https://blackmplspublicsafetyconvo.org/home daily 1.0 2020-08-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/5f164acb6a769b073efdab20/5f164bd3b9ec1e5fe96fb122/1595297119818/2c0993-20171128-minneapolis-police-academy-graduation.jpg Home MPD Budget https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/5f164acb6a769b073efdab20/5f164beff6f84a7277343d85/1595297023584/merlin_172874274_684c4cad-70d6-47fb-ab54-9ad81707174f-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg Home MPD vs. Black https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/5f164acb6a769b073efdab20/5f16e660c49ad962b02e31ae/1595336323434/cst-36958-bike-cops-for-kids.jpg Home Why do we fear change? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/5f164acb6a769b073efdab20/5f187976c8cd2d55b017b330/1595439662523/NorthMPLS7.jpg Home Why do we invest in violence and not violence prevention? https://blackmplspublicsafetyconvo.org/mpdbudget daily 0.75 2020-07-22 https://blackmplspublicsafetyconvo.org/mpdvsblack daily 0.75 2020-07-20 https://blackmplspublicsafetyconvo.org/why-do-we-fear daily 0.75 2020-07-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/t/5f16dae3d3aa013bfb2f20e5/1595335715215/bike-cops-for-kids.jpg Why do we fear change? - thoughts. In each of these community engagement PR photos, the police officer still has their gun, and prominent. Why? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/t/5f16db50d3aa013bfb2f2e3a/1595335142332/June%2B22%252C%2B2010%2B016.jpg Why do we fear change? Have you ever had a police officer arrive and save you from harm? save you from a crime in progress? https://blackmplspublicsafetyconvo.org/why-dont-we-invest-in-violence-prevention daily 0.75 2020-07-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/t/5f187650ec00156500da5b41/1595439060256/EdZhnpyXkAYY2Oq.png Why do we invest in violence and not violence prevention? - Promising results. Project LIFE, short for “Lifestyle in Transition for Empowerment,” is formerly known as group violence intervention and is run through the city’s Health Department. It began two years ago after Minneapolis officials reached out to researchers at John Jay University in New York City in their search for solutions to the city’s gun violence problem. Its 112 participants are considered to be at risk of violence, based on their criminal histories, social networks and prior exposure to violence. By focusing resources on the relatively small number of perpetrators, officials hope to ease the spiking gun violence in a city where seven out of every 10 shooting victims were black. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/t/5f18775e2e167e28417544d2/1595438956842/101892161_10158868997869245_6844125470827925258_n.jpg Why do we invest in violence and not violence prevention? - What works? Or could work? Not long ago, the city of Richmond, Calif., was considered one of the most dangerous cities in America. There was a skyrocketing homicide rate fueled by gangs of young men settling personal or territorial disputes. But today, the city of about 100,000 residents is called a national model for reducing gun violence. Many cities around the country are adopting their unconventional strategy to prevent violence --– which includes paying potential criminals to stay out of trouble. https://blackmplspublicsafetyconvo.org/no-abolition-without-the-shooters daily 0.75 2020-07-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/t/5f1ade65ec1ba327ba3d7ec3/1589986514439/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg No abolition without the shooters. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/t/5f1ade65ec1ba327ba3d7ec6/1589986514441/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg No abolition without the shooters. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f14b7eda955d4346f3cc186/t/5f1ade65ec1ba327ba3d7ec0/1589986514435/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg No abolition without the shooters.