Community Support Division
• The Training Center focused curriculum on Fair and Impartial Policing, Procedural Justice, and Racial Diversity in 2016.
• The Personnel & Recruiting Unit relied heavily on social media to attract new applicants.
• The Hometown Recruiting program prepared students for a career in law enforcement.
The Training Center launched Fair and Impartial Policing training after an evaluation of market content. The program applies modern science and psychology to policing and trains officers on the effect of implicit and explicit bias. The curriculum is embedded in the police academy for recruit officers in addition to regular in-service for veteran staff.
Training Center personnel continued providing instruction in Procedural Justice to staff and volunteers in the organization. Concepts such as fairness, voice, impartiality and transparency are cornerstones to providing equitable service to our community members. Instructors at the Training Center are also responsible for providing annual in-service training to all officers. In 2016, over 5,174 registrants attended classes in a variety of subject areas pertaining to law enforcement.
The Personnel and Recruiting Unit conducted Facebook Live events to interact with prospective applicants and enhance recruiting efforts. Officers also strengthened relationships with local, regional, and out of state universities to attract qualified people. The department ran two academy classes consisting of 40 recruit officers hired by the unit. Through dedicated efforts to recruit officers from diverse backgrounds, the unit hosted several hiring days where potential applicants performed physical agility tests. Successful completion of the
physical agility components allows applicants to progress through the hiring process.
The Hometown Recruiting program had a banner year and continues to lay the foundation for the future of homegrown talent. Through the partnership between the department and Arlington ISD, students in the AISD police academy participate in a capstone course which exposes them to the role of local law enforcement, emerging trends in policing, and how APD conducts policing in the community. Students attended department sanctioned ceremonies and volunteered with social service organizations to give back to the community.
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