Response to
Violent Crime
Civilian Response Unit
The first ten members of the Fort Worth Police Department ’ s Civilian Response Unit (CRU) graduated March 12, 2021 after six weeks of training. Training included anti - bias training, fingerprint training, training for patrols, de - escalation, and how to write a report. Civilian response specialists do not carry firearms, do not wear a police officer uniform and instead wear shirts with the City's logo. CRU responds to non - violent calls for service such as credit card fraud, abandoned cars or to take reports at burglaries where no suspect is present. The civilian response specialists help reduce the wait time for non - violent calls, which allows police officers to respond to higher priority calls including violent crimes.
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