Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Community Engagement and Program Handbook
Community Programs The Fort Worth Police Department works toward building relationships and safer communities through a variety of community programs. These programs make personal contacts and connections with neighborhood residents, community groups, and businesses. The programs listed below such as CODE Blue, MAC, CAPA, and Citizens on Patrol are at the foundation of FWPD’s community policing efforts. It is partnerships and programs such as these that has given the Department and the City of Fort Worth the reputation as a leader in community policing. Without such great partners, the Department would not be able to maintain one of the lowest crime rates of any major city. The following pages provides a comprehensive overview of FWPD’s programs.
Code Blue The Code Blue program is an innovative program in which police officers and residents work together to assist in crime prevention and intervention. As part of the City’s first community policing initiative, CODE BLUE has been instrumental in the significant reduction of serious crimes. The mission of Code Blue is to make Fort Worth’s neighborhoods safer by building a working partnership between the citizens of Fort Worth and the FWPD to actively reduce criminal activity and promote crime prevention measures.
Code Blue Golf Event
The Code Blue Program consists of the following nine groups:
1. Citizens on Patrol: Volunteers learn a variety of police related topics to gain a basic understanding of how the Department runs on a daily basis. They also learn how to be the eyes and ears for the Department in and around their neighborhoods to report suspicious activities. 2. Spanish Citizens on Patrol: This group attends all the same classes as Citizens on Patrol, but the topics are taught in Spanish. 3. Code Blue at the School Program: Volunteers patrol outside elementary schools reporting suspicious behavior in the area.
4. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT): CERT volunteers receive training in basic skills so they can help respond to their community’s immediate needs in the aftermath of a major disaster, when emergency services are not immediately available.
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