National Institute For Criminal Justice Reform

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM (NICJR) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONSULTING, RESEARCH, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELDS OF JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION. NICJR PROVIDES CONSULTATION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO AN ARRAYOF ORGANIZATIONS; INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS.

NICJR 2021 PROGRESS REPORTVIOLENCE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 2021 SAW THOSE NUMBERS INCREASE EVEN FURTHER, AND NICJRS WORK IN DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING VIOLENCE REDUCTION EFFORTS HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. UNDERSTANDING THE RECENT SURGE IN VIOLENCE IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS CRITICAL TO IMPLEMENTING THE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES NEEDED TO SHIFT THE TREND. NICJRS REPORT ON REPORT ON WHY VIOLENCE IS SURGING HIGHLIGHTS THE SERIES OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO AN INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID MUHAMMAD WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE CITY MONITOR AND FEATURED IN AN ARTICLE ON THE INTERSECTIONS OF RECESSIONS AND VIOLENT CRIME. THE PIECE DISCUSSES THE UNIQUE IMPACT THE IMPLICATIONS THAT A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, IN TANDEM WITH ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, HAVE HAD ON VIOLENCE SURGES NATIONWIDE.NATIONAL OVP NETWORK:IN FEBRUARY, NICJR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADVANCE PEACE AND THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS, ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL OFFICES OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION NETWORK, A COALITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES COMMITTED TO REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY. THE NETWORK BRINGS TOGETHER THE LEADERS OF CIVILIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SAFETY SOLUTIONS, KNOWN AS OFFICES OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION (OVPS).THROUGH OVPS, CITIES ARE MAKING MEANINGFUL INVESTMENTS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES THAT STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD WELLBEING WHILE SHRINKING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE NATIONAL OVP NETWORK WILL SERVE AS A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR LOCAL OVPS AS THEY WORK TO CREATE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AT A MOMENT WHEN LOCAL LEADERS ARE PIONEERING A NEW APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY, THE NETWORK WILL PROVIDE VITAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVPS TO LEARN FROM THEIR PEERS, CONNECT WITH LEADING NATIONAL EXPERTS, AND BUILD CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, EVALUATE, AND SUSTAIN A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SAFETY AGENDA.WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE MICROSOFT JUSTICE REFORM INITIATIVE AND THE JOYCE FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH ADVANCE PEACE AND THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS, TO HELP OVPS BRING THEIR COMMUNITYS VISION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INTO REALITY.READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE. ON FEBRUARY 25, THE NETWORK HELD ITS FIRST PRESENTATION -- FOUR EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES IN GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION -- FEATURING A DISCUSSION WITH LEADING EXPERTS: REYGAN CUNNINGHAM, GROUP VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY / FOCUSED DETERRENCESAM VAUGHN, PEACEMAKER FELLOWSHIP / ADVANCE PEACEFATIMAH LOREN, HAVI / HOSPITAL-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTIONDEMEATREAS WHATLEY, CURE VIOLENCE CHICAGOTHE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY 132 PEOPLE, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP OF THE MORE THAN 20 MEMBER CITIES THAT MAKE UP THE NATIONAL OVP NETWORK. WATCH THE PANEL RECORDING HERE.SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE NETWORK HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE 30 JURISDICTIONS, WITH 2 MORE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.SHORTLY AFTER THE PRESENTATION WAS HELD, NICJR ALSO RELEASED A REPORT ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY BASED-VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS A HANDFUL OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED NATIONWIDE. THE REPORT CAN BE USED BY CITIES AND JURISDICTIONS AS A GUIDE FOR UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCED AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY DRIVEN PRACTICES.YOUTH DATA INTERVENTION INITIATIVE:THE WALMART FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING TO LAUNCH A NEW YOUTH DATA AND INTERVENTION INITIATIVE (YDII). THE YDII WORKS WITH CITIES IN THE NATIONAL OVP NETWORK TO DEVELOP INTENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND INTERVENTION EFFORTS TO FOCUS ON YOUTH WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING INVOLVED IN VIOLENCE AS YOUNG ADULTS. NICJR IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF DISCUSSION WITH THE WALMART FOUNDATION TO CREATE A $1 MILLION FUND FOR NICJR TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO FIVE CBOS IN FIVE OF THE CITIES THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL OVP NETWORK.BALLMER INITIATIVE:NICJR IS ONE OF FOUR ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED BY THE BALLMER GROUP TO RECEIVE DEDICATED FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION.THE $18 MILLION INVESTMENT WILL BE SPLIT AMONG FOUR ORGANIZATIONS, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM (NICJR), THE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (THE HAVI), THE COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC SAFETY (CBPS) COLLECTIVE, AND CITIES UNITED. EACH ORGANIZATION WILL RECEIVE A FIVE YEAR GRANT AWARD TO CREATE COORDINATED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES THAT BUILD ON THE WORK CURRENTLY BEING DONE BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, FRONTLINE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS, HOSPITALS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. VIOLENCE INTERVENTION EFFORTS THAT ARE INTENSIVE, STRUCTURED, AND INTENTIONAL TO INTERVENE WITH THOSE AT HIGHEST RISK OF GUN VIOLENCE CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN SHOOTINGS AND HOMICIDES. WE ARE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH BALLMER GROUP, WHICH HAS RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR BROAD STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ACROSS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO PRODUCE SAFETY, JUSTICE, AND HEALING.- DAVID MUHAMMAD, NICJR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORWHITE HOUSE CVIC:THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION HAS COMMITTED TO INVEST IN EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INITIATIVES (CVI) IN ITS COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY. IN JUNE 2021, THE ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHED AN 18-MONTH COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION COLLABORATIVE (CVIC) SPANNING 16 JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE US. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THEIR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INITIATIVES. NICJR HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE FOUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS FOR THE NEW INITIATIVE. WITH GENEROUS FUNDING FROM THE MICROSOFT CORPORATION, NICJR WILL PROVIDE A ROBUST ARRAY OF SUPPORT INCLUDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO JURISDICTIONS IN THE INITIATIVE. IN FEBRUARY 2022, NICJR PRESENTED ON THE MOST RECENT WHITE HOUSE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION COLLABORATIVE SESSION HOSTED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN DOMESTIC POLICY ADVISOR AMBASSADOR SUSAN RICE. INDIANAPOLIS, IN:IN INDIANAPOLIS, NICJR HAS LEAD GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM EFFORTS. IN AUGUST, THE CITY RELEASED NICJRS GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM ANALYSIS WHICH DETAILS THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THE