Project Safe Neighborhoods Case Study

Before I get into the strategies put in place to reduce gun violence, I want to touch on the things that contribute to gun violence in New Haven. According to the “Selected Strategies for Community Gun Violence Prevention” report, violent crimes contribute to and are exacerbated by economic disadvantage (City-Wide). The main area in New Haven where gun violence occurs is in areas of low-income and poverty and the gun violence are being executed by the youth ages 15-24. In this day and age, we are living in a society where your income level determines your life expectancy, whether it is homicide, suicide or another form of violent activity. Living in New Haven and experiencing this first hand, I was able to see how the power and the struggle of poverty, low-income, gang wars and even drug activity can exacerbate gun violence. New Haven has as many as 2,500 people who are in gangs. These gangs lie in six neighborhoods in New Haven. The gangs being, The Ville, The Tre, The Tribe, The Jungle, The Island and The Hill hold responsibility

The availability of guns is responsible for the rise in violence among juveniles (Page par. 1). People who are in the presence of easy accessible weapons does not always tend have violent behaviors. Areas with a high crime rate tend to have more violent behaviors associated with assault weapons rather areas with low crime rates. So for the most part, time spent should be focused on areas with high crime rate such as New York, Los Angeles, and New Orleans. These areas are more prone to have problematic situations in regards to assault weapons due to the drug traffickers and gangs. According to the 1990 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, four states found that thirty five percent male and eleven percent of female students reported carrying a gun (Page par.3). That is of the people who complied and told the truth, there are a lot more people that are carrying weapons that should not be. In order for the streets of America to be safer, there needs to be laws and restrictions on this dangerous weapon.

Gun violence is a problem that has been growing in many cities across the United States. It is important for Federal and local Law Enforcement agencies to work together to enforce the Project Safe Neighborhoods and other projects similar in cities and communities where the homicide and gun violence rates are crucially high. It is each officer’s duty to make sure we do our duty as Law Enforcement to provide safe neighborhoods and save lives every day. By placing Project Safe Neighborhoods in high crime areas, the project will put in place and enforce new programs and policies for those who have committed gun crimes and are reoccurring felons. Through the use

There are several law enforcement agencies that have incorporated community-oriented policing programs as a part of their philosophy. The key element to community policing is crime prevention. Memphis police department and Pasadena police department have formed partnerships with their communities to help in reducing recidivism. Each of these agencies has several community policing programs that they have established to improve the quality of life for their citizens. Memphis and Pasadena have a program that is targeted for juveniles. Memphis’s is a Community Outreach Program (C.O.P.) that was developed to reduce juvenile violence. Pasadena’s came up with the diversion program,

West Newbury, Massachusetts, located in Essex County, is an premier community positioned on the Merrimack River and is home to 4,235 people, as of the 2010 census. The town is set apart from Newburyport via the Artichoke River. In addition to Merrimack and Artichoke, a variety of other rivers cut through West Newbury. This area is sometimes fondly referred to as “a village of Newburyport” because of its small size and placement very near Newburyport. At one time, the location was primarily used for farming, but it now a highly-sought after residential town. Homes are grand with outstanding views and custom details. You may be able to purchase a Nantucket shaker style home, Colonial, or other personalized style dwelling. Due to proximity to

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia experienced the most gentrification between the years of 2000 to 2014. Out of 356 communities, only 15% of them experienced the effects of gentrification during that period. Many of the newly gentrified areas, for the most part, are located in Center City, or around already gentrified neighborhoods in West and South Philadelphia, or near the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. The previously gentrified neighborhoods had gentrified during the years of 1980 to 2000. To understand the effects of gentrification on housing, diversity, and economics the differences between gentrified communities like North and South Philadelphia, and non-gentrified neighborhoods like

The All Saints Neighborhood in the Gaines Street Art District of Tallahassee may soon be home to another brewery . The vibrant area known for its great eats, cool finds, great brews, and artistic happenings has opened several breweries in the last few years with great success.

One of the largest issues being discussed today is how can we effectively control guns and limit, or eliminate, gun violence. There is a very large amount of solutions out there, some that are good and some that are not so good. The solutions I have found and will discuss in this paper have been proposed by Todd Miller of Huffington Post, Evan DeFilipps of Washington Post, and Matthew DesChamps of Stamford Advocate. The solutions these authors have proposed just do not solve this issue in the right way, or without creating another issue. After discussing why their proposals will not get the job done, I will offer my solution. I believe that my solution to gun control is the most effective way to control and limit gun related violence while still protecting the rights given by the 2nd Amendment.

