Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Recent Major Accomplishments As part of the planning process, the FWPD acknowledges the following crime prevention, operational, community programs, and technological successes and improvements that occurred over recent months. It is important to acknowledge where the department has been, our history, in order to prepare for the future. FWPD will continue to build upon the following successes as growth in the city and demand for police services increases. Fort Worth experienced a 1.3%decrease in crime offenses in 2016 compared to 2015, and a 20.9% crime rate reduction since 2012 (see page 14). FWPD implemented recommendations in the President’s Task Force on 21 st Century Policing Report (see page 78). Fort Worth became one of six cities participating in the U.S. Department of Justice- National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice (see page 79). The Department began a focused deterrence program to concentrate on individuals committing specific crimes. The Department updated policies requiring uniformed personnel to wear body cameras and vests. Created a Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) that provides support to officers in the field (see page 148). o To increase efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability, it is critical that the department conduct periodic audits to ensure departmentally mandated inspections are done on time and reflect adherence to policies. Moreover, policy compliance reviews are paramount to qualifying for and maintaining Recognition through the Texas Police Chief Association (TPCA) and, in the near future, meeting the intensive standards for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Examples of the audit functions includes quarterly driver’s license checks and queries in the National Crime Information Center/Texas Crime Information Center (NCIC/TCIC) on officers, as well as frequent/blind body camera/in-car video audit schedules. Property and Evidence audits quarterly, with a yearly inventory Use of Force audit and evaluation Racial profiling audits Quality Assurance and reports control, including cases management audits Data intrusion audits and logs Created a Council District Crime Report tool that allows Councilmembers to query crime statistics within their respective districts, or citywide. Members of the department established a Police Athletic League (PAL) to proactively engage city youth. The program initially includes boxing and basketball (see page 150). Body Camera Real Time Crime Center Created a multi-layered audit function to review personnel to ensure professionalism and transparency within the department and community.
Introduction
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