Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
thoughtful resolutions to any specific issues. Officers also provide explanations about the role of the FWPD and law enforcement overall. The explanation helps citizens understand more about what police officers face every day on the job and how we can relate to one another as everyone is human. In the workshops, presenters formulate scenarios based on what the groups concerns are such as simulating a traffic stop. Attendees are asked to participate in a mock traffic stop with chairs set up in a room. Different scenarios are conducted including where one or more people are in the car and are asked to reach for something under their chair without knowing what it is, which is what police officers experience when a person they have stopped reaches for an item in the vehicle. The FWBPOA was recently asked to provide guidance to a local high school dealing with students that were planning to retaliate against a patrol officer since they thought the officer was profiling them. The FWPBOA provided the students and administrators with intervention tools to openly discuss their frustrations and it resulted in a successful resolution. It was so successful that the school invited FWPBOA back to do a presentation to the entire school. The presentations and workshops emphasize that when stopped by a police officer, do not take it as an opportunity to argue or yell at the officer and that the car or street is not a courtroom. Instead, complying with the officer using the following do’s and don’ts is critical at all times.
Keep your hands where the police can see them
Please….do not run
Do not touch police officer
Do not resist even if you believe you are innocent Do not complain too strongly on the scene or tell the police they’re wrong Ask for a lawyer immediately if arrested Record officer’s badge numbers and patrol car numbers Try to find witnesses and their names and phone numbers
Routine Traffic Stop
Police Chief’s Advisory Board The Police Chief’s Advisory Board is a group of community members meets monthly to discuss issues within the department and within the community. The members make recommendations on how the department can better serve the community to be able to foster an improved police/community partnership. Success Through Respect Program The Success Through Respect program was originally aimed at high school aged youth to educate them on how to respond when approached by the police so that both sides can experience a successful outcome. Though the Success Through Respect program was created to bridge the gap of communication between the department and the public, the
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