Crime Prevention

The Ohio Parole Board has discretionary releasing authority over a portion of the prison population that is comprised of offenders serving sentences for the most serious crimes. Specifically, approximately 50% of the offenders heard are convicted of a Homicide offense including Aggravated Murder, Murder and Manslaughter. Another 30% of those offenders heard by the Board are convicted of a sex offense. In it release decision making, the Board utilizes a risk instrument (ORAS) that is predictive of the general risk of an offender to reoffend.

We are looking for Basic Crime Prevention training and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design training delivered to local police personnel in the Chicago area. This training is not currently available in our area and has not been offered in the area for the last 5 to 7 years.

Would like to have training on crime prevention.

Violent crime is the number one issue for residents and businesses in Wilmington, and many are making plans to flee the city because of the violent crime there. The Mayor Elect has a pledge from PERF to help revamp the operations and structure of the police department. He has named a new police chief, and hopefully a provider can work with his office and the police department to address this issue.

In June 2012, Prince George's County launched its Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative (TNI). This initiative focuses on uplifting six neighborhoods in the County that face significant economic, health, public safety and educational challenges. Data shows that these areas accounted for disproportionately high rate of crime which was of a chronic nature. Further data analysis revealed an increasing rate of citizens returning from incarceration to these areas. This reentry population had a high instance of recidivism which could be attributed to several barriers.

Measures for Justice has developed a draft Justice Index that contains about 50 indicators that represent every part of the justice system from arrest to post-conviction and include interests of both victims and defendants. The measures need to be tested for feasibility and utility in order to create a core set of indicators that can be widely replicated in counties across the United States. MFJ is conducting a pilot in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin to examine data capacity at the local level and to hone down the current Justice Index measures so that they can be used nationwide.

Suicides specific to Correctional Officers

Provider delivered two day training on "Characteristics of Armed Persons" to aid law enforcement in the recognition, prevention, and suppression of violent gang crimes within the requestor's jurisdiction. BJA NTTAC paid only for travel costs; the requestor paid for the trainer's time and training materials.

Assist the DC MPD enhance operational efficiencies and strategies for civilianizing certain positions within the department. Deliverables include: (1) comprehensive assessment of the current department workflows and activities performed by sworn officers; and (2) strategic plan with recommendations to implement changes based upon assessment findings and successful implementations similar in scope and complexity to MPD.

Assist the Boston Police Department in addressing the release and reentry of potentially 600 to over 1100 inmates due to the tampering with drug evidence and falsifying documents and test results. Deliverables include: (1) GIS maps which depict demographic and contextual data with 90%-95% accuracy based on stakeholder identified data elements and priorities; and (2) recommendations on planning and implementation of reentry strategies and initiatives.