TRANSFORM LIVES Increase Public Safety 1 VETTING PROCESS
TRANSFORM LIVES Increase Public Safety 1
VETTING PROCESS September 2016 Gang Summit • • • www. advancepeace. org March – May 2017 Focus Groups Ride Along Neighborhood Visits February 2017 Ongoing Presentation to Task Force Individual meetings May 2017 July 2017 Law enforcement stakeholder meeting Community stakeholder meeting May – June 2017 Council Briefings 2
The City of Sacramento Gang Prevention & Intervention Task Force Theory of Change Prevention Protective Factors Risk Factors OUTCOMES Reduced Violent Crime Re-Entry Improved Youth Services Engaged Communities Enforcement Interventio n 3
THE PROBLEM www. advancepeace. org In 2015, there was a 54% increase in homicides and a 47% increase in firearm assaults in Sacramento, compared to the previous year. The majority of gun homicides are re-cyclical and retaliatory in nature. Studies show firearm violence is typically driven by a small number of community members. In 2016, there were 280 firearm assaults in the City of Sacramento. A 12% increase from 2015 and a 39% increase from the 3 year average 4
OVERVIEW www. advancepeace. org • ADVANCE PEACE focuses intense services to change the mindset of individuals suspected of perpetrating gun violence. • Beyond saving lives and money, ADVANCE PEACE helps protect and reduce the trauma experienced by people living in these communities. • ADVANCE PEACE goes beyond traditional law enforcement practices to understand maintain conditions that sustain near-term reductions in gun violence
OUR APPROACH www. advancepeace. org Seven Daily Touch-Points include 6
OUR APPROACH Evidence Based Practices include: Street Outreach www. advancepeace. org 33 Cities have expressed interest in the Advance Peace program Mentoring Intensive Case Management Life Skills Training Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Subsidized Employment 7
CASE STUDY: RICHMOND, CA www. advancepeace. org The Fellowship launched in June 2010 in Richmond, CA. Between 2010 and 2016, we saw a 50% REDUCTIO N in firearm assaults 54% REDUCTIO N Of the 84 Fellows enrolled over four cohorts: 83% 94% have had no gun-related injuries or hospitalization since becoming a Fellow remain alive 77% Have had no new gun charges since becoming a Fellow in related homicides compared to five years prior to the Fellowship launch. 8
Advance Peace Sacramento www. advancepeace. org Advance Peace will: ü Provide $1. 5 million in funding for the Sacramento strategy ü Serve as home organization for local staff ü Provide two 18 -month cohorts for 100 Fellows ü Provide technical assistance, training and evaluation ü Reduce costs associated with ongoing gun violence ü Transform lives and catalyze change 9
GOALS www. advancepeace. org ü Reduce firearm assaults by 50% over a 4 year period ü Reduce firearm-related homicides by 50% over a 4 year period ü Reduce government costs associated with gun violence by $26 million ü Dismantle gang war zones within and around the city 10
BENCHMARKS www. advancepeace. org ü Benchmarks include: • • • # of participants that completed the program # of participants with new gun charges/ arrest Social services received after enrolling in program % of Life. MAP milestones reached by participants # of participants entering internships # of participants deceased or injured from gunfire after enrolling in the program 11
COST ANALYSIS www. advancepeace. org Cost of 1 firearm assault in the City of Sacramento: $439, 217/incident Cost of 1 homicide in the City of Sacramento: $1, 000 /incident Cost of juvenile incarceration in California: $271, 318 /participant Cost of adult incarceration in California: $113, 189 /participant PEACEMAKER FELLOWSHIP: $30, 000 /participant Sources: Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Public Policy Institute of California 12
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVONE BOGGAN Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Advance Peace ANGELA GLOVER BLACKWELL Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Policy. Link CHET HEWITT President and Chief Executive Officer, Sierra Health Foundation CARTER STEWART Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation ROY L. AUSTIN, JR Former Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States JIM BILDNER Chief Executive Officer, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation RONALD L. DAVIS Former Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), DOJ www. advancepeace. org
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