Adam Noto

• Assigned to San Jose Police Department's Narcotic and Covert Investigations Unit (NCI) and then Covert Response Unit (CRU)
• Job duties included conducting investigations into the sale of narcotics with a team of 12 police officers, 2 sergeants, and 1 lieutenant
• Worked in an undercover capacity
• Surveilled suspects of crimes for extended periods of time to establish patterns
• Conducted investigations and operations to apprehend wanted offenders

Head of Santa Clara County Gang Task Force

• Chair monthly meetings with gang investigators throughout the bay area to share crime trends and officer safety information
• Conduct quarterly field operations with gang investigators to ensure community safety at large gatherings (Operations have included Cinco De Mayo celebrations, Gilroy Garlic Festival, San Francisco 49er games, assisting in specific gang round ups to assist in solving a crime, Light Rail Enforcement)

• Senior instructor at the Santa Clara County Sheriff Justice Training Center
• STC Certified Instructor
• Evaluated students' performance and issued progress reports.
• Prepared course objectives to follow school's curriculum standards established by school and state.
• Developed, chaired, and lead instructor for the Santa Clara County Probation Department's Inaugural Field Training Officer Program (FTO) (40 hours and 24 hours)
• Classes currently taught at the academy:

Criminal Street Gangs (8 hours)

Advanced Officer Safety (24 hours)

Search and Seizure (8 hours)

Safe Field Tactics (4 hours)

Personal Safety off duty (2 hours)

• Assignments have included: High Risk Offender (current assignment), General Supervision, Electronic Monitoring, Sex Offender, Youthful violent offenders, Assessment, Quality Systems
• Supervised adult offenders to monitor compliance with court ordered conditions.
• Offered transitional services for program offenders, including referral to appropriate community agencies and organizations.
• Recommended probation conditions to court, including drug treatment, vocational rehabilitation and mental health programs.
• Referred offenders to appropriate community agencies to complete services in compliance with court orders.
• Developed professional relationships with offenders through home, school, detention and community visits.
• Counseled adult felony offenders with legal, substance abuse, mental health, employment and personal problems.
• Checked residential probationers for adherence to curfew and compliance with rules.
• Arrested and transported probationers and parolees in violation to ensure compliance with court protocol.
• Assisted probationers with resolving housing, employment and social services problems.
• Gathered social and legal data on each probationer and verified details.
• Developed offender case plans based on analysis of criminogenic needs of parolees.
• Conducted Audits, evaluated data, and created reports for executive management

• Supervised 15 high risk offenders in an open facility (Camp Glenwood)
• Coached basketball, softball, volleyball
• San Mateo County Gang Task Force Participant