There will also be a resource fair at the Warren Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library.

IMPD is also launching an incentive program that gives sworn merit officers up to $500 when they recruit a qualified candidate.

Cities across the country are struggling to find the police officers they need to fill vacant positions. That's leading some departments to rethink how they can lure recruits.

IMPD is focused on reducing gun violence, as the city is on pace to set a new record for criminal homicides this year.

Prosecutors and law enforcement agencies say civil forfeiture empowers them to take the fruits of crime and use some of the proceeds to further other investigations. But critics say that creates conflicts of interest - and may even violate the state constitution.

Sessions touted Project Safe Neighborhoods, an effort to target the highest crime areas in the country, which includes a recent focus in Indianapolis and Evansville.

The purchase of the armored vehicle has drawn criticism from opponents who worry it would militarize the town's law enforcement.

In part of the training, recruits discussed trust issues underlying some of the tension between police and the community.

A forum on police body cameras was held in Indianapolis last night, as the city's police department considers implementing the system to help build public trust.

Proponents say recent events in the country, like terrorist attacks, prompted them to proposed the legislation.