Domestic Violence Policies & Data and Crime Reporting & Data Handling Policies (Elko County Nevada Sheriff's Office)
| Multi Request | Domestic Violence Policies & Data and Crime Reporting & Data Handling Policies |
| Submitted | Oct. 13, 2020 |
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From: Asher Dunn
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Under the Nevada Open Records Act § 239 et seq., I am requesting the following records:
• Manuals, policies, training materials, and training presentations relating to the processing, collection, management, and handling of collected law enforcement-related data (e.g., incident reports, calls for service, 911 calls, arrests, citations, wellness checks, and such),
• Statistics and data (if statistics have not been compiled, then please provide the raw data used for statistical analysis) pertaining to domestic violence incidents (as defined by the Department of Justice and the expired Violence Against Women Act) from January 1, 2017, to present,
• Statistics (preferably weekly or monthly) for emergency and non-emergency calls for service to law enforcement (including but not limited to calls, text messages, software submissions, web-based submissions, calls for service redirected from external law enforcement agencies) (if some of the raw data has not been processed, then please provide the raw data that will be used to produce the aforementioned statistics) from January 1, 2017, to present,
• Current crime reporting practice and methodology (e.g., how incidents are classified and scored),
• All current and superseded department policies and guidelines for law enforcement officers responding to incidents of domestic violence.
Please supply a receipt detailing the charges for each document. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and is not being sought for commercial purposes, as I am an undergraduate student at the at the University of Nevada, Reno and am contributing to a class project within the Reynold’s School of Journalism.
If you choose to deny this request, please supply a written explanation for the denial, including a reference to the specific statutory exemption(s) upon which you rely. Also, please supply all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material.
If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than a “reasonable” amount of time, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within five business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Asher Dunn
From: Elko County Nevada Sheriff's Office
Good Morning,
I am in receipt of your public records request dated 10-15-20.
The copy I received via fax is unclear in a couple of places, please provide me a new copy.
Because the amount of records requested and limitations to staff at the Elko County Sheriff's Office, the requested records will not be available until November 12, 2020. If you would be willing to narrow the request to be more specific, the Elko County Sheriff's Office may be able to produce the records more quickly.
I look forward to receiving a clear copy of the request and additional communication from you in regard to this request. I can be reached directly at the number below or via this email address.
Thank you.
Teri Pacini
Support Services Manager / TAC
Elko County Sheriff's Office
775.777.2513
Fax 775.777.8706
This email may contain confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient you are prohibited from reviewing or copying any of the email. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately and delete this correspondence.
From: Elko County Nevada Sheriff's Office
Good Evening,
I've yet to receive a clear copy of the request you provided to me dated 10-15-20.
I am still working to compile the information that I can read on the request. I do apologize for the delay. We have been extremely short staffed and are working to compile the information you requested.
I can be contacted at the number below and will continue to compile this information with the intention of providing it to you by 11-23-20.
Again, my most sincere apologies for the delay in getting this compiled and to you.
Thank you.
Teri Pacini
Support Services Manager / TAC
Elko County Sheriff's Office
775.777.2513
Fax 775.777.8706
This email may contain confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient you are prohibited from reviewing or copying any of the email. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately and delete this correspondence.
From: Elko County Nevada Sheriff's Office
Good Morning,
In response to your request for public record, I will be providing the following files on a disc via US Mail:
Four files of the Elko County Sheriff's Office Domestic Violence Statistics for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
You will also find the training documents I use in teaching reporting and classification to ECSO deputies and support services assistants. Classification of reports is in accordance with the FBI's 2019 National Incident-Based Reporting System User Manual in conjunction with their 2019.2.1 National Incident-Based Reporting System Technical Specification. Prior to June 2020, we classified reports using their Summary Reporting system (SRS) User Manual. You may reference the FBI manuals via their website.
Finally, you will find our Policy 516_Reports-Completion, Submission, Approval and Distribution.
The statistics for emergency and non-emergency calls for service have been requested from our dispatch center. Once I've received those, I will forward them as well.
The disc containing these files will be placed in the outgoing mail to leave our agency Monday, November 23, 2020. Again, I apologize for the delay in providing this information to you. Staffing shortages are causing significant challenges in our agency's Support Services Division at this time.
Please indicate receipt of this email with a response. Also, please do not hesitate to contact me if you require clarification of the information you will be receiving or require further assistance. I would be happy to speak with you and can be reached at the number below.
Thank you.
Teri Pacini
Support Services Manager / TAC
Elko County Sheriff's Office
775.777.2513
Fax 775.777.8706
This email may contain confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient you are prohibited from reviewing or copying any of the email. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately and delete this correspondence.
From: Elko County Nevada Sheriff's Office
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
We are re-sending the original request here via email, because the initial submission was not clear. Thank you for your help with this request!
Sincerely,
MuckRock
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To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Under the Nevada Open Records Act § 239 et seq., I am requesting the following records:
• Manuals, policies, training materials, and training presentations relating to the processing, collection, management, and handling of collected law enforcement-related data (e.g., incident reports, calls for service, 911 calls, arrests, citations, wellness checks, and such),
• Statistics and data (if statistics have not been compiled, then please provide the raw data used for statistical analysis) pertaining to domestic violence incidents (as defined by the Department of Justice and the expired Violence Against Women Act) from January 1, 2017, to present,
• Statistics (preferably weekly or monthly) for emergency and non-emergency calls for service to law enforcement (including but not limited to calls, text messages, software submissions, web-based submissions, calls for service redirected from external law enforcement agencies) (if some of the raw data has not been processed, then please provide the raw data that will be used to produce the aforementioned statistics) from January 1, 2017, to present,
• Current crime reporting practice and methodology (e.g., how incidents are classified and scored),
• All current and superseded department policies and guidelines for law enforcement officers responding to incidents of domestic violence.
Please supply a receipt detailing the charges for each document. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and is not being sought for commercial purposes, as I am an undergraduate student at the at the University of Nevada, Reno and am contributing to a class project within the Reynold’s School of Journalism.
If you choose to deny this request, please supply a written explanation for the denial, including a reference to the specific statutory exemption(s) upon which you rely. Also, please supply all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material.
If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than a “reasonable” amount of time, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within five business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Asher Dunn
From: Elko County Nevada Sheriff's Office
Good Day,
Please find attached the calls for service files you requested. You should have already received the information sent to you via US Mail (see email below).
Have a good day.
Teri Pacini
Support Services Manager / TAC
Elko County Sheriff’s Office
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