Community policing techniques may vary from suburban communities and inner cities because of the demographics of the regions. Community policing in suburban communities can certainly contribute to a greater decrease in crime because of the close quarters police officers have with the members of the community. Community policing is designed as a proactive approach in reducing crime in the community. A collaborative relationship between law enforcement and individuals only strengthens the trust with the police. Indeed this relationship is embedded in suburban areas because policer officers are constantly personalizing their response calls. In addition, Law enforcement agencies in suburban community may rely on more financial base resources in contributing to the infrastructure of neighborhoods. For example, policies are implemented in renovating after school programs for the better of the community. Many police officers

There are many different ways to improve police relations with the community, but today I am going to go over two courses that I fell will help out with these relationship issues. To start things off, the IACP “Safe Neighborhoods Project” provide a course on identifying an armed person. This course is mainly made for police officers, to help spot actions or behaviors from an individual to decide if they are carrying a weapon. As a side note, this course is centralized around concealed firearms specifically instead of knifes and etcetera. This course teaches the student to look out for many thing when determining if someone is armed or not, such as, the individual’s body movement and their clothing behaviors (IACP Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative, n.d). I believe that this course can help with police and

The studies and research of crime prevention programs in a specific area may overlook the reasoning and effects of reduced criminal activities that are reviewed. Crime Displacement and Diffusion play a vital role in crime prevention in the society as a whole. Displacement is very important when determining if a program or initiative works, regarding crime prevention as well as reduction of crimes in a particular area. Neighborhood watch and block groups and crime television shows are different forms of crime preventions within a community and outside the community. The Bureau of Justice Assistance states, “There are a variety of crime prevention programs/ strategies that use specific approaches to anticipate, recognize, appraise, and address crime and/or the factors contributing to crime. Crime prevention may be targeted at different levels including the individual, community, family, or particular types of locations.” (Office of Justice Programs, 2015)

I would not say that there is a specific crime trend in the Metcalfe Park neighborhood, but I did notice specifically looking at assaults in Metcalfe Park that the assaults that have happened seem to be in little clusters throughout the neighborhood down a majority of the streets in the neighborhood ranging form around 3-8 assaults in relatively similar spots. Taking a closer look into the clustering, or these hot spots and streets, I have realized what could be a connection to the vacant lots. Also it is to note that almost every type of home in Metcalfe Park is non-owner occupied, meaning that almost everyone is a renter. This could mean that this neighborhood has a large number of people continuously moving in and out of the neighborhood

The last point in this five point plan is arguably the most important. The criminal justice system can’t prevent crime and combat the underlying causes of it alone. As you have seen, all of the previous four points require the involvement of many parts of the community, particularly families, to be successful. Clergy, schools, doctors, and coaches should all work together with the different parts of the criminal justice systems to collaborate and combat the issues together. Communication is necessary and cooperation with the police can help greatly. If the only exposure to a well-known crime problem is through 911 calls, prevention has been lost and a partnership with the community does not exist

For the purpose of this assignment we are going to focus on the high rates of crime amount young people in Calumet City. Three intervention steps can be taken to address the high crime rates in Calumet City. The first intervention step is to collect data in Calumet City regarding the types of crime and rates between individuals of ages twelve to twenty-five. The second intervention step would be to survey community members regarding the needs of community. According to Ecosystems theory it is important to understand the different systems in an environment (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015, p.140). Ecosystem theory emphases in the different perspective that community members have regarding social systems such as “law enforcement, school and employers” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015, p.140). Obtaining the opinions of community members such as the quality of programs such as law, school, and availability of recreational services will help identify what programs are need in the community. A third intervention step would be to identify community assets that are currently addressing crime in Calumet City. Assets can be community organizations or even individuals with social influence in the community. It will also be important to identify current after school programs offered to youth.

Table 2.3 summarizes the primary functions performed by each program under each unit within the Community Affairs Bureau. Each program and subunit have limited scope in regards to community policing. Each program functions and activities are provided to members who are actively involved in their local police department and community to help protect their neighborhood. In regards to those who are not actively involved, researchers found that high-crime areas are often the ones who are not well established with a solid infrastructure of organizations and community involvement, thus turnout and participation are much lower and harder to achieve. Other studies found that in high-crime areas neighbors fear crime especially ones with children and