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SpU TH 8F <br /> � G <br /> z s <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> better outcomes. With public safety now accounting for 80% of the <br /> general budget, we have to do better with the resources we are already <br /> spending. <br /> • Downtown will see a more visible police presence, including a police <br /> substation in a storefront to make people feel safe, and bike patrols in <br /> the central area, and in our neighborhoods the "walk-with-a-cop" <br /> initiative will encourage officers to get out of their cars and get to <br /> know the residents they protect. <br /> • While incidents of nonviolent crime like burglary and theft are down, I <br /> am very concerned by the number of violent incidents already this <br /> year, particularly since that many of them involve our youth. <br /> • It is clear that we must adopt a comprehensive, community-wide youth <br /> violence prevention strategy, based on the following three principles: <br /> i. First, we should learn from what other communities are doing. <br /> There are multiple models from around the country that we can <br /> draw on, and we don't have to reinvent the wheel. <br /> ii. Secondly,whatever we do must be true to our own community, <br /> and be designed with a maximum of community buy-in. <br /> Policy-makers, educators, religious leaders, law enforcement, <br /> parents, youth, and others must have a voice in the formation <br /> of this strategy. <br /> iii. Third, whatever we do must be based on proven methods and <br /> held accountable to targets based on data. This is crucial, <br /> because recent research has shown that some youth programs, <br /> such as the "Scared Straight"program that sends young people <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />