Crime Lab Granted Access to CODIS Database
FWPD’s Crime Lab was granted access to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) in December. CODIS is a national database of DNA records that is used to search crime scene samples against convicted offenders and evidence from other crimes to provide investigative leads. Of the first nine DNA profiles entered into the CODIS system, the Crime Lab obtained two hits on a burglary case and one hit on a robbery case.
Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative Targets Gun Violence FWPD partnered with the Safe City Commission, federal law enforcement agencies, and local non- profit organizations to bring the Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) program to Fort Worth. The program is designed to create safer neighborhoods and to reduce gun and gang violence by employing research-driven, intelligence-led, and problem-solving techniques. The initiative is funded through the Department of Justice Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program competitive grant. Fort Worth Police Department received a total grant award of $137,861 for enforcement overtime, training, equipment, and software. In 2014, PSN was implemented in communities in south and east Fort Worth with high crime and concentration of violent criminal offenders. The PSN multi-disciplinary partnership is known as the Criminal Incident Response Team (CIRT) and utilizes the following five PSN design features to address crime in the targeted areas: partnership, strategic planning, training, outreach, and accountability. To more effectively address the needs of the targeted communities, CIRT organized four subcommittees to create specific strategies in an effort to implement a successful PSN campaign:
Enforcement: law enforcement agencies collect and share intelligence information and research. Other efforts include police patrols and targeting repeat violent offenders in the targeted areas. Media: the “Not on My Block” campaign was created to share information regarding gun laws and related prosecutions. Campaigns includes billboards, bus benches, and community outreach programs.
Re-entry: offenders reentering the community are given information and resources to assimilate into a life without crime. Monthly presentations are given to parolees and probationers regarding gun laws and related prosecutions.
Prevention: resources, intervention programs, and community support are provided to youth in order to prevent their commission of criminal offenses
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