site visits
• APD hosted the Frisco, Texas
Police Department’s command
staff at our management
accountability meetings that
are held twice a month. During
these meetings, executive
officials were able to obtain
a better understanding of
how geographic policing is
managed in Arlington. June
2014
• Desoto, Texas Police
Department conducted a site
visit at APD to learn how to
start a social media presence
for their department. June
2014
• Cedar Hill, Texas Police
Department conducted a
site visit at Arlington PD
headquarters to learn how
to replicate APD’s successful
social media strategies. APD’s
Media Office assisted their
agency in starting their online
presence with Facebook and
Twitter. July 2014
• Norman, Oklahoma Police Department
conducted a site visit to replicate
best practices with social media
platforms based on APD’s reputation
and stature. Norman also visited
with APD’s Personnel & Recruiting
Unit to learn what APD was doing in
reference to recruitment efforts.
July 2014
• Dignitaries with Brazil and the Kingdom of Bahrain met with APD’s Crime Prevention
Unit for a presentation on community policing and citizen engagement efforts.
July 2014
• Midland,
Texas Police
Department
visited Arlington
PD to gain
a better
understanding on
how our Media
Office is organized
and how APD
interacts with
followers on social
media. November
2014
• Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Police Department sent
representatives
from their media
team to visit
Arlington and
learn more
about APD’s
social media
philosophy.
December 2014
• The Center for Policing Equity came to Arlington to speak with executive
staff on research proposals that will benefit the criminal justice community.
December 2014
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