JURISDICTION, AND WAS FEATURED ON FOX59 NEWS. FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE ANALYSIS, NICJR PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN SECURING CICF FUNDING FOR GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND LEAD THE HIRING PROCESS FOR A FULL-TIME VIOLENCE REDUCTION DIRECTOR. NICJR WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EXPANSION OF THE INDIANAPOLIS VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER PROGRAM, AND PROVIDED TRAINING TO 25 ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE RECIPIENTS OF CICF FUNDING,NICJRS WORK IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS BEEN EXPANDED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY, THROUGH WHICH NICJR WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO IMPLEMENT A SUCCESSFUL GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY. THE CONTRACT PARTNERSHIP WAS ANNOUNCED BY INDIANAPOLIS MAYOR JOE HOGSETT DURING HIS PRESS CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER. NICJRS WORK IN INDIANAPOLIS WAS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES: INDIANAPOLIS HAS TURNED TO NUMEROUS OTHER NONPROFITS FOR ASSISTANCE. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM HELPED CREATE THE BLUEPRINT FOR WIDER GRASS-ROOTS INVOLVEMENT, INCLUDING TRAINING 50 INTERRUPTERS WHO CAN INTERVENE AND COUNSEL ANYONE INVOLVED IN A RECENT INCIDENT.SAN FRANCISCO, CA:IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA, NICJR IS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THE DREAM KEEPER FELLOWSHIP, WHICH WILL IDENTIFY THOSE AT THE HIGHEST RISK OF BEING INVOLVED IN GUN VIOLENCE, CONNECT THEM TO INTENSIVE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES, AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR THOSE PARTICIPATE. THE PROGRAM WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER IN AUGUST. IN RESPONSE TO NEGATIVE MEDIA COVERAGE FOCUSED ON THE MISLEADING HEADLINE INFERRING THAT SAN FRANCISCO IS "PAYING PEOPLE NOT TO SHOOT", NICJR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID MUHAMMAD AUTHORED THE OP-ED "SF IS PAYING CRIMINALS NOT TO SHOOT. HERES WHAT THE PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY ABOUT " CLARIFYING THE TRUE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY BEHIND VIOLENCE REDUCTIONS STRATEGIES THAT INCLUDE INCENTIVES, LIKE THE DREAM KEEPER INITIATIVE. THE OP-ED ELEVATES THE DATA-DRIVEN PROCESS UTILIZED TO IDENTIFY A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY WHO ARE AT VERY HIGH RISK OF BEING INVOLVED IN GUN VIOLENCE. THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE REFERRED TO OUTREACH WORKERS WHO LOCATE AND ENGAGE THEM AND THEN CONNECT THEM WITH AN INTENSIVE LIFE COACH, REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT AND INCENTIVES TO ACTIVELY PURSUE A POSITIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE PATH. "INVESTING A FRACTION OF THOSE FUNDS IN OUTREACH WORKERS AND LIFE COACHES, AND YES EVEN IN MODEST STIPENDS, CAN MOST IMPORTANTLY SAVE LIVES, BUT ALSO SAVE MILLIONS IN GOVERNMENT SPENDING." DAVID MUHAMMADMADISON, WI:IN MADISON, WI, NICJR HAS BEEN RECRUITED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID MUHAMMAD PRESENTED THE STRATEGY AT A COMMUNITY MEETING HOSTED BY FOCUSED INTERRUPTION, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT AIMS TO

GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION ADVOCACYOVER THE YEAR, NICJR AUTHORED AND WAS INCLUDED IN NATIONAL NEWS PIECES DISCUSSING EFFECTIVE GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES.IN AN APRIL 2020 OP-ED RELEASED BY THE TRACE, NICJR'S DAVID MUHAMMAD AND ADVANCE PEACE'S DEVONE BOGGAN CALLED FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION OUTREACH WORKERS TO BE DECLARED ESSENTIAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE VERY ESSENTIAL WORK OF STREET-LEVEL VIOLENCE PREVENTION.IN A FEBRUARY 2020 NPR / KUNC ARTICLE, ENTITLED WHAT BLOOMBERG GOT WRONG ABOUT REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE IN HIS 2015 SPEECH, NICJRS DAVID MUHAMMAD ADDRESSED FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERGS FALSE AND HARMFUL CLAIMS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE IN A RESURFACED 2015 SPEECH. THE