Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Firearms/Toolmarks
Latent Prints
Texas Forensic Science Commission In 2015, the Texas Legislature passed a law that requires all forensic analysts to possess licenses beginning January 1, 2019. Licensing qualifications include successfully completing education requirements, specific coursework and experience, and successful completion of an examination and proficiency testing. FWPD Forensic Scientists in the Crime Lab earned accreditation in the following areas:
Controlled Substances
Blood Alcohol Biology/DNA
Firearms/Tool marks Property and Records Management Division
The Property/Records Management Division maintains records created by departmental personnel, reports quaterly, mid-year, and annual city crime data to the State, maintains evidence and property collected by officers, and verifies warrant information. The Division provides training to members of the department for administrative procedures such as Property and Evidence packaging, detective case management, and reporting procedures. The Data Reporting Unit (DRU) a divisional subunit, receives phone calls from citizens who report crimes over the phone. The Property/Records Management Section is responsible for maintaining evidence and property, processing all requests for police reports, maintaining departmental records, and processing accident reports sent electronically to the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT). The Property and Records Management Division is working to obtain public service kiosks and place these in City facilities to make police and/or accident report requests and retrieval convenient for citizens.
Records Office
Bureau Overview and Goals
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