SoutheastNeighborhoodStrategicActionPlan_January1995_Current

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Southeast Quality of Life Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan Goal Restore order to a neighborhood and provide the opportunity to live, work, and raise a family in a safe environment. Objectives The objectives of Weed and Seed are reflected in its four (4) program elements: " Law Enforcement: To control violent and drug -related crime through intelligence gathering and crime analysis, arrest, detention, prosecution, and incapacitation of offenders from the targeted neighborhood. ' Community Policing: To enhance public safety and security through: a police deployment strategy focusing on community engagement through increased and regular interaction between neighborhood residents and officers (e.g., foot patrols) and proactive problem -solving; and by mobilizing neighborhood residents to work with the police in solving and preventing violent and other drug -related crime. " Prevention, Early Intervention, and Treatment: To create a healthy and supportive environment by preventing and combatting crime, drug use, unemployment, illiteracy, and disease. ` Neighborhood Restoration: To revitalize the neighborhood by providing adequate housing, a clean and attractive environment, and investment opportunities. The Weed and Seed strategy involves four (4) basic elements: 1 . Law Enforcement: Law enforcement must "weed out" the most violent offenders by coordinating and integrating the efforts of Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies in targeted high -crime neighborhoods. One effective law enforcement strategy, for example, is Project Triggerlock, a Department of Justice initiative that targets armed violent offenders for prosecution in Federal court to take advantage of tough Federal firearms laws. Between April 1991 through January 1992, Project Triggerlock resulted in approximately 4,500 cases charged and had a 91 percent conviction rate. 87