Department Initiatives—Personnel
Recruiting The Chief of Police implemented an action plan targeting minority recruitment in an effort to increase departmental diversity and more accurately mirror Fort Worth’s demographics. The Chief communicated this strategy to the Executive and Command staff in March of
Recruit and Lateral Entry Officer Graduations
Recruit Class 138
On April 15, Recruit Class 138 graduated from the FWPD Acade- my, putting 31 new officers on the streets.
2016 and FWPD held its first out of state testing at John Jay University in New York City, an institution of higher education renowned for diversity and progressive thinking. The FWPD Recruiting Unit has visited several Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) to foster relationships and educate their students about the opportunities at the FWPD . The following list shows the recruiting events conducted by the Recruiting Unit and the number of potential Black/AA and Hispanic applicants contacted in 2016.
Recruit Class 139
On July 8, Recruit Class 139 graduated from the FWPD Acade- my, putting 37 new officers on the streets.
Recruit Class 140
On December 9, Re- cruit Class 140 gradu- ated from the FWPD Academy, putting 39 new officers on the streets.
Dallas, TX / 19 contacts
Fort Hood USAR / 14 Contacts
Florida A&M University (HBCU) / 20 contacts
Goodwill / 12 contacts
Arlington, TX / 11 contacts
Houston, TX / 15 contacts
Lateral Entry Class (LEO) 04
Prairie View A&M University (HBCU) / 17 contacts
Jackson State University (HBCU) / 30 contacts
New York, NY / 21 contacts
The Leo Class 04 grad- uated on July 22, put- ting 9 new experienced officers on the streets.
UTSA (HSI) / 1 contact
Fort Worth, TX / 2 contacts
Temple University / 4 contacts
TCU / 1 contact
Lateral Entry Class (LEO) 05
UNT / 8 contacts
CUNY John Jay College (HSI) / 10 contacts
Diversity Career Fair, Philadelphia PA / 33 contacts
The LEO class 05 graduated on Novem- ber 18, putting ten new experienced officers on the streets.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice / 104 contacts
Houston Area Career Fair / 30 contacts
Greater Commission Fort Worth Fair / 23 contacts
Red, White, and You Career Fair / 37 contacts
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