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Jensen Hughes WPD Professional Assessment

Wichita Police Department Professional Assessment​
On May 05, 2022 the City of Wichita issued a Request for Proposal for an independent, professional assessment of the Wichita Police Department’s culture, administrative policies and practices, standards of conduct and efforts to ensure bias-free policing, as well as the processes the Citizens’ Review Board​ uses to review complaints against WPD personnel.

​The proposal submitted by Jensen Hughes was selected. Jensen Hughes has led, planned and implemented many of the most comprehensive transformation initiatives over the past three decades. After completing multiple interviews, observations, meetings, document reviews, and surveys, Jensen Hughes submitted their final report on March 10, 2023. 

Final Assessment 

Jensen Hughes' Operational Assessment of the Wichita Police Departmentabove, provides a detailed assessment of the seven key areas Jensen Hughes was asked to review, including: 

  1. Management and Organization
  2. Promotional Processes
  3. Organizational Culture
  4. Code of Conduct
  5. Internal Affairs and Discipline
  6. Best Practices for Citizen Review Boards
  7. Relationships Between the WPD, Human Resources and Law Department Regarding Disciplinary Actions

View Our Progress

While the City of Wichita works toward reviewing and implementing these recommendations, staff has created a public dashboard, below, to keep residents informed on progress. Data was last updated on November 29, 2023.​​


Documents
  
  
220130 Solicitation Document.pdf220130 Solicitation Document
Jensen Hughes Proposal to City of Wichita - FP220130 - 08-04-22 REVISED COST PAGE.pdfJensen Hughes Proposal to City of Wichita - FP220130 - 08-04-22 REVISED COST PAGE
Jensen Hughes Proposal to City of Wichita - FP220130 - 06-03-22.pdfJensen Hughes Proposal to City of Wichita - FP220130 - 06-03-22
Jensen Hughes Responses for City of Wichita - FP220130 - 08-01-22.pdfJensen Hughes Responses for City of Wichita - FP220130 - 08-01-22
Wichita Police Department Assessment - Monthly Report 12-2-22 rev 1.pdfWichita Police Department Assessment - Monthly Report 12-2-22 rev 1
Wichita Police Department Assessment - Monthly Report 10-24-22.pdfWichita Police Department Assessment - Monthly Report 10-24-22
JH Operational Assessment of the Wichita Police Department Final Report 3-10-23.pdfJH Operational Assessment of the Wichita Police Department Final Report 3-10-23