Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Add Office Assistant to North Division. The department should consider filling the vacant civilian office assistant position to handle the unit’s administrative tasks. This will avoid sworn staff from conducting routine tasks better suited for a civilian position maximizing efficiencies and focusing their efforts on criminal investigations. Examine Call Intake Process. The FWPD should closely examine the Communication Division’s process of how calls for service are transitioned from the call taker to the dispatcher to the officer to eliminate delays and enhance efficiency. Move Crime Prevention Specialists to Patrol Divisions. The FWPD should consider moving the five civilian crime prevention specialists under the command of their respective patrol division captains. It is the patrol division captain who is responsible for their division, and creating bureaucracy between crime prevention specialist and the end user, the patrol division, is an unnecessary barrier. Jail Operations Maintain Minimum Six Sergeants. Jail Operations should have a minimum staffing level of six sergeants at all times. Six sergeants is the absolute minimum needed to ensure 24/7 coverage based on the operation’s current four-day/ten-hour shift In addition, sergeants typically have more accrued leave than patrol officers and consequently are less available for duties. Establish Real Time Crime Center. The department should consider the establishment of a Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), which would provide a centralized technology-based information center for the agency. The RTCC would have 24/7 capability and be staffed with civilian analysts to provide officers and detectives across the department with instant information. Better Utilize the Records Management System (RMS). The FWPD should better utilize their RMS case management system to capture solvability factors and investigative efforts, including hours worked and consistent case notes. Utilizing a case management system with investigative time notations allows the department to more accurately identify resource needs and allocation.
General Fund
Moderate
Agree
Yes
Patrol
No Funding Needed
High
Agree
Yes
Support
No Funding Needed
High
Agree
Yes
Support
No Funding Needed
High
Agree
Yes
Support
COPS Grant, Asset Forfeiture
High
Agree
Yes
Support
No Funding Needed
High
Agree
Yes
Support
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