Comprehensive Gang Comprehensive Gang Initiative Initiative

Bettering our schools, Bettering our schools, empowering our communities,empowering our communities,

Building a Safer TulsaBuilding a Safer Tulsa

Background Background

August 2006August 2006 Mayor Taylor and United States Attorney O’Meilia Mayor Taylor and United States Attorney O’Meilia

announce “Building a Safer Tulsa”announce “Building a Safer Tulsa”

September 2006September 2006 ““Building a Safer Tulsa” gang summit brings together Building a Safer Tulsa” gang summit brings together

250 stakeholders.250 stakeholders. Focus on Prevention, Intervention, and Re-entry of Focus on Prevention, Intervention, and Re-entry of

gang involved youth and adultsgang involved youth and adults

December 2006December 2006 Report released detailing summit recommendations Report released detailing summit recommendations

on CSC website (csctulsa.org). on CSC website (csctulsa.org).

Summit ReportSummit Report

Mentoring Mentoring OJJDP Comprehensive Gang ModelOJJDP Comprehensive Gang ModelOut-of-School Programs Out-of-School Programs Recreation sitesRecreation sitesFamily Support CentersFamily Support CentersCommunity Education and AwarenessCommunity Education and AwarenessPersonal Relationships Personal Relationships Job preparation and TrainingJob preparation and TrainingCommunity and Police Trust BuildingCommunity and Police Trust BuildingPre-release Planning for Offenders Pre-release Planning for Offenders Presentations about Re-entry to Business Community Presentations about Re-entry to Business Community

Philosophy Philosophy

Build on the gang summit Build on the gang summit recommendations.recommendations.Keep the priorities of Prevention, Keep the priorities of Prevention, Intervention, and Re-entry. Intervention, and Re-entry. Expand programs that work. Expand programs that work. Create programs where needed. . Create programs where needed. . Be comprehensive, but focused. Be comprehensive, but focused. Make systemic change by using a Make systemic change by using a systemic approach. systemic approach.

PreventionPrevention

MentoringMentoring Mentoring to the Max! January 2007Mentoring to the Max! January 2007

Partners: City of Tulsa, TPS, Union PS, Mentoring Partners: City of Tulsa, TPS, Union PS, Mentoring Coalition, Community Service Council, Junior Coalition, Community Service Council, Junior League, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, League, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, Partners in Education, and Corporate Sponsor Partners in Education, and Corporate Sponsor Bank of America.Bank of America.

Campaign designed to raise awareness and Campaign designed to raise awareness and increase mentors.increase mentors.

Exceeded goals. Exceeded goals.

Prevention cont.Prevention cont.

Positive Behavioral Supports (12 TPS Positive Behavioral Supports (12 TPS sites)sites) Program identifies risk factors for gang Program identifies risk factors for gang

activity.activity. Wraparound services offered.Wraparound services offered. Total days of suspension reduced 41,332 to Total days of suspension reduced 41,332 to

35,379 days in year one. 35,379 days in year one.

Intervention Intervention

Youth Intervention ProjectYouth Intervention Project Implementation of the OJJDP comprehensive gang Implementation of the OJJDP comprehensive gang

model.model. 92 high intensity gang involved youth and 117 middle 92 high intensity gang involved youth and 117 middle

school age youth served. school age youth served. Geographically targeted intervention services to high Geographically targeted intervention services to high

risk and gang involved youth. (Two areas in North risk and gang involved youth. (Two areas in North Tulsa, one in East Tulsa and one in Southwest Tulsa)Tulsa, one in East Tulsa and one in Southwest Tulsa)

Three year grant award of $400,000 from the OK Three year grant award of $400,000 from the OK Office of Juvenile Affairs.Office of Juvenile Affairs.

Re-entryRe-entry

Youthful Re-entry ($86,000 project) Youthful Re-entry ($86,000 project) Re-entry program for youth coming out of Re-entry program for youth coming out of

Rader.Rader. Juvenile and family offered counseling and re-Juvenile and family offered counseling and re-socialization services.socialization services.

Partnership with Career Tech to accommodate Partnership with Career Tech to accommodate job training and placement.job training and placement.

Re-entry Cont.Re-entry Cont.

Adult Re-entry Demonstration ProgramAdult Re-entry Demonstration Program Partners: Federal Probation, US Attorney’s Partners: Federal Probation, US Attorney’s

Office, Career Tech, Department of Office, Career Tech, Department of Corrections, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Corrections, Federal Bureau of Prisons, private industry, and faith community.private industry, and faith community.

Program identifies Tulsa as manufacturing Program identifies Tulsa as manufacturing base, with high demand for skilled workers.base, with high demand for skilled workers.

