1. 2014 Community Efforts Prepared by: Lt. Will Halvosa and Ofc. Ben Tobias Gainesville Police Department

2. Our Vision and Mission GPD Vision: Gainesville is a safe and healthy community. GPD Mission: Together as a community we foster order, safety and freedom.

3. Created a New Bureau that benefits GPD and best serves our Community Youth and Community Services Bureau Captain (1) Lieutenant (1) Sergeant (1) CPO (3) DMC/ System of Care SRO (13) Cadet / Explorer Program Youth Gang (2) Crime Analyst (1) Volunteers / Citizens on Patrol Black on Black Restorative Justice Reichert House / B.O.L.D.

4. Community Events National Night Out / Celebrating Safe Communities

5. Neighborhood Crime Watch Addison Lane Apts. Anglewood/Sugarfoot Beville Heights Black Acres/Black Pines Blues Creek Capri HOA Creeks Edge HOA Forest Ridge Golf View Hazel Heights Las Pampas Libby Heights/Skyline Masonwood Millhopper Station South Napier Oaks/Serenola Northwood at Possum Creek Northwood Neighbors Phoenix Pine Breeze Pine Park Pineridge Portofino Raintree Ridgeview Rock Creek Sable Chase HOA Springtree Stephen Foster Sorrento Suburban Heights Turkey Creek Forest UPNA Vintage View Westmoreland Wood Creek Woodland Terrace

6. Community Outreach Programs Summer Heatwave Citizen’s Academy “Kid’s Kamps” Helpers and Heroes Walks with the Chief Silver Santa

7. Police Advisory Council and Monthly Minister Meetings Police Advisory Council Pastors blessing Chief Jones on National Day of Prayer

8. Partnership with Black on Black Crime Task Force

9. Reichert House and B.O.L.D.

10. Bi-Weekly Meeting “School to Prison Pipeline” Meets at GPD with: DJJ, Judiciary, SBAC, CDS, Camelot, Partnerships for Strong Families, River Phoenix Peace Building Foundation, ASO, Teen Court, School Board Member Eileen Roy, City Commissioner Hinson-Rawls, State Attorney’s Office, University of Florida GOAL? Develop a “System of Care” to address the needs of our youth prior to entering the Criminal Justice System and Develop intervention programs for those already in the Criminal Justice System. 2014 Results: We reduced VOP arrests in City schools by 90%. We reduced campus arrests in City schools by 35%.

11. Address “DMC” Disproportionate Minority Contact  2 nd Year of a two year grant from the The Center for Childrens Law and Policy.  Leading the efforts in reducing the arrests of African American youth in our schools and our community.  Developed alternatives to arrests through our collaboration with Meridian and CDS.  Give the Officers and Supervisors other options besides arresting our youth.  Demand the issuance of Civil Citations for first time Misdemeanor offenders.

12. “POLICE/YOUTH DIALOGUE”  Once a month meeting involving 13-15 officers with 13-15 at-risk youth utilizing community conferencing techniques.  Breakdown and understand behavior of youth and officers.  Learn about brain development nature vs nurture.  One-on-one dinner between the youth and the officer.  Discuss similarities – hope and dreams.  Role playing – flip the script – let the kids be cops.  Consequence and decision making discussion.