Champaign Community Coalition

All Goal Teams Meeting Addressing Our Community Violence in Collaboration

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Champaign Public Library Robeson Pavilion, Rooms A & B 200 W. Green Street, Champaign

AGENDA

I. Welcome

Tracy Parsons welcomed everyone and said today we are going to focus on community and gun violence. I expect to have good questions and answers while we continue to build and collaborative relationships. Ultimately, we are in this together and everyone has vital rolls to play.

Everyone introduced themselves.

Good News & Events:

1. On Nov. 20, Cunningham Township will open the men’s shelter through Mar. 1. This shelter helps toddlers thru adults. The current rate of poverty is 24% in Champaign County.

2. Inter-Faith Alliance will host a free weaving project Nov. 19th at I-hotel 3pm 3. First Annual First Generation Celebration today 4. 2018 MLK Jan. 12 Vineyard church honoring youth. Please nominate students on

the website 5. Racial Taboo showed a film in Mahomet and 21/128 people attended

II. Community Panel Discussion

CU Fresh Start Initiative

• Police-Community Relations Survey • Readiness Assessment Tool

Champaign Community Coalition Community Relations Office 102 N. Neil Street Champaign, IL 61820 Telephone: (217) 403-8830 Fax: (217) 403-8835 champaigncommunitycoalition.org

After the introduction, Vivian Gray and Institution Builders delivered presentations. The PowerPoint’s are attached. Following the presentation there was a question and answer session:

Questions/Answers:

Q: Did you interview local police officers or others? A: It was the general community and law enforcement in the City of

Champaign/Urbana Q: How many community outreach programs did you survey?

A: We went to local events and different organizations. At least 40-50 asking if we could talk to members

Q: Why did you start in 2013 and not 2003 A: CU Fresh Start is a direct response to the escalation of shootings in 2013 and

what is motivating people to shoot

Parsons thanked the first Panel.

Champaign County Law Enforcement • Champaign • Urbana • U of I • County Sheriff

Second Panel – Chief Christensen, Cobb, Morgan and Sherriff Walsh

Morgan-When Champaign/Urbana and joined/made/created Street Crimes Task Force we worked together to attack this problem in a surgical fashion attempting to go after the people involved in violence. We are making progress, made a lot of arrests and ultimately bring down the number of shootings.

Parsons- Using the focused deterrence approach, please talk about community based policing.

Cobb- By using this approach we can see what the drivers are causing these shootings in our communities. For example, who is pulling the trigger and what can we do to get this violence to stop. CU Fresh Start program encourages them to put the guns down and be productive citizens. We work with them and give them a choice

Parsons- The community perception survey tells a stark difference. How does law enforcement view the community respondents?

Cobb- I wasn’t shocked by the results. The survey was done in the communities that are impacted by shootings. City of Champaign are taking steps to address that and build all segments of relationships

Morgan- I agree and wasn’t shocked that is why we come every month to work on it

Christensen- The work of CU Fresh Start is positive, and I’m not shocked by the results of the survey either. We work hard to educate community members. We do need to continue surveying people’s perceptions.

Walsh- I agree however, my deputies weren’t included in the survey. This is a wake-up call and it depends on what glasses you’re wearing and how you perceive it.

Parsons- Thank you for your commitment to CU Fresh Start but please talk briefly how you get the message of trust to the police officers

Cobb- With chain of command we sometimes lack communication. However, middle management is working on those issues. I will be honest deputies should be doing certain things and they aren’t.

Cobb- With training and unconditional respect we use body cameras and as Chief I make spot checks and follow up with feedback. We want to build trust and we take concerns seriously. The general citizen doesn’t understand the legal situation of police. We don’t want to violate the law

Morgan- With biased training the human side of this we try to be present at briefings and talk to officer so they know what is expected of them. I let my officers have facial hair. I don’t think hair dictates how you do your job. I let them know I expect them to act a certain way and it doesn’t matter how you look

Christensen- With this community based philosophy all departments have a different culture. I focus on education, development and hiring the right people and getting rid of the wrong ones.

