Community-Based Public Safety Initiatives in Wilmington

Wilmington Landscape Analysis Community Public Safety Presented by NCST and CBPS Collective

The Newark Community Street Team (NCST) was founded by Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka as the City s community-based violence reduction strategy. NCST Newark Community Street Team NCST draws upon an evidence-based, trauma informed approach to violence reduction. NCST hires, trains and deploys Outreach Workers and High-Risk Interventionist that understand violence is a public health issue.

Community Based Public Safety Collective The Community Based Public Safety Collective is the outgrowth of input from leaders across the country doing grassroots, community-based violence intervention/prevention work. The Collective is the first ever national umbrella network of CBPS organizations and experts in the field. Together we work to: Amplify the voices of practitioners of color who have long been doing this work while preserving their leadership role; Cultivate a funding community to seed, sustain and scale local CBPS work; and Provide local CBPS organizations with capacity building and organizational support that will enable them to make transformational changes in public safety.

To support The City of Wilmington in achieving its goals for violence reduction. Purpose of the Landscape Analysis The landscape analysis will help to inform the City s strategy for implementing potential community based public safety initiatives.

Data Review Site Visit Deliverables Organizational Assessments and Survey Administration Summary Report Presented to the City

Obtain data from Police Department and other stakeholders Data will be reviewed to identify demographics of violence, including ages of victims and responsible parties, motivations of shootings, and neighborhood hotspot data. Review of the City s Public Safety Plan and other relevant documents. Site Visit Landscape Analysis Steps Two days of in-depth interviews with City leadership, community members, interventionist, and other stakeholders. Peer-to-peer connection vital to gathering street intelligence on the nature of violence. Organizational Health Assessments and Survey Administration Assessments of up to five organizations engaged in community violence intervention. Surveys of up to twenty intervention workers to understand the nature of the violence and the resources needed to respond adequately. Presentation of Report to the City Recommendations to the City on structuring investment into community based public safety and CVI organizations. Summary of intervention assets currently available in the City and resources with greatest potential for delivering intervention focused on those greatest at risk of gun violence. Recommendations of suitable organizations to host a community led public safety round table and a suitable partner in a hospital-based violence intervention program. Recommendations for creating an ecosystem for safety.