Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Rotate Narcotics Teams and Task Force Assignments. The FWPD should consider a review of duty assignments particularly among task force and tactical narcotics teams to ensure that periodic rotations are occurring. Proactive corruption prevention measures such as rotation of duty assignments in areas of vulnerability should be part of any agency’s prevention strategy. Warrant Access to Patrol/Specialized Units. The FWPD should devise a process allowing patrol and other specialized unit officer’s access to FWPD warrants for potential warrant service. But, this service needs to be coordinated and communicated with the Fugitive Unit to ensure there is no duplication of effort, lack of documentation regarding attempted warrant service, or necessary background information required for the service. Transition to Civilian Crime Scene Technicians. The FWPD should consider transitioning to civilian crime scene technicians as a professional and cost- effective staffing approach. Law enforcement agencies across the country have used specially trained and educated civilian personnel to process crime scenes and analyze evidence. This transition can occur as vacancies become available through sworn officer attrition. Add Sergeant Position to Digital Forensic Lab. The department should consider funding a dedicated sergeant position assigned to the Digital Forensic Lab. The growing workload demand, coupled with the increasingly technical/specialized experience and advanced training that the position requires, suggests that the unit needs a dedicated supervisor position. Add Two Civilian Examiners to Digital Forensics Lab. The department should consider funding two civilian examiners in an effort to reduce the growing backlog of items that need processing. These non-sworn positions are a cost-effective way to assist the sworn examiners in handling non- evidentiary tasks in the lab. As the workload continues to grow, the staff must grow to keep pace with rapidly growing technology- based workload needs.
No Funding Needed
High
Agree
Ongoing
Support
Under Review
No Funding Needed
High
Agree
Support
High
Agree
No
N/A
Support
Reallocated existing resources
High
Agree
Yes
Support
General Fund
High
Agree
Yes
Support
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