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Are Oakland community ambassadors making a difference?

Roselyn Romero

September 19, 2023 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In response to public safety concerns and understaffed police departments, community ambassadors are working to improve public safety by building relationships with local business owners and residents, mitigating conflict without force or violence, providing support to people in crisis and keeping the city clean. Since community ambassadors began patrolling the area, local business owners have reported noticing fewer robberies and crime in general

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This Nigerian media outlet pushes for justice around banking issues

Promise Eze

July 13, 2023 |

IJNet |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Foundation for Investigative Journalism was founded in 2020 to promote and provide accountability in society and advocate for justice on behalf of victims of Nigeria's faltering banking system. The outlet runs a news impact desk, where people can submit complaints of bank fraud or mismanagement directly; then FIJ requests evidence from the aggrieved parties, conducts reviews and fact-checking. The outlet handles 10-20 cases a month, and has facilitated the recovery of over $150,000 for aggrieved individuals since its founding.

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Oakland's MACRO has responded to thousands of calls. Very few were sent over by the police

Eli Wolfe

July 10, 2023 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

When concern arose that the police was not the appropriate department to respond to all non-violent, non-emergency calls, the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland program was created to do so. The program’s responders are civilian workers who check on community-member reports of things like people sleeping in public, public indecency and reported behavioral issues.

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With a mobile application, Nigerians can report and fight social injustice

Taiwo Fatola

May 14, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The AFF Flagit app allows Nigerians to report crimes directly to federal agencies and the police to make the process easier, faster, and more effective. App users can choose to remain anonymous and submit any evidence they have with the report.

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How a South Sudanese neighbourhood embraced community policing to reduce crime

Richard Sultan

May 01, 2023 |

Aidóni |

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Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

In 2019, a South Sudan chief organized and empowered local “vigilante groups” (networks of households tasked with supporting each other), and since then, the community has transformed from a sparsely populated and violent neighborhood into a crowded but safe place where markets can stay open later at night. This community policing tactic has since spread to other South Sudanese areas and relies on collaboration between various authorities and ethnic groups to succeed.

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Shootings Remain High in Philly, But City-Funded Violence Interruption Shows Promise

Mensah M. Dean

March 14, 2023 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia’s city-funded Group Violence Intervention program identifies people who commit crimes together and offers them help to get a job, GED, or whatever assistance they need. The program brings together a variety of community members to conduct outreach, offer social services, and warn them of the consequences of continuing to participate in crimes.

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Chicago police sergeant launches sports program to build ‘humanity'

Kyra O'Connor

September 23, 2022 |

News21 |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Westside Sports started in 2017 and serves as a way for people and youth in the community to foster healthy relationships with law enforcement. Chicago Westside Sports consists of a league of hundreds of kids who play sports and dozens of officers, faith leaders, and nonprofit leaders who do the coaching.

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Police hire more civilian investigators to shore up ranks

Salma Reyes Nathan Collins

September 20, 2022 |

News21 |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

In an effort to combat staffing shortages, several police departments are hiring civilian investigators. Hiring civilian investigators helps ensure crimes get hands-on attention and, hopefully, are solved in a timely manner, while also helping to civilianize standard law enforcement operations.

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Victoria has a bike theft problem. Here's how to fix it.

Martin Bauman Hanna Hett

May 31, 2022 |

Capital Daily |

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Response Location: Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

Project 529 is a bike registration service available in Canada and the U.S. that helps address the issue of bike theft. In Vancouver, where the project began, bike theft has been lowered by 44% and the Project 529 system has even been adopted by police departments in British Columbia to help manage theft in cities like Victoria.

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Help Hits the Streets with a Crisis Response Team

Natalie Mead

May 21, 2022 |

What's Next Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The Street Crisis Response Team program is an alternative to policing made up of first-responder teams trained in trauma-informed crisis management. These teams can be dispatched for non-violent mental or behavioral health emergencies in public spaces and focus on compassion and trust-building in the community to de-escalate crises. They can also transport people to hospitals, shelters, or places to receive other mental health interventions.

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