Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol

Barbara Griffith

Council of Great City Schools

San Diego

July 6, 2013

Fort Worth ISD and

Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

More than 6,200 volunteers

225+ neighborhoods Almost 22 years of

success

Fort Worth ISD and

Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Portable radios and identification

Volunteers “cruise” neighborhoods

Suspicious activity is immediately reported

Fort 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

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on PatrolCode 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

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol

Benefits?

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

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 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

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue:

Citizens on Patrol

Superintendent Walter Dansby

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol

Barbara Griffith

Council of Great City Schools

San Diego

July 6, 2013