APD Annual Reports - 2015 Annual Report | Page 30

Department Recognition 30 The department was selected as a finalist for the 2015 IACP Cisco Community Policing Award. The department demonstrated the importance and effectiveness of the community policing philosophy in building partnerships, solving community problems, and keeping cities safe. The department won first place in the 2015 Annual Report Design Contest sponsored by the International Association of Law Enforcement Planners. The department received third place from the National Association of Town Watch in cities with a population of more than 300,000 for efforts and participation related to National Night Out. The department’s military reintegration program was selected as one of 30 finalists for the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. Military personnel that return to the department after deployment are reintegrated back into the community and operational aspects of the organization. The Texas Police Chiefs Association presented the department with the 2015 Innovation Award. This award recognized the department’s pioneering use of unmanned aircraft systems and social media innovation. The department earned the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALE JH