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Build Unity

Goal 1: Implement Strategies to Eliminate Racism and Other
Forms of Discrimination and to Advance Unity in Arlington
Objective 4: Address Policing and Criminal Justice Disparities
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
BU Unity Council Recommendations – Police
1.4.2 Police Department Recommendations
Summary: Update:
With the launch of the City’s new website, the
Improve Transparency Strategic Communications team has been hard at
The Police Annual Report is delivered to the City Council work making the Police Department’s page more
annually as a step towards a transparent implementation user-friendly. A new community brochure featuring
process. We also share this information with the public in other functional QR codes is now available, helping direct
ways such as through social media and published stories in the residents to the updated site. The refreshed webpage
Star Telegram. Progress on updates will also be shared with the offers a streamlined user interface designed to
Unity Council at its meetings. The City welcomes feedback from improve how the department shares information
the public as it works to implement the recommendations of the with the public.
Unity Council. The department also continues to push for
transparency through releasing public reports that demonstrate
a high amount of value for residents and business owners.

Pairing of Officers with members of the community from
another race
The Police Department strives to recruit diverse officers to serve
in field training roles. This commitment to diversifying training
options for field training officers will continue. More
importantly, cultural diversity and relational policing priorities
will be developed in officers who serve the community. Newly
hired officers participate in community projects throughout
their academy instruction experience. Upon graduation, they
are assigned to field training. As an update to the department's
field training program, the department will look for ways to
have recruit officers and their training officers participate in
more community events, visit stores, and restaurants in the
beat areas that they will be assigned in order to develop deeper
relationships with community members and businesses.

Enhance Community Policing
Newly hired officers participate in community projects
throughout their academy instruction experience. Upon
graduation, they are assigned to field training. As a revamp to
the department's field training program, the department will
look for ways to have recruit officers and their training officers
participate in more community events, visit stores, and
restaurants in the beat areas that they will be assigned to
develop deeper relationships with community members and
businesses. We have added community contact mark outs to
the dispatch system to track officer activity. We are also re-
emphasizing the Community Service Award Bar.

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