City Of Riverside Youth Crime Prevention Red Team

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City Of RiversideYouth Crime PreventionRed Team

• Presented by Roxie Alcaraz
• Project Manager
• Southern California Academic Center
• of Excellence on Youth Violence Prevention
• and
• Robert Presley Center for Crime and Justice
  Studies
• University of California, Riverside
• August 12, 2005

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Background

• Riverside Youth Summit
• Convened in November 2000
• Modeled after Portland program
• Explored how Riverside could benefit by adopting
  youth crime prevention strategies

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Background

• The Vision
• Reduce number of children destined to enter
  juvenile justice system
• Break familial cycles of crime and poverty
• Keep children in school

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Background

• Call to Action
• November 2000
• Multi-agency group called together

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The Red Team

• City Agencies
• Mayors Office
• City Managers Office
• Riverside Police Department
• Youth Action Office

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The Red Team

• County Agencies
• County Supervisors office
• Department of Health Services
• Department of Public Social Services

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• County Agencies (cont.)
• Department of Mental Health
• Department of Probation

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The Red Team

• Educational Institutions
• UCR - Robert Presley Center
• Riverside Unified School District
• Alvord Unified School District
• Riverside County Office of Education

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The Red Team

• Community Organizations
• Kaiser Permanente
• Youth Service Center
• Faith Based Organizations

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the Red Team plan

• The Mayors Charge
• Develop a strategic plan for the city of
  Riverside that will decrease risk factors in the
  lives of young children that may lead to future
  violent behaviors that are detrimental to
  children, families and the community.

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the Red Team plan

• Red Team Responds
• Target population
• Existing data information
• Target area
• Blueprint
• Recommendations

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the Red Team plan

• Summary of Recommendations
• Establish oversight board
• Create neighborhood resource centers
• Utilize existing resources
• Increase child care programs

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• Summary of Recommendations
• Expand availability of mental health services for
  children
• Enhance school readiness
• Approve the blueprint
• Secure funding
• Pilot

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Outcome

• City Pilots the Plan
• Funding secured
• Arlanza Neighborhood Initiative

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Vision Becomes Reality

• October 2004
• ERIC M. SOLANDER ARLANZA YOUTH AND FAMILY
  RESOURCE CENTER
• is opened