Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol Barbara Griffith

Council of Great City Schools

San Diego

July 6, 2013

Barbara Griffith

Council of Great City Schools

San Diego

July 6, 2013

Fort Worth ISD and

Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Fort Worth ISD and

Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

More than 6,200 volunteers

225+ neighborhoods

Almost 22 years of success

More than 6,200 volunteers

225+ neighborhoods

Almost 22 years of success

Fort Worth ISD and

Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Fort Worth ISD and

Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Portable radios and identification

Volunteers “cruise” neighborhoods

Suspicious activity is immediately reported

Portable radios and identification

Volunteers “cruise” neighborhoods

Suspicious activity is immediately reported

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on PatrolFort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol

Funded through combination of federal grants and City of Fort Worth half-cent sales tax

Part of the CCPD Crime Control and Prevention District

Funded through combination of federal grants and City of Fort Worth half-cent sales tax

Part of the CCPD Crime Control and Prevention District

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on PatrolFort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol

Code Blue Volunteer TrainingCode Blue Volunteer Training

8-hours, plus follow-up Legal liabilities, patrol procedures,

communications and the penal code Ride-along in patrol car with uniformed officer

8-hours, plus follow-up Legal liabilities, patrol procedures,

communications and the penal code Ride-along in patrol car with uniformed officer

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on PatrolFort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol

Benefits?Benefits?

Primary factor in reducing theft, burglaries and auto theft in Fort Worth

Strengthens neighborhood relationships

Encourages new residents

Primary factor in reducing theft, burglaries and auto theft in Fort Worth

Strengthens neighborhood relationships

Encourages new residents

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Existing program could provide opportunity

Reconnect residents to the schools in their community

Collaboration among leaders is key

Existing program could provide opportunity

Reconnect residents to the schools in their community

Collaboration among leaders is key

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Fort Worth ISD Code Blue VolunteersFort Worth ISD Code Blue Volunteers

Will not engage students

Will enter school twice a day – in the morning to check in and in the afternoon to check out

Will patrol perimeter of school and neighborhood

Will not engage students

Will enter school twice a day – in the morning to check in and in the afternoon to check out

Will patrol perimeter of school and neighborhood

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Superintendent Walter Dansby

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol Barbara Griffith

Council of Great City Schools

San Diego

July 6, 2013

Barbara Griffith

Council of Great City Schools

San Diego

July 6, 2013