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The city of Dallas is expected to move forward with plans to form a partnership with the University of North Texas at Dallas for a new police academy hosted by and on the school s campus.
An agenda item before the City Council would allow the city manager to identify and evaluate locations on and off-campus to serve as a new academy.
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Previous paperwork from former chief Renee Hall indicated the current training facilities were inadequate to handle the needs and size of the growing department.
Gary Tittle promoted to Richardson police chief
Tittle has been with the department since 2018 and will replace Chief Jim Spivey who will retire at the end of the month.
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11:47 AM on May 10, 2021 CDT
Richardson’s next police chief has been selected from among the department’s ranks. Assistant Chief of Police Operations Bureau Gary Tittle has been named the next chief of the Richardson Police Department, Richardson city manager Dan Johnson announced last week.
Tittle has 33 years of experience in law enforcement and will assume his new role beginning June 1 after the retirement of current Richardson Police Chief Jim Spivey. Spivey previously announced he is retiring at the end of this month, the 50th anniversary of his career in law enforcement.
The root of America’s crime problem is poverty
The Kerner Commission of the 1960s advised lawmakers to address racialized poverty, but they failed to heed this wisdom.
The Kerner Commission in session, Washington D.C., 1967. Officially called the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, it was created by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate the causes of the 1967 race riots in the United States and to provide recommendations for the future.(Underwood Archives / Getty Images)
By Michael W. Waters explores the most critical issues facing our communities. The first series focuses on
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A daily deluge of civil unrest animated news reports from coast to coast. America was in the throes of a racial reckoning. Robust debates raged over public safety and the role of police. Sounds strikingly like America today. Yet, this was not 2020 or even 2021. It was 1967, midway into a seven-year period that witnessed 750 uprisings, 12,741 injuries, 228 fatalities, and millions in pr
“We’ve seen our inbound leads increase four times with respect to companies call us,” she said.
She said company leaders must understand diversity, equity and inclusion involve more than mission statements. In today’s climate, employees should feel their personal experiences are welcomed at the table.
“They’re bringing all this with them,” said Carter. “These are in-depth emotions that are being brought day-to-day. And if you want your employees to bring their authentic selves to work, they’re bringing that with them.”
Just as Carter looks at the inner workings of corporations, the same is being done in law enforcement. BJ Wagner with the Caruth Police Institute at UNT Dallas, said equity in policing starts with acknowledging that implicit bias training simply isn’t enough.
Next month, the Dallas Police Department will become one of the first Texas cities to go through the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) program, which aims to improve police culture by teaching officers how to prevent harm and misconduct by their coworkers.
The program is a nationally coordinated initiative from the Georgetown Innovative Policing Program that s also intended to promote officer health and wellness. The city entered into an agreement between the University of North Texas at Dallas and DPD to implement the program.
The program was developed in part by Ervin Staub, a psychology professor who created active bystander training for the Los Angeles Police Department after some of its officers were captured on camera brutally beating Black motorist Rodney King in 1991. Studying how violent situations evolve, Staub found that most people are passive bystanders, those who let things happen and assume no responsibility for others actions. A good example of th