2 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS A CCOMPLISHMENT H IGHLIGHTS
Community engagement is working with stakeholders to collaborate and build trusting relationships, to reduce crime, and improve the health of the community. Every employee must understand and commit to work beyond the norms of traditional law enforcement. Goals and action items for this strategic direction are below.
1. Promote positive interactions with the public during every contact with a great attitude, positivity, and guardian mentality. Members of the Police Athletic League boxing team competed in the Fort Worth Regional Golden Gloves. (FY18) Created new recruiting brochures and working on posters for high schools and middle schools. (FY18) Face-to-face interactions increased due to the implementation of initiatives such as Community Game Nights, Stop Six Mobile Food Pantry, COPS 4 Kids BBQ Fundraiser, and Child ID events. (FY18)
4. Increase the number of volunteers involved in Fort Worth Police Department programs. 660 active Citizens on Patrol members. (FY18)
CERT program is now accepting
applications for the Teen Academy. Apply here: http://www.certfortworth.org/ (FY18)
5. Continue to research innovative, community oriented programs to engage the public. Two Crimescape Webinars completed for predictive analysis. (FY18) Executive Staff, Command Staff, and other Fort Worth Police personnel visited Chicago to gain knowledge on COMPSTAT. (FY18) Ash Crescent Neighborhood was designated by the City of Fort Worth as the next community to receive community cameras. The NPO is currently working with the community to identify locations for the cameras. (FY18)
2. Improve external communication.
Educational outreach materials were provided by crime prevention and patrol division staff. (FY18) Public Relations Office assisted in creating a Procedural Justice video. (FY18)
3. Enhance community partnerships.
Patrol Officers now use signal 90, which is a police code used to document when an officer is attending a community event/ meeting. (FY18)
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