Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Pillar Two: Policy and Oversight – Policies must reflect community values. Law enforcement agencies should collaborate with community members to develop policies and strategies for deploying resources that aim to reduce crime by improving relationships, increasing engagement, and fostering cooperation. Pillar Three: Technology and Social Media – The use of technology can improve policing practices and build community trust and legitimacy, but its implementation must be built on a defined policy framework with its purposes and goals clearly delineated. Law enforcement agencies should adopt model policies and best practices for technology-based community engagement that increases community trust and access. Pillar Four: Community Policing and Crime Reduction – Community policing emphasizes working with neighborhood residents to co-produce public safety. Law enforcement agencies should work with community residents to identify problems and collaborate on implementing solutions that produce meaningful results for the community. Pillar Five: Training and Education – Today’s line officers and leaders must be trained and capable to address a wide variety of challenges including international terrorism, evolving technologies, rising immigration, changing laws, new cultural mores, and a growing mental health crisis. Pillar Six: Officer Wellness and Safety – Law enforcement agencies should promote wellness and safety at every level of the organization. The tenets or pillars listed above needed to implement the 21 st Century Policing Initiative are included in training materials for police recruits and promotional exams for existing police officers. The 21 st Century Policing Initiative document is now required reading material for officers of all ranks seeking promotion beyond entry level. In the case of deputy and assistant chief appointed positions, applicants are required to explain their understanding of the document, policing philosophies, and how they relate to the 21 st Century Policing Initiative. National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice
The National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice is a three-year program initiated in six pilot cities around the United States. Fort Worth earned selection as one of the pilot cities in March 2015. The other five pilot cities include Birmingham, Alabama; Gary, Indiana; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Stockton, California. The mission of the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice is to improve relationships and increase trust between communities and the criminal justice system. It also aims to advance the public and scholarly understandings of the issues contributing to those relationships.
The program is funded through the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York with a $4.75 million grant from the U.S. Department
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