Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Chief, Department of Public Safety, City of Las Vegas — our city jail, deputy city marshals and animal protection services. Previously, a Captain with the Vallejo Police Department (VPD) employed for 22 years. Prior to that, worked for Customs Border Protection (CBP) as a Border Patrol Agent in Calexico, California for 3 years. During my late years with VPD, privileged to lead our courageous cops in our Operations Bureau, Community Services Section, and Emergency Services Unit (ESU Commander). Also, a Reserve Military Special Agent with the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS). Served in a variety of assignments, including Operations Bureau Captain, Investigations Bureau Captain, Patrol, Admin Lieutenant, Patrol Watch Commander, Major Case Section, Investigations, Crime Suppression Unit, Narcotics Team, DEA Task Force – Oakland, FBI Safe Streets Solano County Violent Gang Task Force, SWAT, ESU Commander, FTO Manager & FTO, Internal Affairs, and Bike Patrol Sergeant. Obtained a Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) degree in Criminology, Law, and Society from the University of California, Irvine. Research interests included evidence-based policing, cognitive interviewing, employee health & wellness, artificial intelligence in law enforcement, virtual reality training, license plate readers, body-worn cameras, and the affect it has on our police. Priorities are my family & leading our courageous men and women. In my remaining spare time, contribute as President of the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing (ASEBP), National Policing Institute Executive Fellow, Futures Policing Fellow, NIJ LEADS scholar alumnus, and Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) Member. PERF's Senior Management Institute of Policing (SMIP) class #68, and California POST Command College #67 https://twitter.com/jasonpotts562 Instagram @clvdps_chiefjasonpotts https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Safety www.jasonpottsconsulting.com
Public Safety Director / Chief for the City of Las Vegas - Department of Public Safety. Annual Reports: 2022- https://files.lasvegasnevada.gov/public-safety/2022_DPS-Annual-Report.pdf 2023 - https://issuu.com/docs/7d4f3cd28edf74afe8880a9656f55fda 2024 - https://issuu.com/docs/5b7689b62ec0ca86b8b6c43d367db997?fr=sN2UwYjg0MTkzOTQ ICAT Training - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-WEMH_h0Pk
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President and Executive Board Member of the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing
Protective Service Operations Internal Coast Guard Investigations External Investigations
Operations and Investigations Bureau Captain. I also led the Emergency Services Unit, Community Services and Youth Services Section.
Police Officer at the City of Vallejo after graduating from the Oakland Police Academy - class#149.
Administrative Lieutenant / Patrol Watch Commander – Manager of the field training program, youth services section, special projects, and day to day staffing. Daily Watch Commander for part of our patrol swing shift. Researched and implemented a new paperless field training program that has assisted us in being more data driven in our field training efforts - resulting in a lower attrition rate for police trainees compared to previous years. • We conducted a 34-day randomized control trial in partnership with BetaGov, a research organization from NYU to target, test, and track the effectiveness of flashing police blue and red lights on the effectiveness of theft from autos and auto theft deterrence in a large shopping center. Result: There was a trend towards significance for the total crimes by condition, and significantly fewer auto thefts for the lights on condition. Total auto crimes - 6 lights on vs. 12 lights off. Total auto thefts - 0 lights on vs 4 lights off. • We tested and evaluated data with a multitude of interventions (GPS bait, crime prevention flyers, unoccupied patrol cars and extra focused patrol) aimed at deterring auto burglary during the holiday season – in partnership with BetaGov. Result: This problem oriented policing project and deterrence campaign coined "Hide it Lock it Take it" resulted in a 40% drop in auto burglaries from the same time period the year before (2016-2017). This drop was significant as the number of car burglaries in 2017 leading up to the interventions were greater than 2016 by 25%.