Questions/Answers:

Q: The call-in experience isn’t visible A: The call-in is a focused deterrence using law enforcement. It gives offenders and

options either jail or you get social services

Comment: The community believe the Police are abusive.

A Cobb: There is mistrust and a history of black people not liking police. We need to look at this, talk about it and treat everyone with unconditional respect. We talk about expectations and hold them accountable. If they’re not we have a problem

A Morgan: My officers are held accountable if not they will damage my reputation

A Christensen: We can’t forget the history but it can’t hold us back. We need to do better and move on

Q: CU-CAP criminal violence and mass shootings across the nation what are you as chiefs doing for the average citizen and how are you reaching out

A: Christensen: We are a society and we get numb to violence. We have a lot of students and an immigrant issue poses an active threat. We all need to think about this situation and look at mental health in this community

A: Morgan: We will be there. Check out run, hide, fight video

Community Resources • Rosecrance • First Followers • Regional Planning Commission • Prairie Center • Carle Hospital

Parsons- Let’s thank our police chiefs and welcome our third panel: Donte, Marlin, Naseem and Celeste

Celeste- Rosecrance Re-entry program

Toriana- RPC job seekers

Naseem- Carle- Try to start violence intervention and do community mapping

Parsons- Thank you for the work you are doing. We are talking about citizens who partake in gun crimes we should we take responsibility

Naseem- We are trying to propose this program to see the root cause and ultimately the survivors end up this the hospital. This impacts us all and people are concerned about violence. Being able to have an intervention at the hospital level will help in the golden hour when it’s a vulnerable time. The hospital is a safe place where you can heal. When children are getting abused we call in DCFS. By beginning treatment in the hospital we believe we have an increased chance at a positive outcome.

At workforce development we believe if people have a place of employment there will be less crime and poverty. This is a big challenge. We want to work with employers and refer people to them. There are incentives. We can pay up to 50% for their training. We help with soft skills such as writing a resume, cover letter and conducting mock interviews. Unfortunately, we can only do so much. If people are dealing with social issues they won’t be a good worker.

Parsons- Why should we care about this population?

Re-Entry program links them to resources to complete lives and have less public safety as an issue and they become part of the community.

Parsons- What is your biggest challenge?

A: It’s not working with this population there isn’t affordable housing in the community

Marlin- There is a social stigma to those in poverty. Housing, employment and education is also an issue

Donte- There is a lack of empathy. I try to motivate and encourage them to do their best. I know our community is resource rich. If people have felonies there are no doors open to them. This conversation needs to be picked up next month.

Naseem- There needs to be a perception change with hospital workers. They currently think that these offenders don’t deserve a second chance because they are perpetrators of violence.

Parsons- I have heard wonderful opportunities

Allen Baines- I never knew all of this. I can pass a drug test. Why aren’t the offenders asked to have a seat at the table

Ammons suggested boycotting employers and mandate a minimum wage people can live on.

Parsons- I hear the challenges and hope we can meet another time to explore these topics further.

III. Adjourn

CUFS Community-Police Relations Survey Findings

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Purpose of CUFS Community Survey

Purpose: Understand how members of the initiative’s target communities and

officers who patrol in Champaign and Urbana experience and perceive:

• Shooting and safety in CUFS’s target communities,

• The relationship between police and members of the initiative’s target

communities,

• Community-oriented policing as implemented by local police

departments,

• Procedural justice as implemented by local police departments, and

• The CU Fresh Start initiative.

Recruitment

Target group

• Individuals age 13 and older who live in, work in, or participate in

activities in the initiative’s target areas

• Members of law enforcement who patrol or supervise patrol in

Champaign and Urbana

Collection methods

• Door-to-door canvassing

• Community organizations

• Public events

• Online via emailed link (law enforcement only)

Respondent Prof i leGeneral Community Law Enforcement

Number and response rate 717 (1,086 approached, 66.02%) 86 (117 approached, 73.50%)

Gender 58.20% women and girls41.65% men and boys 85.0% men

Race/ethnicity

57.66% Black or of African descent30.20% White or of European descent 79.49% White or of European descent

Age 22.31% 31 to 40 years 40.96% 31 to 40 years

Schooling attainment 35.12% high school diploma or equivalency 74.70% bachelor’s degree

Annual income 34.68% $15,000 to $34,999 Not asked

Location 41.51% Champaign, 22.59% Urbana, 35.90% C-U areas 56.98% from Champaign Police Dept.

