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Commonly Used Measures of Task Force Performance

Process Measures

Target Population

Number of cases filed
Number of agencies assisted
Number of fugitives arrested
Number of illegal aliens identified

Training

Type of training received
Number of enforcement personnel trained
Number of hours of training provided
Number of training sessions provided

Operations

Number of personnel dedicated to task force efforts
Level of agencies’ involvement
Degree of communication
Types of operations undertaken
Number of search warrants executed
Number of undercover surveillance operations initiated

Collaboration

Number of active cases
Number of cases dropped
Number of cases involving multiple task forces
Number of closed/terminated cases
Number of new cases

Community Support

Number of citizens providing affidavits
Number of community meetings held
Number of community referrals
Level of community support

Other

Number of accurate data submissions received
Positive media coverage

Outcome Measures

Actions Taken

Arrests for violations of controlled substances
Seizures of controlled substances
Assets seized/value of seized assets
Buys/busts
Dismantled marijuana-growing operations
Drug labs, packing, processing, and distribution locations identified/destroyed
Properties forfeited
Properties sealed without forfeiture
Weapons confiscated/firearms seized
Prosecutions/successful prosecutions
Trials, pleas, convictions, or acquittals

Change in Crime/Activity

Closed drug houses
Police calls for service in a particular area
Crime (narcotics, homicides, burglaries, aggravated assaults) in the targeted areas
Residential and commercial narcotics locations identified
Reduction in supply of drugs

Other

Years per sentenced target
Perceived satisfaction of leaders and community
Resident attitudes about perceived change in activity/change in fear of crime
Level of safety felt by community members
Community attitudes about task force effectiveness

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