Person, Place, Thing: Understanding the Context of Community Violence
This webinar supports the Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI), a historic federal investment in community violence intervention programs. This initiative seeks to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based violence intervention and prevention programs based on partnerships among community residents, local government agencies, victim service providers, community-based organizations, law enforcement, hospitals, researchers, and other community stakeholders. Through this program, LISC is helping build out the National CVIPI Resource and Field Support Center as a hub of resources for local practitioners seeking to understand and implement CVI approaches. Through the CVIPI Resource and Field Support Center, LISC Safety & Justice staff and a diverse array of CVI subject matter expert partners develop quality, practical, evidence-based/evidence- informed CVI resources, and offer tailored training and technical assistance to selected jurisdictions.
Overview
The Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) differs from traditional violence prevention efforts in several key ways. An important difference is community violence intervention (CVI) approaches focus on the specific people and places driving community violence.
This webinar highlights how municipalities and community-based agencies work collaboratively to determine and prioritize the focus populations and geographies for CVI resources. Presenters share the importance of input and engagement of community partners during an assessment process, delineate the differences between traditional and nontraditional data sources, describe which data sources should be considered and the value and limitations of each, and discuss strategies to minimize data bias.
Presenters
- Rey Chavis, Director of High-Risk Intervention, Newark Community Street Team
- Solomon Middleton-Williams, Deputy Director, Newark Community Street Team
- Lt. Tremayne Phillips, Executive Officer, Newark Police Department
- Dr. Alejandro Gimenez Santana, Co-Executive Director, Newark Public Safety Collaborative
Moderator
- Ryan Samuelson, Senior Program Officer, LISC Safety & Justice