The Policing Project

I attended the Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice Training on the West Side of Chicago. Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is a national network of crime survivors working together to create healing communities and shape public policy. The training was on safety and justice policy and addressed the needs of survivors. We learned about the incident of murder per state and how gun violence in particular shapes either policies for good, or is an example of how lack of policies cause more deaths. Survivors shared stories and engaged in action for change.At the end of the training, I received a certificate of completion. The picture is attached. 

The Policing Project at NYU School of Law has a pilot project in Chicago in the 25th, 15th, 9th, 10th and 11th Districts. The pilot has two initiatives. The Neighborhood Policing Initiative, where Districts are broken into 3-4 sections and special officers called District Coordinating Officers (DCOs) stay in that geographic area and do not leave. They are charged with not focusing on enforcement but instead focusing on problem solving. DCOs also engage with the community and attend community events. The other Initiative, the Community Engagement Initiative focuses on developing a group of community members called “Community Ambassadors” who work with DCOs to help identify and solve problems. On at least 5 occasions I attended the Community Ambassador meetings and assisted by helping with food prep and distribution and cleanup. I took attendance and handed out agendas. On 3 of the occasions I too “B-role” video of the meeting to be used in a short film about the project at a later date.