STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: October 11, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Police Department
EXECUTIVE: Jon Fortune
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an Interlocal Agreement between University of North Texas at Dallas and the Dallas Police Department through the Caruth Police Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas to provide training specific for supervisors, managers, and executives of the Dallas Police Department as well as Basic Academy Recruit-Phase III Courses for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026 - Not to exceed $519,900.00 - Financing: Dallas College Police Training Funds
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BACKGROUND
Under this agreement, Caruth Police Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas (CPI-UNTD) will provide training specific for sworn and civilian staff members upon promotion to a new rank for International Chiefs of Police (IACP) accreditation purposes. Supervisors, managers, and executives of the Dallas Police Department will receive specialized and targeted professional training focusing on a variety of administrative and practical challenges faced by today's police management. Courses being provided:
* Communications Supervisor Seminar (8 hours)-communications supervisors and managers
* Leadership Development Series (80 hours)-police officers and senior corporals
* First Line Leadership Series (40 hours)-sergeants and civilian supervisors
(mandatory for Sergeants per the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to maintain peace officer licensing)
* Foundations of Leadership Series (40 hours)-lieutenants and civilian managers
* Executive Leadership Series (40 hours)-majors, chiefs and civilian executives
CPI-UNTD will also provide training during the Basic Academy Recruit-Phase III Courses for the period of October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2026. Courses provided:
* History of Policing (8-hours)
* Implicit Bias (8-hours)
* Procedural Ju...
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