Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
The upcoming section of this plan, Part 6: Goals and Action Items, provides details on initial recommendations relating to FWPD participation in the National Initiative. In 2016, the department began providing training classes for the Procedural Justice Pillar and additional classes in the remainder of 2016 through 2017 are scheduled. Racial Reconciliation and Implicit Bias classes are among those planned, and five permanent trainers are dedicated to teaching National Initiative classes. Drug Market Initiative (DMI) The Drug Market Initiative portion of the National Initiative is an innovative, strategy-based method for addressing overt narcotic markets and building community stabilization. The DMI implementation guide stresses the importance of selecting an operational area based upon concrete data analysis. In February 2016, crime analysts completed a hotspot analysis overlay of violent crimes, narcotics complaints, and narcotics related arrests. The analysis results helped to select and define the initial target area. While maintaining the integrity of the operational area is important, it is also noteworthy that minor alterations to the operational area may occur based upon implementation needs. 3-E Action Plan In an effort to address concerns of equity and equality within the department and in the community, FWPD worked with the Community Leadership Coalition and Black, Tan, and Brown Caucus to begin the process of improving relationships. The group desired to create a more inclusive community, especially for those who are disenfranchised and are currently under disadvantaged circumstances. In 2014, FWPD initiated the 3-E (Equity, Equality, Everyone) Action Plan to address numerous concerns raised by prominent members of the community regarding the method and delivery of police services, critical incident management, and the desire of the community to observe improvements in police professionalism. The 3-E Action Plan addresses the following issues: Police response to critical police incidents The development of a FWPD plan for increasing and respecting diversity within the department The intent of action items associated with each of these concerns are building stronger relationships in the community and improving professionalism within FWPD. The Chief of Police and other critical staff members have changed since the plan was developed. However, the new staff is nonetheless responsible for implementing all listed action items in an effort to provide the highest-quality service to Fort Worth residents and in promoting a fair and equitable work environment for all FWPD employees. The new members of police administration already increased the frequency of open community forums to have more honest conversations and dialogue with the community on their relationship with the Police Department. These events increase transparency and make FWPD vulnerable, but allow members of the department and community to address both perceived and actual problems within the community. These efforts promote recruitment in volunteer programs such as CODE Blue, Ministers Against Crime (MAC), and Police encounters with citizens
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