| 1 | 1 | | 86R12121 BPG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Israel H.C.R. No. 161 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Evidence-based policing has yielded positive |
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| 7 | 7 | | results in numerous communities; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Using scientific methods, evidence-based policing |
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| 9 | 9 | | tests and tracks interventions to determine whether they are |
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| 10 | 10 | | effective and efficient; the results help police departments |
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| 11 | 11 | | continuously refine their policies and strategies with a structure |
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| 12 | 12 | | to evaluate the impact on the communities they serve; EBP, as it is |
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| 13 | 13 | | sometimes known, also allows for the assessment of potential harm |
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| 14 | 14 | | prior to the introduction of new initiatives or policies; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In Texas, the City of Houston has developed measures |
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| 16 | 16 | | to integrate evidence-based policing methods, and the Caruth Police |
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| 17 | 17 | | Institute in Dallas has made great strides in helping officers gain |
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| 18 | 18 | | leadership skills while learning evidence-based strategies; in |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2018, Texas Southern University announced the establishment of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Center for Justice Research, an initiative designed to produce |
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| 21 | 21 | | innovative solutions for criminal justice reform; in addition, the |
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| 22 | 22 | | American Society of Evidence-Based Policing has provided extensive |
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| 23 | 23 | | training to Texas officers and crime analysts; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Despite the success of evidence-based police |
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| 25 | 25 | | training and the growing demand for such training for officers as |
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| 26 | 26 | | they move up the ranks, there is currently no state standard in |
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| 27 | 27 | | place to support the adoption of evidence-based police training in |
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| 28 | 28 | | Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | hereby encourage the implementation of evidence-based police |
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| 31 | 31 | | training for police officers and staff in leadership and |
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| 32 | 32 | | supervisory roles in all police departments across the state; and, |
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| 33 | 33 | | be it further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature recommend that 20 hours |
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| 35 | 35 | | of evidence-based police training be completed by police officers |
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| 36 | 36 | | and staff in leadership and supervisory roles in all police |
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| 37 | 37 | | departments across the state. |
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