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About
the Hawthorne Police Department
The Hawthorne
Police Department has been serving the City of Hawthorne since 1922, over 78 years of service. The Hawthorne Police Department
consists of 96 sworn officers, 46 civilians, 6 part-time Reserve Officers and 15 explorers.
The Patrol
Bureau is under the direction of the Operations Division Captain. There are four Lieutenants who act as Watch Commanders,
and six Sergeants who are field supervisors. Current staffing in the Patrol is 37 patrol officers, four K-9 officers with
dogs, and five civilian Police Service Officers who man the front desk. The jail is staffed with civilian jailers and is supervised
by the on-duty Watch Commander.
The Detective
Bureau of the Hawthorne Police department is responsible for investigation of all felony crimes/complaints, and select-misdemeanor
crimes/complaints. A Lieutenant, three Sergeants, and sixteen investigators staff the Detective Bureau. The Bureau is divided
into three sections - Adult crimes, Juvenile Crimes, and Narcotics. The Adult Crimes section is further broken down into specific
crime types, as shown in the organization chart.
The Traffic
Bureau is currently staffed with one sergeant, one accident investigator, and five motorcycle officers. These sworn officers
are supported by the efforts of one Traffic Service Specialist and ten Parking Enforcement Officers. In 2005, there were 278
documented injury traffic accidents, and 349 documented non-injury traffic accidents. Two of the accidents resulted in a death.
222 of the documented accidents were hit and runs. 15,578 moving violations were issued along with 35,391 parking citations.
275 arrests of DUI drivers also occurred.
The Narcotics
Units of the Hawthorne Police Department is responsible for investigating and interdicting the importation of illegal drugs
in the City of Hawthorne and assisting prosecuting agencies in preparing successful narcotics cases for court. The Unit Prepares
narcotic-related civil and criminal forfeiture cases involving illegal profits derived from drug transactions. The Narcotics
Unit is responsible for all narcotic related arrests and investigations regarding any reported drug activity within the City
of Hawthorne. Most investigations are either self initiated by the unit or initiated by information supplied by citizens of
the community. The Narcotics Unit is comprised of one Police Sergeant, three Narcotic Investigators and one narcotics trained
K-9 named “Heidi.”
Source:
cityofhawthorne.com
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Joseph
Anthony Travers is a graduate of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Academy and a former Hawthorne Police Department
(California) police officer. Joseph Travers is the author of Introduction to Private Investigation.
According
to the description of Introduction to Private
Investigation it “is designed to provide the essential knowledge and procedures needed to operate successfully
as a private investigator. It is both an instructional textbook for those individuals desiring a career as a private investigator,
and a resource manual that can be an invaluable tool for later reference. The approach is a direct, concise style, which facilitates
comprehension by novices as well as experienced private investigators, and makes possible competent and professional performance
of all types of private investigation.
The purpose
for writing this book is to fill the existing need within the field for a precise comprehensive text detailing the development
of skills necessary for professional investigative work. In addition, there is a lack of recent, up-to-date textbooks currently
available to individuals wishing to learn about private investigation. Introduction to Private Investigation will help fill
this void. This easy-to-read textbook for investigators is filled with practical information and stories that will provide
extremely valuable training.
One unique
attribute of the book is its commitment to the practice of private investigation in the private business sector as well as
the public sector. Another notable quality is its concern with both the portrayal of private investigation as a legitimate
professional discipline and the subsequent degradation of the popular, media propagated misconceptions of private investigators.
Two new chapters have been added in this second edition, “Criminal Defense Investigation” and “Bioethics,
Investigation, and the Occult,” due to a complete lack of material for each subject pertaining to Professional Investigation.
It will enable the professional investigator or apprentice to sharpen the skills they use every day.
Be
it undercover, surveillance, interviewing, case preparation, or courtroom testimony, even the most seasoned veterans understand
the need to be on top of their game in order to provide clients with the best possible results. This book will help you accomplish
that understanding. It will provide you with the basic skills, knowledge and required tools before you go into battle with
the Scales of Justice. Because the truth never changes. It is “the same, yesterday, today and forever.”
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