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10 results foundAuthor: Adams, Sharyn Title: Collaborating to Fight Drug Crime: Profile of the DuPage County Metropolitan Enforcement Group Summary: Drug task forces were developed to more efficiently and effectively fight proliferation of illicit drugs. Local police have jurisdictional restraints making it difficult to combat drug markets extending through multiple cities, and counties (Smith, Novak, Frank, & Travis, 2000). Drug task forces work across jurisdictions and pool resources, knowledge, and personnel. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Drug task force officers work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests (Reichert, 2012). There are two kinds of drug task forces that operate in Illinois—metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces. MEGs have been in existence in Illinois since the 1970’s through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards engage in an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer, or their designees, from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to the enforcement of drug laws and delineated weapons offenses and the investigation of street gang-related crimes. Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s using the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations. Periodically, the ICJIA profiles Illinois MEGs and task forces to provide a general overview of the drug crime problems in the various jurisdictions and share responses to these problems. These profiles can provide information to MEG and task force directors and policy board members to guide decision-making and the allocation of resources. All current and previous profiles can be accessed on the ICJIA’s website: http://www.icjia.state.il.us. This profile focuses on the DuPage County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (DUMEG), which covers DuPage County with an estimated total population of 932,541 in 2010. In 2011, 23 local police agencies participated in DUMEG. These agencies served more than two-thirds, or 69 percent, of the population in DuPage County. A participating agency is defined as one that contributes either personnel or financial resources to the task force. Twelve officers and one State’s Attorney Inspector were assigned to DUMEG in 2011, nine of the officers were assigned by participating agencies and three from the Illinois State Police (ISP).These officers are dedicated full-time to the task force and work out of a central task force office. Details: Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 9, 2012 at: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/DuPage_MEG_Profile_042012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/DuPage_MEG_Profile_042012.pdf Shelf Number: 125230 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |
Author: Adams, Sharyn Title: Collaborating to Fight Drug Crime: Profile of the Quad Cities County Metropolitan Enforcement Group Summary: Drug task forces were developed to more efficiently and effectively fight proliferation of illicit drugs. Local police have jurisdictional restraints making it difficult to combat drug markets extending through multiple cities, and counties (Smith, Novak, Frank, & Travis, 2000). Drug task forces work across jurisdictions and pool resources, knowledge, and personnel. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Drug task force officers work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests (Reichert, 2012). There are two kinds of drug task forces that operate in Illinois—metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces. MEGs have been in existence in Illinois since the 1970’s through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards engage in an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer, or their designees, from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to the enforcement of drug laws and delineated weapons offenses and the investigation of street gang-related crimes. Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s using the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations. Periodically, the ICJIA profiles Illinois MEGs and task forces to provide a general overview of the drug crime problems in the various jurisdictions and share responses to these problems. These profiles can provide information to MEG and task force directors and policy board members to guide decision-making and the allocation of resources. All current and previous profiles can be accessed on the ICJIA’s website: http://www.icjia.state.il.us. This profile focuses on the Quad Cities Metropolitan Enforcement Group (QCMEG), which covers Rock Island County with an estimated total population of 147,546 in 2010. In 2010, 5 local Illinois police agencies and 5 agencies from Iowa participated in the QCMEG. A participating agency is defined as one that contributes either personnel or financial resources to the task force. Twelve officers and one office manager and one criminal analyst were assigned to the QCMEG in 2010, seven of the officers were assigned by participating agencies from Illinois and five from Iowa. These officers are dedicated full-time to the task force and work out of a central task force office. Details: Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/QCMEG_092012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/QCMEG_092012.pdf Shelf Number: 126769 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |
Author: Adams, Sharyn Title: Collaborating to Fight Drug Crime: Multi-jurisdictional Task Forces: A Profile of the Blackhawk Area Task Force Summary: Drug task forces were developed to more efficiently and effectively fight proliferation of illicit drugs. Local police have jurisdictional restraints making it difficult to combat drug markets extending through multiple cities, and counties (Smith, Novak, Frank, & Travis, 2000). Drug task forces work across jurisdictions and pool resources, knowledge, and personnel. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Drug task force officers work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests (Reichert, 2012). There are two kinds of drug task forces that operate in Illinois—metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces. MEGs have been in existence in Illinois since the 1970’s through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards engage in an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer, or their designees, from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to the enforcement of drug laws and delineated weapons offenses and the investigation of street gang-related crimes. Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s using the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations. Periodically, the ICJIA profiles Illinois MEGs and task forces to provide a general overview of the drug crime problems in the various jurisdictions and share responses to these problems. These profiles can provide information to MEG and task force directors and policy board members to guide decision-making and the allocation of resources. All current and previous profiles can be accessed on the ICJIA’s website: http://www.icjia.state.il.us. This profile focuses on the Blackhawk Area Task Force (BATF), which covers Carroll, Henry, Ogle, and Whiteside Counties with an estimated total population of 177,868 in 2010. In 2010, five local police agencies participated in BATF. A participating agency is defined as one that contributes either personnel or financial resources to the task force. Nine officers were assigned to BATF in 2010, six of the officers were assigned by participating agencies and three from the Illinois State Police (ISP).These officers are dedicated full-time to the task force and work out of a central task force office. Details: Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/BATF_Profile_082012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/BATF_Profile_082012.pdf Shelf Number: 126770 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |
Author: Adams, Sharyn Title: Collaborating to Fight Drug Crime: Multi-jurisdictional Task Forces: A Profile of the State Line Area Narcotics Team Summary: Drug task forces were developed to more efficiently and effectively fight proliferation of illicit drugs. Local police have jurisdictional restraints making it difficult to combat drug markets extending through multiple cities, and counties (Smith, Novak, Frank, & Travis, 2000). Drug task forces work across jurisdictions and pool resources, knowledge, and personnel. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Drug task force officers work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests (Reichert, 2012). There are two kinds of drug task forces that operate in Illinois—metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces. MEGs have been in existence in Illinois since the 1970’s through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards engage in an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer, or their designees, from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to the enforcement of drug laws and delineated weapons offenses and the investigation of street gang-related crimes. Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s using the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations. Periodically, the ICJIA profiles Illinois MEGs and task forces to provide a general overview of the drug crime problems in the various jurisdictions and share responses to these problems. These profiles can provide information to MEG and task force directors and policy board members to guide decision-making and the allocation of resources. All current and previous profiles can be accessed on the ICJIA’s website: http://www.icjia.state.il.us. This profile focuses on the State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT), which covers two Illinois counties (Stephenson and Winnebago), as well as one Wisconsin county (Green) with an estimated total population of 342,975 in Illinois and 36,842 in Wisconsin in 2010. In 2010, 6 local police agencies participated in SLANT. A participating agency is defined as one that contributes either personnel or financial resources to the task force. Eleven officers were assigned to SLANT in 2010, seven of the officers were assigned by participating agencies and four from the Illinois State Police (ISP). These officers are dedicated full-time to the task force and work out of a central task force office. Details: Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/SLANT_Profile_082012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/SLANT_Profile_082012.pdf Shelf Number: 126771 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |
Author: Adams, Sharyn Title: Collaborating to Fight Drug Crime: Multi-jurisdictional Task Forces: A Profile Task Force 6 Summary: Drug task forces were developed to more efficiently and effectively fight proliferation of illicit drugs. Local police have jurisdictional restraints making it difficult to combat drug markets extending through multiple cities, and counties (Smith, Novak, Frank, & Travis, 2000). Drug task forces work across jurisdictions and pool resources, knowledge, and personnel. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Drug task force officers work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests (Reichert, 2012). There are two kinds of drug task forces that operate in Illinois—metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces. MEGs have been in existence in Illinois since the 1970’s through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards engage in an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer, or their designees, from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to the enforcement of drug laws and delineated weapons offenses and the investigation of street gang-related crimes. Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s using the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations. Periodically, the ICJIA profiles Illinois MEGs and task forces to provide a general overview of the drug crime problems in the various jurisdictions and share responses to these problems. These profiles can provide information to MEG and task force directors and policy board members to guide decision-making and the allocation of resources. All current and previous profiles can be accessed on the ICJIA’s website: http://www.icjia.state.il.us. This profile focuses on the Task Force 6, which covers DeWitt, Livingston, and McLean counties with an estimated total population of 225,083 in 2010. In 2010, six local police agencies participated in Task Force 6. These agencies served more than two-thirds, or 69 percent, of the population in the region. A participating agency is defined as one that contributes either personnel or financial resources to the task force. Six officers were assigned to Task Force 6 in 2010, five of the officers were assigned by participating agencies and one from the Illinois State Police (ISP).These officers are dedicated full-time to the task force and work out of a central task force office. Details: Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/TaskForce6_MEG_Aug2012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/TaskForce6_MEG_Aug2012.pdf Shelf Number: 126772 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |
Author: Adams, Sharyn Title: Collaborating to Fight Drug Crime: Multi-jurisdictional Task Forces: A Profile of the Multi-County Narcotics Enforcement Group Summary: Drug task forces were developed to more efficiently and effectively fight proliferation of illicit drugs. Local police have jurisdictional restraints making it difficult to combat drug markets extending through multiple cities, and counties (Smith, Novak, Frank, & Travis, 2000). Drug task forces work across jurisdictions and pool resources, knowledge, and personnel. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Drug task force officers work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests (Reichert, 2012). There are two kinds of drug task forces that operate in Illinois—metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces. MEGs have been in existence in Illinois since the 1970’s through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards engage in an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer, or their designees, from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to the enforcement of drug laws and delineated weapons offenses and the investigation of street gang-related crimes. Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s using the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations. Periodically, the ICJIA profiles Illinois MEGs and task forces to provide a general overview of the drug crime problems in the various jurisdictions and share responses to these problems. These profiles can provide information to MEG and task force directors and policy board members to guide decision-making and the allocation of resources. All current and previous profiles can be accessed on the ICJIA’s website: http://www.icjia.state.il.us. This profile focuses on the Multi-County Narcotics Enforcement Group (MCNEG), which covers Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford counties with an estimated total population of 432,105 in 2010. In 2010, eight local police agencies participated in MCNEG. A participating agency is defined as one that contributes either personnel or financial resources to the task force. Ten officers were assigned to MCNEG in 2010, eight of the officers were assigned by participating agencies and two from the Illinois State Police (ISP).These officers are dedicated full-time to the task force and work out of a central task force office. Details: Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/MCNEG_092012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/MCNEG_092012.pdf Shelf Number: 126773 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |
Author: Adams, Sharyn Title: Collaborating to Fight Drug Crime: Multi-jurisdictional Task Forces: A Profile of the West Central Illinois Task Force Summary: Drug task forces were developed to more efficiently and effectively fight proliferation of illicit drugs. Local police have jurisdictional restraints making it difficult to combat drug markets extending through multiple cities, and counties (Smith, Novak, Frank, & Travis, 2000). Drug task forces work across jurisdictions and pool resources, knowledge, and personnel. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Drug task force officers work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests (Reichert, 2012). There are two kinds of drug task forces that operate in Illinois—metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces. MEGs have been in existence in Illinois since the 1970’s through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards engage in an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer, or their designees, from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to the enforcement of drug laws and delineated weapons offenses and the investigation of street gang-related crimes. Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s using the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations. Periodically, the ICJIA profiles Illinois MEGs and task forces to provide a general overview of the drug crime problems in the various jurisdictions and share responses to these problems. These profiles can provide information to MEG and task force directors and policy board members to guide decision-making and the allocation of resources. All current and previous profiles can be accessed on the ICJIA’s website: http://www.icjia.state.il.us. This profile focuses on the West Central Illinois Task Force (WCITF), which covers Adams, Brown, Fulton, Pike, Schuyler, and Warren Counties (WCITF counties) with an estimated total population of 152,790 in 2010. In 2010, six local police agencies participated in WCITF. A participating agency is defined as one that contributes either personnel or financial resources to the task force. Fifteen officers were assigned to WCITF in 2010, eight of the officers were assigned by participating agencies and seven were from the Illinois State Police (ISP).These officers are dedicated full-time to the task force and work out of a central task force office. Details: Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/WCITF_MEG_Aug2012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/WCITF_MEG_Aug2012.pdf Shelf Number: 126775 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |
Author: Reichert, Jessica Title: Examining Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force Operations in Illinois Summary: Local police departments across the country struggle to fight drug crime without dedicated resources. Drug task forces were designed to combine resources of many local police departments and provide services across jurisdictions. Illinois’ metropolitan enforcement groups (MEGs) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces are charged with combating mid-level drug crime, including drug distribution and sales. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Officers often work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests. In Illinois in the 1970’s, MEGs were developed through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards play an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer (or their designees) from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to enforcing drug laws and certain weapons offenses, as well as the investigation of street gang-related crimes (Adams, 2012). Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s through the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Drug task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations the way MEGs are (Adams, 2012). In this report, MEGs and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces will be referred to as “drug task forces.” Twenty-two drug task forces operate in Illinois. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) supports these task forces with federal Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grants. In state fiscal year 2011, ICJIA funded 19 drug task forces (Figure 1). In 2011, ICJIA funded 208 drug task force officers and 19 support staff. Three drug task forces receive the majority of their funding through the Illinois State Police. In order to study drug task force operations, ICJIA researchers conducted two focus groups comprised of officers working on ICJIA-funded drug task forces. The goals of the focus groups were to: Provide general information on drug task forces in a published report; and, Identify programmatic issues that can help establish performance measures and strategic priorities. Focus group participants offered information on drug task force goals and priorities, the identification of drug trends, operations, funding, collaboration, and success. Details: Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 40p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.icjia.org/public/pdf/ResearchReports/Examining_multi-jurisdictional_drug_task_force_operations_Aug2012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.org/public/pdf/ResearchReports/Examining_multi-jurisdictional_drug_task_force_operations_Aug2012.pdf Shelf Number: 126777 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |
