Cooperation: Foundation for a Successful SHO/DI (Serious Habitual Offender/Drug Involved) Program (From Serious Habitual Offender/Drug Involved Program (SHO/DI), Volume 2: Informational Commentaries, Phase II, 1986, Number 22, Robert O Heck et al -- See NCJ-108333)

• NCJ Number: 108336
• Author(s): R O Heck; W Pindur; E MacMillan
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 22 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Report (Technical Assistance)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: For microfiche, see NCJ-108333.

Annotation

Almost every aspect of implementing the serious habitual offender/drug involved (SHO/DI) program requires cooperation among staff, police officers, and other agencies.

Abstract

In considering whether to implement a SHO/DI program, those who would be most closely involved in the program should also be involved in the initial review. Philosophy, goals, and program guidelines and their costs and benefits to each unit within the police department should be blocked out. The program must be introduced not only within the department but also to other agencies, the media, and the community. Media cooperation can be enhanced by having one person handle all public relations. It is best to seek initial support from those agencies most likely to cooperate. The chief of police should arrange meetings with the heads of chosen agencies to introduce the SHO/DI team and explain the purpose of the program. Proposals should be presented in such a way that the other agency has a role in determining the program's final form. Emphasis also should be placed on the benefits of the program for the agency. During the design process, the program manager acts as coordinator and facilitator, presenting a design outline and collecting input from other agencies and as many individuals as possible.