Inside the Como Community Center, the Fort Worth candidates for Director of the Office of Police Oversight Monitor faced the community they would serve.
"Biased-based policing training, mediation, conflict management, emotional intelligence training so they have the self-emotional awareness to identify when things are escalating so they can self-de-escalate," Office of Police Oversight Monitor Director finalist Phillips said."You tell us how we can help you,” Phillips said. “How we can bridge that gap. How we can start building trust so the community feels safer.
"The role of the community is to remain engaged and communicate with the office about what is happening so we can move the department in the direction it needs to," Sokunbi said."The cries of the community continue to fall on death ears when it relates to what we want from our city and what it is we want from law enforcement,” community activist Adrian Smith said. “All we are asking for is accountability. Accountability and transparency.
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