The City of Flagstaff hired LD Consulting to complete an assessment of the Flagstaff Police Department (FPD) vice crime related policies, procedures and practices, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Task Force Agreements, and audio and video recording procedures. The goal was to evaluate and improve operations as well as promote organizational transparency to the Flagstaff community. 

LD Consulting has submitted an assessment report including the following findings and recommendations.  

• Metro Narcotics Policy Review: Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force Metro Narcotics Policy is used for undercover operations as a supplemental to FPD policy manual.  There are no references to vice enforcement operations or prostitution investigations in the policy.  It was last revised in 2018 and policies are cross referenced to 2011 policies prior to the current Lexipol published policies.  Recommendations include the addition of vice and prostitution investigation policies and procedures to conform with generally accepted practices as referenced in Section B of the report if the department will engage in such investigations or create Mutual Aid Agreement(s) with neighboring agencies if FPD will request others conduct such investigations and revise cross references with current applicable sections of the FPD policy manual.
• Flagstaff Police Department Policy Manual Review: A review of the FPD policy manual for 2019 and revised in 2022 found no policies regarding vice or prostitution investigations. Recommendations include a revision of the FPD policy manual for vice and prostitution investigations to conform to generally accepted practices. There are examples included in Section B of the report. 
• MOU and Task Force Agreements Review: Reviewed 16 documents between the FPD and other agencies for relevance to an MOU or policy in effect in July 2019 regarding vice or prostitution investigations.  There is no mention of human trafficking or prostitution in either agreement as both pertain to reimbursement. The MOU between FPD and FBI dated 2013 mentions human trafficking, but the FBI was not involved in the investigation. There were no recommendations included on this item. 
• Video/Audio Policy Procedure Review:  A review of Metro Unit policy determined there were several references to audio and video recordings but there is no clear procedure for capturing or storing the audio or video for undercover operations.  A review of FPD policy manual includes property and evidence and digital evidence recorded by officers.  Evidence.com is referenced for Taser, Unmanned Aerial System, and Body Worn Cameras, but does not provide procedures for downloading undercover audio / video into the system.  Recommendations include a revision of policies to include reference to evidence.com for undercover audio / video procedures into the Metro Unit policy and FPD policy manual.