The Clergy and Police Alliance program (C.A.P.A.) is a coalition
of Clergy from every faith and denomination who work in partnership with
the Fort Worth Police Department. CAPA members and their organizations are
often called upon to pray for our police department, to be intentional in
the building of relationships with our police officers and other
governmental officials, and to be available for crisis situations. This
program is a unique ministerial opportunity
We are
currently taking applications for the next Minister’s Police Academy. You
must attend this course before becoming a member of CAPA. There is not a
date set but we are hoping to have a class in Summer 2012. The class is 12
weeks long, 3 hours per week. A day and time have not been set.
Would
you like to become a member of CAPA? If so, please download the file below
and email it to capa@fortworthgov.org or fax it to 817 392-4755 and someone
from the police department will be in touch with you shortly.
Download Capa Application
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Since 2002, CAPA
members have ministered to hundreds of citizens and police officers in
times of need. CAPA members played a great part in the community outreach
that occurred during the Katrina relief effort at Fort Worth shelters in
2005. Our City has seen the awesome benefit that can be accessed through a
partnership with the pastors of our community. We invite you to become a
CAPA member and extend your ministry outreach.
Before becoming a CAPA
member, Clergy must first attend a special 36 hour training course at the
Fort Worth Police/Fire Training Center. This 12-week class, for three hours
a week, designed specifically for pastors, will indoctrinate you into the
inner-workings of the police department and the Criminal Justice System.
You will receive classroom and “hands on” training in the areas of Hate
Crimes, Crime Scene search, Family Violence, Sex Crimes, Homicide
investigation, traffic enforcement, narcotics training, communications, use
of force, internal affairs, high risk incident command issues, firearms
training, law, background investigation, and emergency response. After
graduation you will ride with a Fort Worth Police Officer to finish your
training in a field environment scenario. Spending time with police
officers will give you a better understanding of police protocol before you
act in the official capacity as a CAPA member. You will also be provided
distinct clothing and official governmental identification that will
identify you as a CAPA member.
Some of the goals of
this program include: pray for our city, city leaders, police officers and
special needs; assisting the police in non-traditional roles; provide calm
in crisis situations to prevent an escalation to violence; assist in
domestic situations where a minister is requested or needed; offer support
to victims; relay factual information back to the neighborhoods using your
established networks and the Code Blue Program; and emergency and disaster
response training through the Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT).
The goal of the Fort
Worth Police Department is to spread the CAPA program to every church and faith-based
organization in our city. Our hope is that every faith, every church, and
every denomination will hear the call to connect with us in this unique
opportunity.
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