Professional Services Agreement - Research Foundation of City University of NY - Group Violence Intervention

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About the National Network for Safe Communities The National Network for Safe Communities, a project of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, was launched in 2009 under the direction of David M. Kennedy and John Jay College President Jeremy Travis. The National Network supports cities implementing proven strategic interventions to reduce violence and improve public safety, minimize arrest and incarceration, strengthen communities, and improve relationships between law enforcement and the communities it serves. The National Network is committed to building a community of practice that operates along a set of guiding principles. • First do no harm. • Strengthen communities' capacitycapaci!y to grevent violence. • Enhance legitimacy. • Offer help to those who want it. • Get deterrence right. • Use enforcement strategically. The interventions based on these principles have been successfully implemented in cities across the country. The Group Violence Intervention, first developed as "Operation Ceasefire" in Boston, MA, has been successfully applied in cities as diverse as Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, OH, and Stockton, CA. The Drug Market Intervention, first developed in High Point, NC to eliminate neighborhood overt drug markets, has been successfully applied in cities as diverse as Providence, RI, Hempstead, NY, and Nashville, TN, In addition to providing technical advising to jurisdictions implementing these strategic interventions, the National Network facilitates peer support and collaborative learning opportunities to help cities learn from one another; address common issues; provide a supportive community of practice for new jurisdictions; and make these interventions standard practice across the United States. Summary of Work to Date From January 2014 through January 2016, the NNSC worked with key partners in South Bend, Indiana, to design, launch, and support the early implementation of the South Bend Group Violence Intervention ("South Bend GVI"). In December 2016, NNSC staff conducted a site visit to South Bend to assess the city's progress in implementing GVI during the 2016 calendar year and to identify opportunities, obstacles and important areas of focus for the NNSC and the South Bend implementation team during the third contract period. From April 2017 until the present, NNSC staff has provided strategic advising to the SBGVI board and project manager and provided on -site and remote assistance to South Bend law enforcement, support and outreach, and community partners as they implemented the GVI strategy.