National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice

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1 National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice Presented by: Chief Rhonda K. Robertson Lieutenant Freddrick W. Long Fort Worth Police Department September 15,

2 Overview Program Background Memorandum of Understanding Community Survey Training for Police Department Personnel Communications Plan Next Steps 2

3 Program Background Six pilot cities- local community, police department, experts in policing, and the Department of Justice. The purpose is to engage in processes that strengthen relationships of trust between law enforcement and the communities Based on 30 years of research by independent experts Not a one-way street - resources and training to pilot cities and draws from the progress made to share them with other communities. 3

4 Why Fort Worth? Track record for encouraging diversity Innovations in Community Policing NPO, COP, MAC among others Opportunity to strengthen community partnerships and develop new relationships 4

5 What is the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice? An opportunity for our department to be at the forefront of evidence based police research. A collaboration with national and local research partners and the community. A proactive approach to law enforcement using a multi-agency working groups across the entire criminal justice system based on 30 years of research. An opportunity to strengthen relationships with the community, by enhancing police legitimacy. An opportunity to enhance officer safety. 5

6 What the National Initiative is NOT: Nationalization of policing regulated by the Department of Justice Dictating to the department in exchange for Federal funding Mandating the way of policing the community 6

7 National Initiative Three Pillars Procedural Justice Focuses on the way police and other legal authorities interact with the public, and how the characteristics of those interactions shape the public s views of the police, their willingness to obey the law, and actual crime rates Implicit bias Describes the automatic association people make between groups of people and stereotypes about those groups Reconciliation A method of facilitating frank engagements between minority communities, police and other authorities that allow them to address historical tensions, grievances, and misconceptions, and reset relationships This Research Based Project is committed to building on existing evidencebased concepts related to procedural justice, implicit bias, and reconciliation. 7

8 National Initiative Additional Components Group Violence Intervention The NI Team will also identify at least one neighborhood in each site that is the focus of targeted gang and/or violent crime reduction strategies. (Focused Deterrence) Subpopulations To understand ways to improve justice responses to important subpopulations, at least one site will be selected for each of the following: the LBGTQI community, youth, victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, Native American and Latino communities. Clearinghouse The National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice Clearinghouse serves to promote the progress of the National Initiative. Key contents: tools, guides, readings, research findings, contacts and general information about promoting procedural justice, reducing bias, and engaging in reconciliation Best Practices Located at trustandjustice.org 8

9 Basic Structure National Network for Safe Communities Department of Justice David Kennedy / Tracie Keesee Focused Deterrence / Racial Reconciliation Phillip Goff Implicit Bias Justice Collaboratory Tom Tyler / Tracey Meares Procedural Justice Matthew Lynch Independent Researcher Community Surveys 9

10 Funding Sources Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims for Crime (OVC) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) NOTE: Not funded by the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ 10

11 Implementation Determination Process National Network for Safe Communities is in the process of designing an implementation guide and schedule specific to Fort Worth. Based on statistical information, organizational assessment, department surveys, community surveys Various aspects of the programs will be used for all six pilot cities, but uniquely tailored to each city. Police Administration will have authority in adoption of suggested programs 11

12 Implementation Components Community Surveys Organizational Assessment police department Procedural Justice Training Implicit Bias Training Attitude Behavior Matching police department voluntary survey Focused Deterrence Project (violence, drug market interventions) 12

13 Memorandum of Understanding Covers data collection only Center for Policing Equity at UCLA is the sole data collection source, therefore, the sole group for the agreement. The remaining National Initiative partners will be referenced, but not part of the actual MOU. Legal Department working with CPE for completion 13

14 Urban Institute Community Surveys Statistics sent from FWPD to determine locations Crime data FWPD is providing community partner recommendations to the Urban Institute Local university researchers recruited for project Urban Institute is in the process of employing local community survey workers Will receive prior notification from Urban for survey dates and locations 14

15 Community Survey Estimated time frame October 2015 Door-to-door surveys 30 minutes The surveys will cover community perceptions of the police and the justice system; perceptions of neighborhood safety, crime, violence, and disorder, perceptions of community services and needs. The information from the surveys will be critical to understanding how the NI makes a difference in communities and enhances trust and justice between the justice system and the community. Periodic assessments 15

16 Training for Police Department Chicago, Il Week of October 26-30, 2015 Train the trainer five instructors Fort Worth specific, to be submitted as TCOLE approved curricula Three phase training program 24 hours Phase I Procedural Justice Classroom (8hrs) Phase II Procedural Justice Practical (8hrs) December 2015 Phase III Implicit Bias Classroom and Practical (8hrs) August

17 Training for Police Department Instructor vacancies posted August 28, 2015 Posted for month Six informational meetings varied hours Selection by Chief / Executive Staff on or about September 25, 2015 Instructor qualities Diverse backgrounds, peer respected, professional legitimacy, highly motivated, interpersonal, group and written communication skills, academic and theoretical background 17

18 Communications Plan Streamlined communication through project Liaison Lieutenant Three part communication plan: Council Informal Reports, Formal Presentations, , Community/Public Engagement Director Internal Roll calls, In-service and Training, , Social Media, POAs, Personal Interactions Quarterly meeting, newsletter if needed External Neighborhood Police Officers (NPO), Community Meetings, Social Media, Local Research Partners, Community Partnerships (Code Blue, MAC), News Media 18

19 Next Steps September 29, 2015 Resolution on Council Agenda September October 2015 Receive initial implementation plans Select instructors, Chicago training, develop curricula Develop local research group Urban Institute community surveys 19

20 Next Steps October 15 and 16, 2015 Projected dates for second site visit by NI personnel Will receive pre-visit package with Site specific implementation plan Timeline Logistics/agenda Talking Points / Information Sheets December 2015 January 2016 Training Implementation 20

21 Questions? 21

22 Contacts Dr. Tracie Keesee Telephone: (212) Website: trustandjustice.org Lieutenant Freddrick W. Long Fort Worth Police Department 505 W. Felix Street, Fort Worth, TX (office) (city cell) ( ) 22

23 Additional References Goff, P. A., Eberhardt, J. L., Williams, M., & Jackson, M. C. (2008). Not yet human: Implicit knowledge, historical dehumanization, and contemporary consequences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, Dovidio, J. F., Kawakami, K., & Gaertner, S. L. (2000). Reducing contemporary prejudice: Combating explicit and implicit bias at the individual and intergroup level. In Oskamp, Stuart (Ed). Reducing prejudice and discrimination. "The Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology (pp ). Mahwah, NJ, US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers. Dai, M., Frank, J. & Sun, I. (2011). Procedural justice during police-citizen encounters: The effects of process-based policing on citizen compliance and demeanor. Journal of Criminal Justice, 39: Tyler, T. R. & Huo, Y. J. (2002). Trust in the law: encouraging public cooperation with the police and courts. Russell Sage Foundation. New York. Meares, T. L. (2009). The legitimacy of police among young African-American men. Marquette Law Review, 92, Kennedy, D. M. (2008). Drugs, Race, and Common Ground: Reflections on the High Point intervention. NIJ Journal, 262: Mentel, Z. (2012). Racial Reconciliation, Truth Telling and Police Legitimacy. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. 23