BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROGRAM Increasing Public Safety through Neighborhood Revitalization 2015 National Forum on Criminal Justice August 4, 2015
Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program Charleston West Virginia Dayton Ohio Austin Texas FY 2014 Sites Denver, CO New Haven, CT Alameda County, CA Flint, MI Worcester, MA Miami-Dade County, FL Highland County, OH Battle Creek, MI Durham, NC Huntington, WV Minneapolis, MN Tulsa, OK Coahoma County, MS Phillipsburg, NJ Rockdale County, GA Newark, NJ Towaoc, CO Cross-sector teams are using evidence-based, community-driven strategies to address crime hot spots in specific neighborhoods in each city. Read the BJA fact sheet here.here FY 2012 Sites San Bernardino, CA Portland, OR Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Charleston, WV San Antonio, TX Seattle, WA Omaha, NE Milwaukee, WI Detroit, MI Dayton, OH Buffalo, NY Lowell, MA Austin, TX FY 2013 Sites Corning, CA San Francisco, CA Los Angeles, CA Kansas City, MO Evansville, IN Cleveland, OH Syracuse, NY Springfield, MA Providence, RI Erie, PA Albany, GA Tampa, FL Nashville, TN Baton Rouge, LA
BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES Program Basics Geographically centered Research partner required Planning period Multi-faceted response
BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES Why BCJI? Primacy of place Recognition that grants end Catalyst for community change Need for coordinated responses
BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES Why CSI? We know what DOJ doesn’t 20+ yrs promoting developer – police partnerships (POP) 20+ yrs supporting community organization and COP Understanding community resources
BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES Benefits of model Evidence informed Location location location Testing ground for CE, SC, Legitimacy Expands responsibility for safety Sustainability (of sorts) built in
BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES Our challenges Meaningful engagement (to, for, with) Honest conversations (equity) Appraising our contributions (what is failure, what is success) Meeting the future
BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROGRAM WEBINAR SERIES This webinar was supported by Grant No AJ-BX-K046 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this webinar do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. For more information and updates on the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program, Please visit Matt Perkins Sr. Program Officer LISC Community Safety Initiative