blend of extensive experience, theory and context-based application of public safety best practices. More than just an analysis of data, we provide insight into the current organizational culture in which that data is generated to produce actionable, evidence-based options for moving forward. We perform best-practice based, rational, neutral performance reviews. Citygate is not owned by a parent or standards setting organization so we will tell you what you need to hear within your fact pattern.
Citygate's Experience
Citygate’s qualifications serving the public sector are exceptional based on our over 500 consulting engagements over nearly 25 years. More specifically, our experience conducting police department management, staffing, and organizational assessments, coupled with our outstanding client track record and extensive expertise in data analysis, sworn and civilian operations, and oversight make Citygate the obvious choice for your next project.
Citygate is currently conducting a police services options analysis for the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Previously, Citygate completed an audit of the Santa Monica Police Department’s Patrol Division workload and scheduling plan. The study included an extensive data evaluation, literature review, and interviews and surveys with department personnel and community members. Our firm also conducted a public safety JPA feasibility study for several agency partners in San Bernardino County, and completed a police department consolidation study for the Cities of Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Yorba Linda, and Placentia, which required a comprehensive review of calls for service, workload, cost analysis, and a host of other components.
Within recent years, our firm has also completed three police department reviews for the cities of Provo, UT, Maricopa, AZ, and Goodyear, AZ. These three studies each resulted in approximately 30 specific action-item recommendations, all of which were accepted and are in the process of being implemented. In fact, at the conclusion of our engagement for Maricopa AZ, 16 of our 29 recommendations had already been implemented at the time we made our public Final Report presentation!
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| Client | Service Provided |
| Eloy Police Department, AZ | Comprehensive Services Delivery and Staffing Review of the City of Eloy Police Department. |
| Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, CA | Comprehensive public safety deployment and performance review. |
| Glendale, AZ | Comprehensive public safety deployment and performance review of the Police and Fire Departments. |
| Claremont, CA | Survey and cost comparison for recently constructed public safety facilities/projects. |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Police services analysis and consolidation feasibility study. |
| Santa Monica Police Department, CA | Patrol Division work load and alternative scheduling plan review. |
| Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, and Placentia, CA | Review of the feasibility of consolidating public safety communications. |
| Brea, Yorba Linda, Fullerton, Buena Park, and La Habra, CA | Police services consolidation or contract for shared services analysis. |
| Maricopa, AZ | Limited and focused review of the Police Department to review, analyze, and make actionable recommendations regarding the leadership and management systems in the Police Department based on best practices. |
| Goodyear, AZ | Management review of the Police Department focusing on leadership and management structures; operating and administrative policies; internal affairs and discipline and staff training; a review of the criminal investigations unit and hiring and promotional policies and procedures. |
| Provo, UT | Review of the Police Department’s leadership and management approach to implementing its policies regarding standards of conduct and ethics. Also, executive recruitment of a Police Chief. |
| Burlingame and San Mateo, CA | Analysis of the feasibility of merging all or a portion of the cities’ current Police Service operations. |
| Folsom, CA | Recruitment assistance for a new Police Chief by administering character and behavior assessment surveys for existing command staff and potential Police Chief candidates. |
| Cloverdale, CA | Assessment of key policy issues to help the City gain an understanding of key choices it has to make for the sizing of public safety services, including the City Police Department. |
| Ogden, UT | General management and staffing studies for eight City departments, including Police. |
| Albany, CA | Citywide operational review, including the Police Department. |
| Madera County, CA | Fee Program development including Public Safety. |
| Glendora, CA | Citywide management and staffing audit, including the Police Department. |
| California Department of Corrections, Parole and Community Services Division | Statewide Parole Agent III workload and staffing study. |
| Corona, CA | Rotating departmental management and staffing studies including the Police Department. |
| Placer County, CA | Sheriff-Coroner-Marshall Department service area fee analysis, specifically, professional technical services related to development impact planning as it relates to Police Protection and Prevention services. |
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