Program will be selective; state pilot housed Program will be selective; state pilot housed at Taft, Federal pilot at in El Reno. at Taft, Federal pilot at in El Reno.

Re-entry Cont.Re-entry Cont.

Adult Re-entryAdult Re-entry

Goal: Reduce Recidivism Goal: Reduce Recidivism Unfilled manufacturing job market.Unfilled manufacturing job market. Customized pre-release job training.Customized pre-release job training. Collaboration with all partners.Collaboration with all partners. Re-socialization through case management.Re-socialization through case management.

Re-entry cont.Re-entry cont.

Focus on business CommunityFocus on business Community Establish new business partners.Establish new business partners. Tulsa Metro Chamber roundtable. Tulsa Metro Chamber roundtable.

Out-of-School ActivitiesOut-of-School Activities

City of Tulsa CDBG process City of Tulsa CDBG process Overhaul CDBG process.Overhaul CDBG process. Priority given to quality programs and areas Priority given to quality programs and areas

of highest need. of highest need. City assembled service providers to develop City assembled service providers to develop

performance measures.performance measures.

Open Recreation SitesOpen Recreation Sites

City of Tulsa will go through same process City of Tulsa will go through same process as CDBG to assess quality as well as as CDBG to assess quality as well as need. need.

Job Preparation for YouthJob Preparation for Youth

Expand access of Workforce Tulsa Expand access of Workforce Tulsa Summer youth forum scheduled Summer youth forum scheduled Focus on job prep for at-risk youthFocus on job prep for at-risk youth

Community Policing/Trust BuildingCommunity Policing/Trust Building

Confidential Reliable Citizens Program CRCPConfidential Reliable Citizens Program CRCP

Partners: City of Tulsa, Crime Commission, Partners: City of Tulsa, Crime Commission, United States Attorney’s Office and District United States Attorney’s Office and District Attorney’s Office. Attorney’s Office. Training to identify gang and drug activity.Training to identify gang and drug activity. Participants given code name and number.Participants given code name and number. Priority given to participant’s call.Priority given to participant’s call. Anonymity and protection. Anonymity and protection. Every CRC filed in Special Investigations Division.Every CRC filed in Special Investigations Division.

Governance Governance

Steering Committee

Mentoring Prevention/Intervention Re-entry Special Projects Community

GCC

Governance Governance

Steering Committee Steering Committee Steering committee provides oversight for Steering committee provides oversight for

all anti-gang initiatives all anti-gang initiatives Functions:Functions:

Monitor implementation and evaluation Monitor implementation and evaluation

Establish strategic goals and objectives.Establish strategic goals and objectives.

Program planning. Program planning.

Promote systems change.Promote systems change.

Staff committee and provide oversight.Staff committee and provide oversight.

Governance Cont. Governance Cont.

Gang Coordination Committee - GCCGang Coordination Committee - GCC Provide support for Steering Committee Provide support for Steering Committee

through reports on progress through reports on progress Membership: leaders of all committees Membership: leaders of all committees Monthly meetingsMonthly meetings

Governance Cont.Governance Cont.

Working Committees Working Committees Mentoring Mentoring

Mentoring Coalition reestablished Mentoring Coalition reestablished

Prevention/Intervention Prevention/Intervention Focus on school issues Focus on school issues

Staffed by the Community Service Council and the Juvenile Staffed by the Community Service Council and the Juvenile Bureau. Bureau.

Re-entry Re-entry Advocate comprehensive plan for Tulsan’s re-entry Advocate comprehensive plan for Tulsan’s re-entry

Staffed by Federal Probation and Resonance. Staffed by Federal Probation and Resonance.

State-wide State-wide Gang LegislationGang Legislation

Senate Bill 489Senate Bill 489 Allow the Office of Juvenile Affairs the ability Allow the Office of Juvenile Affairs the ability

to enter into inter-local agreements with local to enter into inter-local agreements with local governments.governments.

House Bill 1895 & House Bill 1995House Bill 1895 & House Bill 1995 Create a nine member state-wide steering Create a nine member state-wide steering

committee for gang issues.committee for gang issues.

Where from here?Where from here?

Finalize work of making all projects Finalize work of making all projects proposals operational.proposals operational.Build networks and mobilize the entire Build networks and mobilize the entire community behind the overarching community behind the overarching philosophy.philosophy.Examine national best practices, mold and Examine national best practices, mold and implement them where they fit.implement them where they fit.Continue to find Tulsa based solutions for Continue to find Tulsa based solutions for Tulsa problems. Tulsa problems.