By TCU 360 Staff, Author at TCU 360

How the Fort Worth Crisis Intervention Team handles mental health calls

By TCU 360 Staff
Published Apr 29, 2022

Individuals suffering from untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other civilians, according to a study from the Treatment Advocacy Center. This story is part of "The City Beat," an ongoing series that explores issues facing Fort Worth.

How the Fort Worth Mounted Patrol has protected the city for over a century

By TCU 360 Staff
Published Apr 29, 2022

The Mounted Patrol has kept its mission — “no terrain too rough, no task too tough” — alive for over a century. This story is part of "The City Beat," an ongoing series that explores issues facing Fort Worth.

The FWPD Vice Unit: Putting a stop to illegal organizations

By TCU 360 Staff
Published Apr 29, 2022

The Fort Worth Police Department Vice Unit investigated crimes related to organized gambling operations, electronic file-sharing of child pornography, online solicitation of minors and prostitution-based escort services. This story is part of "The City Beat," an ongoing series that explores issues facing Fort Worth.

Keeping Funky Town under control: What’s the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District?

By TCU 360 Staff
Published Apr 29, 2022

The CCPD was initially established in 1995 to combat local crime— record crime rates across the city in the late '80s and early '90s were the driving force of the CCPD — but over the last 25 years, it has become an integral part of city spending. This story is part of "The City Beat," an ongoing series that explores issues facing Fort Worth.