HomeMy WebLinkAboutCFW IR 19-10339 Police Department Review PanelPolice Department Review Panel
Presented by:
City Manager’s Office
November 12, 2019
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Overview
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•Panelists
•Goals and Scope of Work
•Next Steps
•Wrap -up
Panelists
•Dr. Alex del Carmen, PhD –Recognized expert in criminology with expertise in racial profiling in law enforcement. Experience with several consent decree investigations including Puerto Rico and New Orleans.
•Dr. Theron L. Bowman, PhD –Former police chief and recognized expert in policing practices with experience in several department investigations including Baltimore, Albuquerque and Chicago
•Jonathan Smith –Washington Lawyers’ Committee and former USDOJ Civil Rights Division Chief;
•Emily Gunston –Washington Lawyers’ Committee and former USDOJ Civil Rights Division Deputy Chief;
•Lynda Garcia –Policing Campaign Director and attorney, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights;
•Tom Petroski, JD -Former FBI Dallas Chief Legal Counsel;
•Marcia Thompson, Esq –Law enforcement and civil rights attorney and consultant;
•Dr. Rita Watkins -Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas.
Review Panel
•The panel is not the Citizen Review Board
(CRB).
•The Police monitor will lead the effort in
designing and recommending the structure of
the CRB to the City Manager and the City
Council
Phase I Goal
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Identify patterns and practices related to
police interactions with the public during
investigative stops, searches, arrests, and
use of force incidents.
Phase I Scope
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1.Review and report of the evolution/changes of existing
Police policies from 2014 to 2019.
2.Detailed review of current Stops, searches, arrests, and Use
of Force related policies and practices
3.Detailed review of policies, training and accountability
systems related to achieving biased free policing with
recommendations on potential improvements.
4.Detailed review of current de-escalation policies, practices
and training with recommendations on potential
improvements.
5.Initiation of community engagement program, conduct
community listening sessions, engage community leaders
from diverse communities.
Phase II Goal
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Review overall other police policies, general orders
and practices related to interactions with the public and
citizens to identify opportunities to improve trust and
confidence in the police department.
These include:
•Community Policing and Engagement,
•Misconduct complaints (The apparatus for receiving and
acting on internal and external police complaints),
•Recruitment/Hiring/Promotions,
•Critical Incident Interactions (Mental Health)
•Interactions with Youths.
Phase II Scope
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1.A review of training associated with traffic stops
and other more routine police -community
interactions.
2.A review of accountability and discipline related
procedures.
3.Outreach throughout the Fort Worth community
to engage diverse community members and
develop confidence in the recommendations and
reform process.
4.Publish report of conclusions and
recommendations
Next Steps
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•November 19th City Council consideration of
resolution approving the creation of
the panel
•By December 2nd City Manager signs contracts with each
panelist or respective organization
•December Panel begins work with development
of overall schedule and review of
existing policies/scheduling of
community listening sessions
Wrap -up
•The group of national expert panelists will run
the review and process providing the City
Manager updates periodically
•The panel’s work will be ongoing when the
Police Monitor position is filled. The monitor
will interact with the panel to gain insight
into the various policies and
recommendations made by the panel
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Questions?