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Outcome: Police and residents have opportunities to develop positive relationships and a sense of partnership, as well as establish programs that promote safety and a better understanding of crime-related data are available to residents.
Strategy NS&CP 2.1: Educate residents about neighborhood safety and crime prevention.
Action Item NS&CP 2.1.1: Update residents about crimes occurring in Frenchtown at regular neighborhood meetings.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Public Safety Collective
Action Item NS&CP 2.1.2: Partner with businesses and non-profit organizations to host public safety workshops in the neighborhood.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Public Safety Collective, area schools, area churches, businesses
Action Item NS&CP 2.1.3: Identify and encourage various residents to participate in the TPD Ride-A-Long program, TPD Citizen’s Academy, TFD Citizen’s Academy, and the Titans Program offered by A New Directions Program Inc.
Potential Partners: City of Tallahassee(TPD, TFD), Leon County Sheriff’s Office, community service agencies, A New Directions Program Inc., Frenchtown Community Action Team
Action Item NS&CP 2.1.4: Provide training to at-risk youth and parents about the criminal justice system, civic education, civil rights, etc.
Potential Partners: North Florida Legal Services, A New Directions Program Inc., Florida Justice Program, Frenchtown Community Action Team, Frenchtown Revitalization Council
Strategy NS&CP 2.2: Increase opportunities for youth to positively engage and connect with law enforcement.
Action Item NS&CP 2.2.1: Develop and implement a Neighborhood Safety & Crime Prevention mentor and volunteer program to work with middle and high school students with interest in a law enforcement career. Collaborate with area schools to see if children participating in the program could receive school credit.
Potential Partners: Leon County School Board, City of Tallahassee (TPD), LCSO, Public Safety Collective, Frenchtown Community Action Team
Action Item NS&CP 2.2.2: Distribute information and recruit participants for TPD’s youth programs (Explorers, RAD kids, Youth Citizen's Police Academy, McGruff the Crime Dog) at area schools, neighborhood meetings, and events. Involve parents and caregivers. Connect participants to other mentors.
Potential Partners: Leon County School Board, City of Tallahassee (TPD), Public Safety Collective, Frenchtown Community Action Team
Action Item NS&CP 2.2.3: Develop scholarships to support neighborhood youth to train for public safety careers.
Potential Partners: Leon County School Board, City of Tallahassee (TPD, TFD), LCSO, Public Safety Collective, Frenchtown Community Action Team
Action Item NS&CP 2.2.4: Establish sports leagues/events that partner youth with law enforcement personnel.
Potential Partners:Frenchtown Community Action Team, Public Safety Collective,City of Tallahassee (TPD; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), LCSO, Public Safety Collective, sporting goods retailers, after-school program providers, local churches
Strategy NS&CP 2.3: Establish partnerships with local law enforcement agencies.
Action Item NS&CP 2.3.1: Establish a Neighborhood Crime Watch, including the identification of a block captain for each block (especially “hot spot” areas) within the neighborhood.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD), Public Safety Collective, LCSO, Big Bend Crime Stoppers, Tallahassee Urban League
Action Item NS&CP 2.3.2: Send neighborhood representatives to the Public Safety Collective meetings to provide updates on Neighborhood Safety and Crime Prevention efforts.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, Public Safety Collective
Action Item NS&CP 2.3.3: Host an implicit bias workshop and empathy building trainings with residents and assigned Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) squad. Provide similar training to public defenders, prosecutors, and law enforcement partners.
Potential Partners: Public Safety Collective,City of Tallahassee (TPD), LCSO, Big Bend Crime Stoppers, Frenchtown Community Action Team
Action Item NS&CP 2.3.4: Meet with members of the Public Safety Collective to discuss procedures and methods for legal processing of at-risk youth and offenders.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, Public Safety Collective, City of Tallahassee (TPD), LCSO
Action Item NS&CP 2.3.5: Develop and implement criminal justice programs that provide an alternate pathway for young people and adults facing criminal offenses, including preventative programs.
Potential Partners:Frenchtown Community Action Team, Public Safety Collective, City of Tallahassee (TPD), LCSO, Big Bend Crime Stoppers, A New Directions Program Inc., Children’s Home Society, Capital City Youth Services
Action Item NS&CP 2.3.6: Develop and implement a restorative justice program that includes training, elder circles and alternatives to prevent/curb incarceration and detention.
Potential Partners:Public Safety Collective, City of Tallahassee (TPD), LCSO, Big Bend Crime Stoppers, A New Directions Program Inc., NAACP, Big Bend Re-entry Coalition, Frenchtown Community Action Team
Strategy NS&CP 2.4: Work with members of the Public Safety Collective to promote and enhance community-policing efforts.
Action Item NS&CP 2.4.1: Collaborate with TPD to identify additional locations for the installation of surveillance cameras in Frenchtown.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD), Tallahassee Urban League
Action Item NS&CP 2.4.2: Host activities that provide opportunity for law enforcement and residents to positively interact. (ex: Operation Safe Neighborhoods, Clippers with Cops, etc.)
Potential Partners:Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD), LCSO
Action Item NS&CP 2.4.3: Distribute information (brochures, fliers, emails, etc.) about TPD’s Residential Surveys at various businesses, churches, non-profits, and community centers within the neighborhood.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD)
Action Item NS&CP 2.4.4: Lobby TPD for increased neighborhood patrolling, including bicycle patrols.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD), LCSO
Action Item NS&CP 2.4.5: Work with TPD to increase officer recruitment in and from the neighborhood.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD), LCSO, Tallahassee Urban League
Action Item NS&CP 2.4.6: Work with the City to create an Officer in Residence program for the Frenchtown neighborhood.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD)
Action Item NS&CP 2.4.7: Work with convenience store owners in Frenchtown to mitigate the criminal nuisance environment that these establishments can foster.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD), local convenience store owners/operators
Strategy NS&CP 2.5: Engage and educate neighborhood residents and stakeholders (churches, schools, business owners, landlords) on crime reporting, fire prevention, and personal safety techniques.
Action Item NS&CP 2.5.1: Install Neighborhood Watch signage at key locations in the neighborhood.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD), Tallahassee Urban League
Action Item NS&CP 2.5.2: Host a Public Safety Fair in the neighborhood.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs; TPD; TFD; Housing and Community Resilience), LCSO, Big Bend Crime Stoppers, local businesses, Tallahassee Urban League, Frenchtown Neighborhood Improvement Association, non-profits
Action Item NS&CP 2.5.3: Host safety and security trainings for houses of worship and religious meetings.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (TPD; TFD), LCSO, Big Bend Crime Stoppers, local churches
Action Item NS&CP 2.5.4: Establish a Neighborhood Response Team to assist with resident education on natural and hazardous disasters.
Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee, (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Leon County EMS