PIECE ALSO REFERENCED NICJRS JANUARY 2018 REPORT OAKLANDS SUCCESSFUL GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY.COST OF GUN VIOLENCE PROJECTOVER FY 19-20, NICJR DEVELOPED COST OF GUN VIOLENCE REPORTS FOR SEVERAL CITIES INCLUDING DETROIT, MI; AND STOCKTON, SAN BERNARDINO, AND FRESNO, CA. NICJRS COST OF GUN VIOLENCE STUDIES BREAK DOWN THE SPECIFIC GOVERNMENTAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH GUN HOMICIDE AND INJURY SHOOTING IN A CITY, INCLUDING CRIME SCENE RESPONSE, HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INCARCERATION, VICTIM SUPPORT, AND LOST TAX REVENUE. THE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN POWERFUL, DETAILED INFOGRAPHIC REPORTS. FOLLOWING THEIR RELEASE, NICJR PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO INCORPORATE COST OF GUN VIOLENCE REPORTS INTO ADVOCACY EFFORTS DEMANDING INCREASED INVESTMENT IN GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES.NICJR ALSO LAUNCHED A STAND-ALONE WEBSITE -- HTTPS://COSTOFVIOLENCE.ORG/ -- TO HOUSE ITS GROWING SERIES OF COST OF GUN VIOLENCE REPORTS. THE SITE CURRENTLY HOSTS 12 NICJR STUDIES MEASURING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF GUN VIOLENCE ON CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION. NICJR HAS INCLUDED BELOW SUMMARIES OF DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS FOR THE STOCKTON, SAN BERNARDINO, AND FRESNO REPORTS. STOCKTON COGV REPORTNICJR RELEASED ITS STOCKTON COST OF GUN VIOLENCE REPORT IN JANUARY 2020. NICJR SENT THE REPORT TO ITS MORE THAN 1,300 CONTACTS BY EMAIL, SHARED THE REPORT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA TO OVER 450 FOLLOWERS, SENT THE REPORT TO DOZENS OF LOCAL MEDIA CONTACTS, AND MADE THE REPORT AVAILABLE ON THE HOMEPAGE OF ITS WEBSITE. THIS DISTRIBUTION PLAN WAS FOLLOWED FOR EACH OF THE THREE COST OF GUN VIOLENCE REPORTS DISCUSSED HERE.FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE STOCKTON REPORT, NICJR PARTNERED WITH ADVANCE PEACE, STOCKTON MAYOR MICHAEL TUBBS AND THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION TO PRESENT THE REPORT TO STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL AND HIGHLIGHT LOCAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE. PARTNERS ALSO ORGANIZED A MEDIA DAY TO MORE WIDELY SHARE THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY. THE STOCKTON REPORT WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN FEATURE NEWS STORIES ON TWO LOCAL NEWS NETWORKS, AS WELL AS IN A WITNESSLA NEWS ARTICLE AND A GIFFORDS BLOG POST: KCRA / NBCREPORT: EACH HOMICIDE COSTS STOCKTON $2.5 MILLION (HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OHVVYYSFACO) ABC 10EACH HOMICIDE IN STOCKTON COSTS CITY $2.5 MILLION, NEW STUDY REVEALSWITNESSLAEACH MURDER IN STOCKTON COSTS TAXPAYERS $2.5 MILLION, SAYS REPORTGIFFORDSEVERY MURDER COSTS TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARSAND THATS ON TOP OF THE TRAGIC HUMAN COSTSAN BERNARDINO COGV REPORTNICJR RELEASED ITS SAN BERNARDINO COST OF GUN VIOLENCE REPORT IN MAY 2020 AND LAUNCHED ITS COST OF GUN VIOLENCE WEBSITE.ON JUNE 1, 2020, NICJR PARTNERED WITH HOPE AND HEAL FUND AND INLAND CONGREGATIONS UNITED FOR CHANGE TO HOST A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL EVENT SHARING THE SAN BERNARDINO COST OF GUN VIOLENCE REPORT AND THE CITYS COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE TO GUN VIOLENCE. SPEAKERS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM CITY COUNCIL, THE POLICE CHIEF, LEADERS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE. LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LEADING GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION EFFORTS, INCLUDING VICTORY OUTREACH AND YOUNG VISIONARIES, ALSO PARTICIPATED. MORE THAN 50 ATTENDEES JOINED THE VIRTUAL TOWN HALL EVENT. THE RELEASE OF NICJR'S SAN BERNARDINO REPORT DREW THE ATTENTION OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS. NPR HIGHLIGHTED THE REPORT IN AN ONLINE ARTICLE AND RADIO NEWS BRIEF AND TWO LOCAL SAN BERNARDINO PUBLICATIONS PUBLISHED ARTICLES ON THE REPORTS FINDINGS: NPR / EMPIRE KVCRNEW STUDY FINDS EVERY GUN HOMICIDE IN SAN BERNARDINO COSTS TAXPAYERS $2.3 MILLIONTHE MERCURY NEWSEACH GUN HOMICIDE IN ONE CALIFORNIA