WHAT IT IS AN EVIDENCEBASED APPROACH IN WHICH:

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WHAT IT ISAN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH IN WHICH

• A LOCAL WORKING GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, LAW
  ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS
• TIGHTLY FOCUS THEIR COMBINED EFFORTS ON
  HIGHEST-RISK, GANG-INVOLVED YOUTH
• TO ACHIEVE NEAR-TERM, COMMUNITY-WIDE REDUCTIONS
  IN GANG VIOLENCE

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THE EVIDENCETHIS APPROACH IS BUILT ON NUMEROUS
EVALUATIONS SHOWING SOLID RESULTS

• BOSTON REDUCED GANG-RELATED YOUTH VIOLENCE BY
  63 1996-2000. ACHIEVED DOUBLE-DIGIT REDUCTIONS
  WHEN REVIVED IN 2007.
• STOCKTON REDUCED GANG-RELATED YOUTH VIOLENCE BY
  80 1998-2001.
• CHICAGO
• REDUCED GANG VIOLENCE IN TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS BY
  37 2002-PRESENT.
• ALSO REDUCED RECIDIVISM AMONG PARTICIPANTS BY
  APPROX. 50
• SIMILAR REDUCTIONS IN CITIES SUCH AS INDIANAPOLIS
  CINCINNATI

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HOW IT WORKS USING DATA TO UNDERSTAND MANAGE
WHAT OFTEN APPEARS TO BE AN OVERWHELMING PROBLEM

• DIGGING DEEP INTO THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN WHERE
  OF LOCAL GUN VIOLENCE TO IDENTIFY THE SMALL GROUP
  OF GANG-INVOLVED YOUTH (1-4) DRIVING A LARGE
  PROPORTION OF THE VIOLENCE (40-60)
• HALF THE HOMICIDES IN BOSTON WERE GENERATED BY
  ONLY 2-3 OF ALL YOUTH CONFINED TO LESS THAN 2
  OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA
• THESE ANALYSES ALSO SHOW CITIES CAN FURTHER
  CONCENTRATE THEIR EFFORTS BY STARTING WITH ACTIVE
  GANGS

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HOW IT WORKS USING DATA TO TAILOR LOCAL
STRATEGIES TO THE PROBLEM

• IDENTIFY PARTNERS THAT SHOULD BE AT THE TABLE
• DEVELOP A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEM SO
  PARTNERS ARENT WORKING AT CROSS PURPOSES
• AVOID PROGRAMS APPROACHES THAT ARENT A GOOD
  FIT WITH THOSE GANG-INVOLVED YOUTH DRIVING THE
  PROBLEM

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HOW IT WORKS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO
COMMUNICATION

• COMMUNITY FAITH LEADERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS,
  OUTREACH WORKERS CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES
  STAND UNITED SEND A CLEAR SIMPLE MESSAGE TO
  GANG-INVOLVED YOUTH
• WELL PROVIDE STRONG SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO STEP
  AWAY FROM VIOLENCE..BUT ENFORCEMENT, SUPPORTED
  BY THE COMMUNITY, WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE VERY FEW
  OF YOU WHO PERSIST IN VIOLENCE

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HOW IT WORKS A COMMITMENT TO OPPORTUNITY

• PROVIDE CREDIBLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES,
  TRAINING PROGRAMS, NEEDED SUPPORT SERVICES FOR
  GANG-INVOLVED YOUTH SEEKING TO STEP AWAY FROM
  VIOLENCE MAKE POSITIVE CHOICES ABOUT THEIR
  FUTURES

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HOW IT WORKS A STRATEGIC LAW ENFORCEMENT
PARTNERSHIP

• CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES TARGET ENFORCEMENT
  EFFORTS TO THE SMALL GROUP OF GANG MEMBERS WHO
  IGNORE THE COMMUNITYS PREVENTION MESSAGE
  PERSIST IN VIOLENCE
• THIS LEADS TO A MUCH MORE STRATEGIC USE OF THOSE
  (LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL) ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES
  CONCENTRATING THEM ON INDIVIDUALS GANGS MOST
  DANGEROUS TO THEMSELVES, THEIR PEERS, THE
  COMMUNITY

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HELPING CITIES SUCCEED THE CALIFORNIA
ENDOWMENT, THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION,
KAISER PERMANENTE, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION,
COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM HAVE POOLED 1
MILLION TO HELP PARTICIPATING CITIES SUCCEED BY

• CONNECTING THE WORKING GROUPS IN EACH CITY TO
  NATIONAL EXPERTS IN WORKFORCE, RE-ENTRY, CRIMINAL
  JUSTICE, STREET OUTREACH
• PROVIDING SITES WITH A CLEAR ROADMAP FOR
  IMPLEMENTATION, USING A WIDE VARIETY OF TOOLS
  PROCESSES TESTED REFINED IN PLACES SUCH AS
  CHICAGO BOSTON
• CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEAMS FROM EACH CITY
  TO MEET TO SHARE SUCCESSES CHALLENGES LEARN
  FROM EACH OTHER

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HELPING CITIES SUCCEEDDATA ANALYSIS,
EVALUATION, CAPACITY BUILDING

• WORK WITH CITIES TO COMPLETE PROBLEM ANALYSIS
• EVALUATION LEARNING COMPONENT TO HELP CITIES
  DETERMINE WHAT WORKS SUSTAIN SUCCESSFUL
  STRATEGIES
• LONG TERM ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING EMPLOYMENT
  PATHWAYS OTHER KEY PROGRAM COMPONENTS FOR
  HIGHEST-RISK YOUTH

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SUMMARY ALIGNING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP,
ENFORCEMENT OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE GANG VIOLENCE
COMMUNITY LEADERS TO SEND A STRONG
PREVENTION MESSAGE
LAW ENFORCEMENT TARGETS DETERRENCE
GANG-INVOLVED YOUTH DRIVING VIOLENCE
SAFER COMMUNITIES, REDUCED RECIDIVISM
ENHANCED OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED