▁are ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁Br at ton ' s ▁compreh ensive , ▁interactive ▁management ▁strategy : ▁en han cing ▁account ability ▁by ▁providing ▁local ▁command ers ▁with ▁considerable ▁dis cret ion ▁and ▁resources . ▁The ▁program ▁also ▁ens ures ▁that ▁prec inct ▁command ers ▁remain ▁aware ▁of ▁crime ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁conditions ▁within ▁their ▁areas ▁of ▁responsibility . ▁By ▁meeting ▁frequently ▁and ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁department ' s ▁ten ▁crime ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁strateg ies , ▁the ▁initi atives ▁are ▁fully ▁implemented ▁throughout ▁the ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁P rec inct ▁and ▁other ▁oper ational ▁unit ▁command ers ▁use ▁this ▁forum ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁top ▁execut ives ▁and ▁other ▁command ers , ▁sharing ▁the ▁problems ▁they ▁face ▁and ▁successful ▁crime ▁reduction ▁tact ics . ▁The ▁process ▁allows ▁top ▁execut ives ▁to ▁monitor ▁issues ▁and ▁activities ▁within ▁prec inct s ▁and ▁oper ational ▁units , ▁evalu ating ▁the ▁skills ▁and ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁middle ▁man agers . ▁By ▁keeping ▁ab re ast ▁of ▁situations ▁" on ▁the ▁ground ," ▁department al ▁leaders ▁can ▁properly ▁allocate ▁resources ▁to ▁most ▁effectively ▁reduce ▁crime ▁and ▁improve ▁police ▁performance . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁week ly ▁Comp Stat ▁report ▁and ▁crime ▁strategy ▁meet ings ▁do ▁not ▁focus ▁simply ▁on ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁major ▁cr imes ▁compr ising ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁Un iform ▁Crime ▁Re ports ▁( U CR ) ▁Index , ▁but ▁also ▁capture ▁data ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁shooting ▁inc idents