CITY COSTS TAXPAYERS $2.3 MILLION, STUDY SAYSTHE PRESS-ENTERPRISEEACH GUN HOMICIDE IN SAN BERNARDINO COSTS TAXPAYERS $2.3 MILLION, STUDY SAYSFRESNO COGV REPORTNICJR RELEASED ITS FRESNO COST OF GUN VIOLENCE REPORT IN JUNE 2020. NICJR PARTNERED WITH FAITH IN THE VALLEY AND THE FRESNO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION (EOC) ON THE REPORTS DISTRIBUTION, SPECIFICALLY RELEASING THE REPORT AHEAD OF A CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN THE CITYS BUDGET.IN 2019, FRESNO CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A NEW STRATEGY TO HELP REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY. COMMUNITY LEADERS ADVOCATED FOR FRESNO TO PARTNER WITH ADVANCE PEACE, A SUCCESSFUL GUN VIOLENCE INITIATIVE THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCING HOMICIDES IN RICHMOND, CA, BY MORE THAN 70 PERCENT. CITING THE NEED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, THE MAYOR REJECTED THE CITY COUNCILS PLAN THROUGH A LINE-ITEM VETO.IN JUNE 2020, A NEW BUDGET MOTION WAS MADE TO ALLOCATE $300,000 IN THE NEXT CITY BUDGET FOR ADVANCE PEACE. NICJR WORKED WITH LEADERS FROM FAITH IN THE VALLEY AND FRESNO EOC TO SHARE THE FRESNO COST OF GUN VIOLENCE REPORT AHEAD OF THE FULL CITY COUNCIL VOTE. NICJR ALSO DIRECTLY REACHED OUT TO CITY LEADERS TO SHARE THE FINDINGS OF THE FRESNO REPORT. ON JUNE 25, FRESNO CITY COUNCIL VOTED 5-1 TO FUND A PORTION OF ADVANCE PEACE FRESNO WITH A COMMITMENT OF AT LEAST THREE YEARS. THE FRESNO REPORT WAS CITED IN TWO ARTICLES BY THE FRESNO BEE: THE FRESNO BEECOST OF GUN VIOLENCE IN FRESNO FINALLY HAS A PRICE TAG. ITS HIGHER THAN YOU THINK.THE FRESNO BEEVIOLENCE-PREVENTION PROGRAM ADVANCE PEACE IS COMING TO FRESNO. HERES HOW IT GOT FUNDED.CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMOVER FY 19-20, NICJR DEVELOPED SEVERAL REPORTS SUPPORTING STATEWIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM EFFORTS, PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO PARTNERS LEADING JUSTICE REFORM, AND CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR REFORM MEASURES THAT REDUCE INCARCERATION.REPORTSHEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE: COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND TRANSFORMATIVE CREDIBLE MESSENGER MENTORING TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT (MARCH 2020)DEVELOPED BY NICJR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY & YOUTH OUTREACH, HEALTHY, WEALTHY & WISE (HWW) IS A CULTURALLY RELEVANT, TRAUMA-INFORMED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO REACH VERY HIGH-RISK YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. THE HWW REPORT TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE PROGRAM'S DESIGN AND IMPACT, WHILE ALSO EXPLORING THE BACKGROUND AND EVOLUTION OF TRANSFORMATIVE MENTORING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF HWW.AS DISCUSSED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE REPORT, VARIATIONS OF TRANSFORMATIVE MENTORING PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN FROM THEIR ORIGINS IN OAKLAND AND NOW OPERATE IN NEW YORK CITY THROUGH THE ARCHES INITIATIVE; WASHINGTON, D.C., THROUGH THE CREDIBLE MESSENGER INITIATIVE; AND CHICAGO, IL, THROUGH THE READI PROGRAM, WITH ADDITIONAL VARIATIONS IN OTHER MAJOR CITIES. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS ARE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING RECIDIVISM AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR HIGH-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.IN ADDITION TO THE REPORT, NICJR LEADS TRAINING IN THE HWW CURRICULUM TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES SERVING HIGH-RISK YOUTH. THROUGH THIS WORK, NICJR HOPES TO REDUCE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT INCARCERATION BY RAISING AWARENESS OF ALTERNATIVE, STRENGTHS-BASED MODELS LIKE HWW AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES THAT SERVE HIGH-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAININGNICJR CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING IN SEVERAL JURISDICTIONS TO REFORM THEIR JUSTICE SYSTEMS THROUGH OUR REDUCE, IMPROVE AND REINVEST FRAMEWORK. IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, NICJR IS WORKING ON THE