Affiliation 77.31% lived in the neighborhood in which they completed questionnaire

46.51% spend time in beat or district outside of patrol shifts

Shooting and Safety in the Initiative’s Target

Communities

Feel ings of Safety

69.16% 71.47% 72.00%

44.81%34.22% 35.91%

attending outside events during the day

walking alone during the day

waiting at the bus stop during

the day

attending outside events

at night

walking alone at night

waiting at the bus stop at

night

General Community Respondents

60.00%50.59% 47.06%

29.76% 24.42% 27.91%

walking during the day

pulling someone over while driving

during the day

arresting someone

during the day

walking at night pulling someone over

while driving at night

arresting someone at

night

Law Enforcement Respondents

Community-Oriented Policing in Local Police

Departments

Perceptions of Community Pol icing

62.79%

42.35%

54.12%

28.24%

22.09%

91.86%

96.51%

83.72%

23.46%

21.20%

22.71%

21.10%

26.60%

30.95%

44.61%

23.60%

seek residents' opinions about why a problemexists in the neighborhood

ask residents to identify community resourcesavailable to help residents

seek residents' opinions about how to solve aproblem in the neighborhood

ask how satisfied residents are with the workpolice are doing in the neighborhood

participate in an event as a general communitymember, not as police

ask how a resident's day is going

give residents information about the law if theyrequest it

help a resident solve a personal problem, evenif it's not related to the job of a police officer

General communityLaw enforcement

Procedural Justice in Local Police Departments

Percept ions that Most Pol ice Implement Procedura l Just ice

97.59%

97.56%

97.62%

95.18%

96.39%

96.39%

98.80%

98.78%

97.59%

41.86%

38.07%

41.56%

30.05%

38.82%

27.00%

41.75%

34.48%

34.02%

are honest

can be relied on to use all facts and legal guidelineswhen making a decision

try to be fair

treat people the same regardless of their socialclass

treat people with respect

treat people the same regardless of their race orethnicity

want the outcome of legal situations to be based onfacts

do not abuse their power

treat people the same regardless of their gender

Generalcommunity

Lawenforcement

Respondents’ Thoughts on Improving Community-

Police Relations

Suggestions for Improving Community-Pol ice Relat ions

…Police should be and act like members of the community, rather than overseers. Don't act like you're here to make everyone behave a certain way as if you're above them. Be one of us who also happens to be a police officer. Attend community events, talk to people and when you do have to deal with someone who has broken the law don't act like you are above them or better than them—just be a concerned community member doing your job…

--European-descent/White man, age 26 to 30,in the Urbana 4 neighborhood

The most common problem I hear from residents is that they don't see officers enough. That is not because we aren't out in our beats, but because call volume and problem areas don't afford the luxury of allowing officers to patrol certain parts of the city the majority of the time. Though it may not be in the budget, I believe hiring more officers is the only way to ensure more ground can be covered on a daily basis.

--Urbana police officer

Conclusiono Respondents are interested in improving community-police relations.

• Many highlighted the need for increased opportunities for positive social interaction

between police and community residents.

o Survey highlighted areas for future research as local organizations and agencies seek to

improve community-police relations:

• Changes in perceptions of community-police relations during CUFS’s

implementation phase

• Feelings of safety or lack of safety and how to remedy safety-related issues

• Current implementation of community policing and procedural justice by local police

o Full report is available via the Community Coalition website “news” tab.

