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Support Youth and Families

Goal 1: Partner with Local Organizations to Educate and Mentor
Objective 2: Retain Arlington Graduates and Improve Department Recruitment Pools
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
SYF Hometown Recruiting Program Hometown Recruiting Students Neighborhood Services (Police)
1.2.2 Enrolled in AISD, UTA, and TCC
Summary:

The Police Department views Arlington’s secondary and Hometown Recruiting
higher educational partners as a vital source of candidate Program Participants
pools for future officers. In Fiscal Year 2015, the Police 35
Department, in partnership with the Arlington
Independent School District (AISD) and the University 30
Texas at Arlington (UTA), began the inaugural class of the 25
Hometown Recruiting Program. This program is focused
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on vocational education and real‐world experiences with
the department. This program also offered AISD students 15
the ability to earn college credit towards a bachelor’s 10
degree in criminal justice through dual credit courses.
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Open to high school seniors, the program is a yearlong ‐
capstone class on policing and is taught by an APD officer. FY20 FY20 FY20 FY20 FY21 FY21 FY21 FY21
During the year, students have the opportunity to 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
participate in training with APD officers on a variety of Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr
scenarios, including training with APD’s specialized units. AISD UTA TCC

Success of the program will be monitored as student’s

move through degree programs at UTA and Tarrant County
College, culminating with a fast track hiring process with
the Arlington Police Department.

Update:
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During the 2 quarter, the Arlington Police Department
Hometown Recruiting Program has made multiple trips to
the APD Training Center to take advantage of the facilities
and expertise of the officers involved with the program.
Students trained in vehicle‐assault techniques and physical
fitness training led by SWAT on site. Multiple specialized
units made presentations including the Crimes Against
Children Unit, the Homicides Unit, in addition to
Geographic Detectives and financial education.

The application process for Class 8 of the Hometown
Recruiting Program is in progress. The process involves an
online application, a physical fitness test, a panel
interview, and background checks giving students a chance
to familiarize themselves with the high standards and
expectations that law enforcement agencies have.

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