La Grange Police Plan

PARTNERS: CITY OF LA GRANGE FACULTY: TXTC STAFF

The project developed a five-year Police Plan for the City of La Grange. The plan documents the La Grange Police Department's existing initiatives, future needs, and potential strategies.

Catalyst: TxTC developed La Grange’s 2018 Comprehensive Plan. Because of its success and implementation, the La Grange police chief had an opportunity to develop specific goals and actions for the police department.

Purpose: To facilitate community-wide discussions to identify existing conditions, key issues, and values of the Police Department in order to generate a comprehensive and locally contextual plan for the police department.

Formulation of community task force

Community-wide survey

Two departmental and stakeholder workshops

List of strengths, key issues and opportunities for the police plan

Police department vision

Police department goals and objectives

Planning document

Outputs Outcomes

First time the Police department engaged with the community for future planning purposes

Police officers and department staff collaborated to identify the department’s strengths, opportunities and priorities