Red Tape Stands in Way of Police Volunteers

Red tape stands in way of police volunteers

By: BRENT BEGIN
Examiner Staff Writer
November 7, 2009

There are financial experts waiting to donate their time to help San Francisco police crack down on elder fraud, but they have been held up by bureaucracy.

New police Chief George Gascón is pushing for creative ideas as the Police Department deals with budget cuts, and one of those ideas could be to let civilian investigators assist in solving crimes instead of always using additional police officers. Several studies on the department have recommended civilianizing positions, such as clerks and statisticians, to allow higher-paid officers to fight crime, but that process has lagged.
Erika Falk, executive director of the San Francisco Institute on Aging, told the Police Commission on Wednesday night about financial crimes committed against older adults that are often overlooked.

She also lobbied the Police Department to invest more resources toward solving the problem.

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SOURCE:  The SFExaminer
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