Stafford County Sheriff’s Office JAG Grant Proposal FY2021-Project Narrative
Applicant Jurisdictional Background:
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service local law enforcement agency providing service to approximately 153,392 residents and thousands of annual visitors to Stafford County, Virginia. The Department provides service through 301 dedicated employees, including 221sworn deputy sheriffs. The Department conducts multiple activities to prevent crimes, engages in community policing efforts and activities, and strives for close, positive relationships with community members and organizations. The Department answers over 100,000 calls for service from the community annually.
Program Overview:
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office employs a Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT). The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team is mission capable for barricaded subjects, high risk search and arrest warrants, and hostage rescue incidents. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team conducts monthly training on a myriad of topics including officer rescue, room clearing, and advanced firearms training. The current patrol rifles are reaching their end of life for operational use by the Team.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office also has a full-time training unit that oversees and provides training for all Stafford County Sheriff’s Office sworn employees. Topics covered at these training sessions include first aid and CPR, Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, Use of Force, Cultural Diversity, and Legal Updates. The training section utilizes in person instruction, scenario-based training, and a simulator to deliver these training programs.
The use of training munitions has become a vital part of providing the best level of training regarding use of force incidents. These training munitions allow for conversion kits to be utilized for pistols and rifles to fire marking rounds to show impacts on role players in a safe way that will not cause harm or injury. These marking rounds are essentially a pistol cartridge or rifle cartridge containing a paint bullet. Upon impact, the bullet marks the role player with paint. Additionally, through the safe use of blank rounds, simulated gunfire is achieved to conduct active shooter or active threat scenarios. The number of force-on-force and de-escalation scenarios that can be conducted utilizing these munitions would ensure that the deputies of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office are receiving the highest level of training.
Program Goals and Objectives:
- Purchase and deploy new patrol rifles for the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team
- Purchase, deploy, and utilize new training munition conversion kits and munitions for advanced Use of Force training for the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
Implementation Schedule (Patrol Rifles)
Month (Post Award) Action
I Secure final purchase authorization and cost.
II Order product to achieve goals.
III Receive product and install new product.
IV Utilize new product.
Implementation Schedule (Training Munitions)
Month (Post Award) Action
I Secure final purchase authorization and cost.
II Order product to achieve goals.
III Receive product and install new product.
IV Utilize new product.
Metrics:
Appropriate data for each of the goals will be documented during the grant period. This information will include, but not be limited to, cost, brand of product, model number of product, and location of deployment through serial numbers on each item. Collection of that data will be through existing systems in purchasing, budget, finance, and personnel in the agency. The program manager will verify data collection during the grant period.
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