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Recommendation No. 34: The department must attract its best officers to the Field Training Officer (FTO) program. Recommendation No. 35: Academy and FTO training should contain a strong ethics component that instills the values of the department in every potential officer. Recommendation No. 36: In-service training represents several opportunities that need to be capitalized upon by the department and publicized widely to personnel. Recommendation No. 37: In-service training should have two tracks, compulsory and optional. Recommendation No. 38: The department should seek leadership, management, and supervisory training opportunities to enhance and build from that training mandated by the state. Recommendation No. 39: The department should seek the assistance of corporate, university, and professional law enforcement trainers in building their command staff and instilling leadership in their officers. Recommendation No. 40: The placement of the crime analysis function is sufficienb however, the EPD should continue to monitor the function to ensure a strong connection is fostered with patrol, where timely receipt of crime analysis information is also vital. Recommendation No. 41: The EPD should reorganize organizational responsibility for both the Internal Affairs (IA) and public information functions to directly report to the Office of the Chief. Recommendation No. 42: Roll call should be better used to communicate information between the executive and line staff within the department. Recommendation No. 43: The potential of holding periodic meetings for the chief, other city officials, the line officers, and support staff should be explored. Recommendation No. 44: The effectiveness and quality of the command staff should be increased on a continual basis. Recommendation No. 45: The department should utilize a watch commander at the rank of lieutenant during late night hours. Recommendation No. 46: Sergeants need to spend more time on the street observing, supervising, and developing their subordinates. vii