Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Renewed focus on mental health in the community and how officers can improve responses to challenging situations. FWPD works with mental health service providers to initiate contact with and assist individuals withmental health issues who display dangerous behaviors. The Department is exploring the possibility of creating a Mobile Mental Health Unit to better serve these individuals. Added recruit classes to include maximizing lateral classes in order to reach the goal of 100% staffing (see page 169). As of 2/24/2017, there are 130 recruits in the Police Academy. New wellness-based training programs for personnel including Emotional Survival classes for police officers.
Maximized the use of the new Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex by bringing nationally recognized training to the region. Featured training opportunities includes an indoor firing range with a 50- yard tactical range, 25-yard tactical range, 100-yard rifle range, a small 25-year range for individual training, a 30,000 square foot indoor tactical training mock village that simulates a city streetscape, a school, a bank, a residential building, a gas station, an office, and an apartment. Opened a new Air Support facility at Meacham International Airport. This structure replaced a dilapidated building located at 1400 Nixon Street and represents a major advancement for Police Air Operations in Fort Worth from a facility modernization and efficiency improvement. Purchased land and began the design of a new Sixth Patrol Division facility in north Fort Worth (see page 47 and 121).
Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex
Heliport Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Deployed new technology including body cameras, a crime data dashboard for internal personnel, mobile data computer upgrades in patrol vehicles, a new driving simulator, and currently testing public service kiosks (see page 66). o The public service kiosks will allow citizens to obtain copies of police offense reports and other police services without visiting the Records Division.
Driving Simulator
Mobile Data Computer
Introduction
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