Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
conducted and that timely appropriate action will be taken predicated on the objective results of the investigation.
Accomplished:
The Chief of Police has responded and will continue to respond to public concerns involving critical police incidents through open communication, ensuring that investigations are thorough and objective, and by publicizing the results of such investigations upon conclusion and to the extent that such publication does not compromise nor unduly prejudice pending legal action. Police discipline and arbitrations are public, and posted accordingly. “On-officer camera systems” are the future of policing. The Chief’s goal is to have the majority of the uniformed officers equipped and trained in this technology in the next year. This will increase transparency and build stronger trust within the communities we serve. The Fort Worth Police Department has 1,150 body cameras with another 150 being delivered by the end of September 2017. The Chief will have a complete audit/review of the police department’s Use of Force policy by an independent auditing or research firm, like the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) conducted an independent study of the department’s use of force policy and practices in 2014. In addition, the departmental Use of Force Coordinator reviews every UOF report for compliance with departmental policy and Federal Case Law. During review, the coordinator tracks departmental UOF trends in order to prepare progressive curriculum that mitigates future liability. The UOF coordinator also is responsible for monitoring national trends to ensure that the department follows best practice guidelines for UOF training. In 2016, the department created a 10-hour scenario based training day for all force options-CT, Baton, Taser, and Pepper Spray, that exemplifies best practices and tests the students’ knowledge of both Federal Case Law and departmental General Orders. The scenarios mimic events noted through review of internal Blue Team reports and prominent national scenarios as portrayed in the media, or as released by other police agencies. In FY17, FWPD will retrain all sworn officers in contemporary use of force, de-escalation, and mobile field force (crowd control) tactics. Accomplished: Accomplished:
Police plan for increasing and respecting Diversity within the Fort Worth Police Department
The Chief of Police will achieve the following:
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