Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
5. Citizen Police Academy: An academy where volunteers learn how the Fort Worth Police Department operates. 6. Spanish Citizens Police Academy: An academy where volunteers learn how the Fort Worth Police Department operates. 7. Teen Police Academy: An academy where teen volunteers learn how the Fort Worth Police Department operates. 8. Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association: An association created for the graduates of the Citizen Police Academy. 9. Clergy and Police Alliance (CAPA) and Ministers against Crime (MAC): A coalition of clergy from every faith and denomination who work in partnership with the Fort Worth Police Department. One of the best deterrents to crime is the watchfulness of Fort Worth’s residents. The Crime Watch program functions when neighbors demonstrate willingness to watch out for their fellow neighbors. This program enables citizens to help fight against crime and reduces their risk of being a victim. Neighborhood policing by citizens, together with Neighborhood Police Officers (NPOs), creates a greater sense of security and well-being. The Business Watch functions like Crime Watch as it focuses on hardening businesses against crimes. Recovering Accessories and Property ID System (RAPIDS) RAPIDS, a citizen’s burglary deterrent program for use in homes, vehicles, and businesses, involves the marking of property with an identifying number as a means of discouraging burglary and theft. RAPIDS labels valuables with the resident’s Texas Driver’s License number or Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) in a barcode format to allow the tracing of and identification of property. Security Surveys A representative of the Police Department will come out and conduct a survey of a resident’s home or business free of charge. They provide suggestions on how to make the home or business less attractive to a criminal. Neighborhood Investment Strategy The Fort Worth Police Department has many programs designed to improve the community, One of a Neighborhood Police Officer’s (NPO) primary tasks is to work with citizens to address quality of life issues to help improve the community. The FWPD established partnerships with other city departments, through NPOs, to clean up and improve communities. Once an NPO discovers a quality of life issue or it is brought to their attention, they contact the applicable/specific city department(s) and work with them until the Fort Worth Crime Watch Sign Neighborhood Crime Watch/Business Crime Watch
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