FOLLOWING JUVENILE JUSTICE PROJECTS:SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR LONDON BREEDS JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM BLUE RIBBON PANEL, WHICH FOCUSES ON COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEM-WIDE REFORM TO THE CITYS JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. NICJR CO-AUTHORED THE PANELS FINAL REPORT OF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CLOSE JUVENILE HALL WORKGROUP, WHICH IS TASKED WITH CLOSING SAN FRANCISCOS YOUTH DETENTION CENTER BY DECEMBER 2021.TRAINING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES (DCYF) YOUTH SERVICE PROVIDERS. IN MAY 2020, NICJR CONDUCTED TWO DAYS OF VIRTUAL TRAINING IN POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN JUVENILE JUSTICE FOR 40 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, REACHING MORE THAN 60 ATTENDEES IN TOTAL. NEIGHBORHOOD OPPORTUNITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD (NOAB) PILOT AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO END YOUTH INCARCERATION, NICJR BEGAN PILOTING ITS NEIGHBORHOOD OPPORTUNITY AND AC

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF COLOR (YPOC) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMNICJR IS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE FIELD BY ENSURING THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADVOCATES HAS THE EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE, AND SUPPORT TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL LEADERS. IN 2018, NICJR LAUNCHED THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF COLOR (YPOC) FELLOWSHIP TO CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR WORKING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING.IN EARLY 2020, NICJR SELECTED NINE PROFESSIONALS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2020 FELLOWSHIP. THE NEW COHORT REPRESENTS EMERGING LEADERS WORKING IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, POLICY ADVOCACY, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, MEDIA AND STORYTELLING, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DIRECT SERVICES, AND MORE: DA'SHON CARR, SENIOR PROJECT ASSISTANT, PUBLIC PROFITDAVID DURAND, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT AFFAIRS, PRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECTARIEL JIMENEZ, NETWORK COORDINATOR, NATIONAL COMPADRES NETWORKTERAH LAWYER, PROGRAM MANAGER, IMPACT JUSTICELEO MERCER, FOUNDER, MERCER BROTHERHOODROSALINA SANTIAGO, LIFE COACH, COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR RESTORATIVE YOUTH JUSTICEAMANDA VALTIERRA, DATA OUTREACH MANAGER, MEASURES FOR JUSTICEBRITTANY WARE, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES (FITV) / PROGRAM COORDINATOR (NBCD), FAITH IN THE VALLEY / NEW BIRTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NATE WILLIAMS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHOICES FOR FREEDOMIN EARLY MARCH, NICJR HOSTED AN IN-PERSON CONVENING TO LAUNCH THE 2020 COHORT. NICJR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID MUHAMMAD AND ADVANCE PEACE FOUNDER DEVONE BOGGAN PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, GOALS, AND ACTIVITIES. FELLOWS PREPARED PRESENTATIONS SHARING THEIR BACKGROUND, PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND INDIVIDUAL GOALS THROUGH THE PROGRAM. FELLOWS ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM ROBERT PHILLIPS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ALLUMA, A NONPROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT WORKS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP CONNECT PEOPLE TO HEALTHCARE, NUTRITION, AND OTHER CRITICAL PROGRAMS. ROBERT SHARED HIS PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY, WORK, AND TOOLS FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL JUSTICE. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL MEETING, NICJR HAS SHIFTED THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS FOR FELLOWS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN FEBRUARY 2020, NICJR RELEASED ITS INAUGURAL FELLOWSHIP REPORT HIGHLIGHTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INITIAL FELLOWSHIP COHORT AND ITS IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.