Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Goal 3: Continuously build relationships with diverse populations within the City of Fort Worth to create and expand the future recruiting base. Experts and police officers say, a force that racially and ethnically reflects the population of the community can improve relations between police and residents, dispel mistrust, and communicate more effectively. Creating an ethnically and racially diverse police force, part of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, will result in a multi-cultured Department that better understands and connects with the diverse issues in a community, and is more effective at policing.
City Expectations/ FWPD Initiative
Responsible Party - Lead
Funding Status
Action Items
Timeline
Create an annual list of at least five diverse events for the department to participate. Engage with organizations, i.e., Women in Law Enforcement, Leadership Inventory for Female Executives (LIFE), Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT), etc.
Recruiting Lieutenant Recruiting Lieutenant Recruiting Lieutenant Recruiting Lieutenant Recruiting Lieutenant Recruiting Lieutenant
No Funding Needed No Funding Needed No Funding Needed No Funding Needed No Funding Needed No Funding Needed
3.1
Annual
4 / B, C
3.2
Annual
4 / A, B, C
3.3
Engage with local school districts and local colleges quarterly.
Quarterly
4 / A, B
Engage with youth communities at every FWPD youth function and receive at least 10 contact cards from youth per event.
3.4
Ongoing
4 / A, B
3.5
Actively recruit in minority communities at every meeting/function.
Ongoing
4 / A, B
3.6
Attend at least one NPO meeting per month/recruiter.
Monthly
4 / A, B, C
Goal 4: Represent the population that the Fort Worth Police Department serves. It is critical that the Department pursue the goal of achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of the community it serves. The action items below reflect a comprehensive plan to meet that goal. Fort Worth is a diverse city, and a police force that is representative of its community can better serve with understanding, transparency, and improve communication.
City Expectations/ FWPD Initiative
Responsible Party - Lead
Funding Status
Action Items
Timeline
No Funding Needed No Funding Needed
4.1 Create a Diversity Journey Plan to increase diversity over the next five years.
Training Captain
FY21
4 / B, C
4.2 Increase the number of diverse recruits graduated.
Training Captain
Annual
4 / B, C
Strategic Directions Goals and Action Items
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