think there needs to be revitalization in Chicago and try to bring peace between rival gangs in the area. It won't happen overnight, but it's a try. Next thing is to get rid of the corrupt law-enforcement there.
"There was consensus across the sites that CAGI had allowed for the development of a variety of new partnerships. These relationships were most readily established among criminal justice agencies. The four most common enforcement strategies included increased federal prosecution, increased state and local prosecution, joint case prosecution screening, and directed police patrols.
The most common prevention strategies included education and outreach, school-based prevention, ex-offender outreach, and substance abuse treatment. "An Assessment of the Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative: Final Project Report (January 2013)
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/240757.pdf. "The U.S. Department of Justice developed the Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative (CAGI) to support local communities in their efforts to prevent and control gang crime. The cities involved include Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Tampa, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Rochester, Raleigh/Durham, Chicago, Detroit, and a seven-city region in Eastern Pennsylvania. "
Gang Hot Spots Policing in Chicago: An Evaluation of the Deployment Operations Center
Process
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/239207.pdf
Do you know if any of the following initiatives are actually helping the community?
Reconnecting Neighborhoods Plan-https://
www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/reconnecting_neighborhoodsplan.html
"Chicago neighborhood initiatives was formed in 2010 to coordinate resources, economic development and neighborhood revitalization efforts in chicagoland’s low-to-moderate income neighborhoods. CNI seeks to revitalize neighborhoods and create jobs by developing high impact projects, providing financial resources to entrepreneurs and sustaining long-term community partnerships."
About - CNI Group
"In a city where
nearly half of black men are out of work or out of school, revitalizing commercial corridors like West Chicago Avenue is especially urgent. According to WHPDC, unemployment in the neighborhood is around 20 percent, and around 25 percent of storefronts are vacant along the eight-block stretch between Kedzie and Central Park Avenues."
Strategic Learning Initiatives - Strategic Learning Initiatives (SLI) is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization working with schools serving low-income families in Chicago. SLI has worked in more than 65 CPS schools over the past 20 years.