The Flower Mound Police Department is now eligible for discretionary grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, thanks to a recent certification from the Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundationâs Texas Law Enforcement Best Practices Recognition Program.
Starting in 2021, DOJ discretionary grants will only be allocated to law enforcements agencies that meet certain standards from independent credentialing bodies, such as the Texas Police Chief Association Foundation (TPCAF).
To become certified and eligible, the Flower Mound Police Department had to provide proof to the Best Practices Recognition Program that the departmentâs use of force policies are in line with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. In addition, the police department had to provide evidence it maintained use of force policies that ban choke holds, except in situations where the use of deadly force is legally permitted.