{"id":24454,"date":"2015-06-23T10:39:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T10:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=24454"},"modified":"2015-06-23T10:42:33","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T10:42:33","slug":"vipd-officials-attend-new-york-seminar-to-learn-better-policing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=24454","title":{"rendered":"VIPD Officials Attend New York Seminar To Learn Better Policing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX &#8212; The VIPD&#8217;s Deputy Commissioner Curtis Griffin, along with chiefs\u00a0of police from the St. Thomas\/St. John and St. Croix districts (Darren Foy and Arthur Hector Sr. respectively), are currently in attendance at the National Network For Safe Communities (NNSC) seminar, taking place at the prestigious John Jay\u00a0College of Criminal Justice located in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The chiefs, who left for NY on Monday and will return to the territory on Wednesday, will learn effective\u00a0strategies to reduce violence and strengthen the community, according to a VIPD press release issued late Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is home to the NNSC, which works\u00a0in troubled communities nationally and drives innovative practices in reconciliation between law\u00a0enforcement and communities.<\/p>\n<p>The NNSC supports jurisdictions implementing strategic interventions\u00a0to reduce violence and community disorder. These strategies combine the best of law enforcement and\u00a0community-driven approaches to improve public safety, minimize arrests and incarceration, enhance\u00a0police legitimacy, and rebuild relationships between law enforcement and distressed communities.<\/p>\n<p>The National Network\u2019s strategies operate along these guiding principles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First do no harm<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen communities\u2019 capacity to prevent violence<\/li>\n<li>Enhance legitimacy<\/li>\n<li>Offer help to those who want it<\/li>\n<li>Get deterrence right<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>First do no harm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Criminal justice is strong medicine: it can help, but applied too heavily or in the wrong way, it can hurt. It\u2019s now clear that too many incarcerations, aggressive, disrespectful policing, and other missteps can damage individuals, families, and communities and undermine relationships between neighborhoods and law enforcement. Law enforcement should do its work in ways that do not cause that harm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengthen communities\u2019 capacity to prevent violence <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Community norms and actions \u2013 not law enforcement \u2013 do most of the work of crime control. Community members can establish expectations for nonviolence and intervene directly with the few people at the highest risk for violent victimization or offending. Direct communication through \u201ccall-ins,\u201d \u201ccustom notifications,\u201d and other practical steps can focus and amplify community crime control. Using this approach strengthens neighborhoods and keeps people out of jail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enhance legitimacy <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most people obey the law because it\u2019s the right thing to do, not because they\u2019re afraid of being arrested. Even criminals follow the law most of the time. Communities need to see law enforcement, especially the police, as fair, respectful, and on their side. Police should conduct themselves in ways that model their caring and respect for the communities they serve. Where legitimacy goes up, crime goes down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offer help to those who want it <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of the people at highest risk for violent victimization or offending do not like how they are living and want a way out. Communities should meet them where they are and do everything possible to support them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get deterrence right <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When law enforcement needs to act, it\u2019s usually best to let offenders know that enforcement is coming, so they can stop their offending, rather than to arrest, prosecute, and incarcerate them. The creative use of existing law, combined with direct communication with high-risk people, can make deterrence work and head off both violence and actual enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Use enforcement strategically when arrest, prosecution, and incarceration are necessary. Law enforcement should use them as sparingly and tactically as possible. Profligate enforcement can have terrible collateral consequences, alienate communities, and undermine legitimacy. Law enforcement should apply the minimum that is compatible with ensuring public safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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