Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Temporary Property
and Evidence
Storage Lockers. The FWPD should consider the deployment of temporary property and evidence storage lockers at various police stations throughout the city, particularly the furthermost stations from the centralized property and evidence facility. While the current property and evidence building is in close proximity to Central and East Patrol Divisions, areas deep in the South, West and North Divisions can add an hour to a patrol call. Although this recommendation would require additional non-sworn property control technicians to have to pick up property and evidence on a daily basis, this strategy has several advantages. It allows the department to provide quality service at a lower cost, as the cost of a non-sworn staff member is typically less than that of a sworn one. It frees up time for sworn officers to perform essential patrol and other related tasks. It also takes advantage of non-sworn staff, who often have skills that are more appropriate for the immediate task. Shorten Investigative Report Time. The FWPD should consider shortening the time when investigative reports must be completed to within a 30 to 45 day timeframe. Move Program Support Division to ASC. The FWPD should move the Program Support Division to the Administration Support Command. The move would streamline information and coordinate or consolidate similar functions. The Program Support Division manager should report directly to the Administration Support Command’s police assistant director. Assign Communications and Training to Operational Command. The FWPD should assign the Communication and Training Divisions to the Operational Command. The Background Unit, Recruiting Unit, and Explorer Program could then be reassigned under the command of the Training Division with their respective sergeants reporting to a Training Division lieutenant instead of a deputy chief.
Disagree (chain of custody concerns)
Finance/ Personnel
High
No
N/A
Disagree, already do 45 days
Finance/ Personnel
High
No
N/A
No Funding Needed
Finance/ Personnel
High
Agree
Yes
No Funding Needed
Finance/ Personnel
High
Agree
Yes
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