Author: Adams, Sharyn Title: Collaborating to Fight Drug Crime: Multi-jurisdictional Task Forces: A Profile of the Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group Summary: Drug task forces were developed to more efficiently and effectively fight proliferation of illicit drugs. Local police have jurisdictional restraints making it difficult to combat drug markets extending through multiple cities, and counties (Smith, Novak, Frank, & Travis, 2000). Drug task forces work across jurisdictions and pool resources, knowledge, and personnel. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Drug task force officers work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests (Reichert, 2012). There are two kinds of drug task forces that operate in Illinois—metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces. MEGs have been in existence in Illinois since the 1970’s through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards engage in an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer, or their designees, from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to the enforcement of drug laws and delineated weapons offenses and the investigation of street gang-related crimes. Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s using the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations. Periodically, the ICJIA profiles Illinois MEGs and task forces to provide a general overview of the drug crime problems in the various jurisdictions and share responses to these problems. These profiles can provide information to MEG and task force directors and policy board members to guide decision-making and the allocation of resources. All current and previous profiles can be accessed on the ICJIA’s website: http://www.icjia.state.il.us. This profile focuses on the Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (VMEG), which covers Vermilion County with an estimated total population of 8,625 in 2010. In 2010, 2 local police agencies participated in VMEG. This is the only narcotics unit serving Vermilion County. A participating agency is defined as one that contributes either personnel or financial resources to the task force. Eight officers and two support personnel were assigned to VMEG in 2010, four of the officers were assigned by participating agencies and four from the Illinois State Police (ISP).These officers are dedicated full-time to the task force and work out of a central task force office. Details: Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 47p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/VMEG_Aug2012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/VMEG_Aug2012.pdf Shelf Number: 126778 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |
Author: Adams, Sharyn Title: Collaborating to Fight Drug Crime: Multi-Jurisdictional Task Forces. Profile of the South Central Illinois Drug Task Force Summary: Drug task forces were developed to more efficiently and effectively fight proliferation of illicit drugs. Local police have jurisdictional restraints making it difficult to combat drug markets extending through multiple cities, and counties. Drug task forces work across jurisdictions and pool resources, knowledge, and personnel. MEGs and task forces are staffed by officers representing federal, state, county, and local police agencies. Drug task force officers work undercover, using confidential sources, to purchase drugs in order to gather the intelligence to make arrests. There are two kinds of drug task forces that operate in Illinois—metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and multi-jurisdictional drug task forces. MEGs have been in existence in Illinois since the 1970’s through the Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Act [30 ILCS 715/1]. MEG policy boards engage in an active, formal role in the management of operations. MEG policy boards are required to include an elected official and the chief law enforcement officer, or their designees, from each participating unit of government. An elected official from one of the participating agencies must be designated to act as financial officer of the MEG to receive operational funds. MEG operations are limited to the enforcement of drug laws and delineated weapons offenses and the investigation of street gang-related crimes. Multi-jurisdictional drug task forces began in the 1980’s using the organizational authority from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act [5 ILCS 220/1]. Task force policy boards are not governed by legislated structure or composition requirements or restricted by statute in their scope of operations. Periodically, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) profiles Illinois MEGs and task forces to provide a general overview of the drug crime problems in the various jurisdictions and share responses to these problems. These profiles can provide information to MEG and task force directors and policy board members to guide decision-making and the allocation of resources. All current and previous profiles can be accessed on the ICJIA’s website: http://www.icjia.state.il.us. This profile focuses on the South Central Illinois Drug Task Force (SCIDTF), which covers Bond, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, and Montgomery Counties with an estimated total population of 137,597 in 2010. In 2010, 2 local police agencies participated in SCIDTF. A participating agency is defined as one that contributes either personnel or financial resources to the task force. Seven officers and one office manager were assigned to SCIDTF in 2010, five of the officers were assigned by participating agencies and two from the Illinois State Police (ISP).These officers are dedicated full-time to the task force and work out of a central task force office. Details: Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed January 24, 2013 at: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/SCIDTF_112012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/megprofiles/SCIDTF_112012.pdf Shelf Number: 127375 Keywords: CollaborationDrug Abuse and CrimeDrug Enforcement (Illinois)Partnerships |