CUFS Community-Police Relations Survey Findings

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C-UFRESH START

A Focused Approach to Deter Gun Violence

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This initiative is funded by:The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)& The Champaign County Mental Health Board (CCMHB)

Forms of Community Violence

Types of Violence

Mass Murder

Hate crimes

Randomly Occurring violenceDrug

related violence

Gang related violence

Interpersonal violence

Inter-personal violence

Includes physical violence, intimidation, threats

It is the biggest source of community violence• In the Family• Child abuse, domestic abuse, elder abuse

• The Community

Leads to more serious forms of violence• Gang violence• Gun violence

Gun violence

Gun Violence

Injuries, death,

disabilities

Economic loss

Diminished quality of

life

Social disruption /

loss of safety

Loss of potential

Family disruption

Psychological trauma

Root causes of Gun

violence and

Community violence

• Substance abuse• History of abuse• Victim of violence / trauma

Individual factors

• Loss of social fabric• Poverty and high crime levels• High unemployment• Illicit drug sales in communities

Community factors

• Poverty• Social, economic & other inequalities• Weak economic safety nets• Cultural norms that support violence

Societal factors

• Friends that engage in violence• Proximity to and acceptability of

violence

Relationship factors

The response to community violence?• Law enforcement-centric• Use of the criminal justice system (repression)• Focus on retribution and punishment

Traditional approach

• Data collection and analysis • Determining root causes• Planning and resource allocation• Context-appropriate response

Public health approach

• Addressing the socio-economic aspects of community violence

Socio-economic approach

CU Fresh Start Approach: a new approach

Law Enforcement

Social Service Providers

Community Pillar

CU Fresh Start

• Recognizes that there are different, complex drivers of community violence

• Attempts to bring together the three main approaches

• Borrows from PHA -Context-appropriate response to address Individual needs.

Focused deterrence: a strategic and evidence-based

approach to crime fighting

2016Grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Grant from the Champaign County Mental Health Board

Aspects of Public Health Approach in CU Fresh Start

1. What is the problem• Define the

problem through systematic data collection

2. Research to Identify drivers and causes• Why violence

occurs• Who it affects• How

communities see the problem

3. Develop interventions• Based on the

needs of • Individuals• Communities

• Based on what works and for whom?

4. Implement and evaluate• Collaborate

with partners• Ensure cost

effectiveness• Scale up

effective interventions

What did we want to know from the data?1. The nature and extent of the

violence problem?

2. Who are the “problem” individuals responsible for the violence?

3. Which neighborhoods are most affected?

4. Types of gun-related incidents that were taking place

5. Types of guns that are being used and their source

6. Location: Where are shootings more likely to happen?

7. Time of day and day of the week that shootings are more likely to happen

8. Where the victims and offenders are from

9. The main factors driving the problem:1. Street disputes?2. Gang and group retaliation?3. Drug running and battle over turf?

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Using the data: Ongoing trend analysis

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31 30

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3238

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33

22 23 27

14

2634

28

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Total, 2013, 71

Total, 2014, 103

Total, 2015, 125

Total, 2016, 112

Total, 2017, 67

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Shots fired incidents by Quarter for Champaign and Urbana (2013 - September 2017)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total

Some things that we have learnedIncidentsResulting in: 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016 2017

(Thru Oct)

Death 2* 5* 3* 7 5

Injury 7* 17* 29* 26 13

Property Damage 39* 52 27

Total Incidents 125 112 67*Imperfect data quality

Outcome: Ongoing analysis of impact of gun violence

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23.21%

46.43%

7.35%

20.59%

39.71%

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10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%50.00%

Gun-related homicides Gun-related injuries Associated property damage

% of shooting incidents which cause main types of harm - Champaign and Urbana (2016 and 2017)

2016 2017

160

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25 28 2110 14

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Perceptions of the police in affected neighborhoods

What is our aim?• Reducing gun-related

victimization and improving community safety

Public trust in law enforcement is a critical ingredient in public safety

Trust is an essential aspect of the criminal justice system (Meares, 2009).

•Presidents Task Force on 21st Century Policing, 2015, p. 1:•“Trust between law enforcement agencies and the people they protect and serve is essential in a democracy.

• It is the key to the stability of our communities, the integrity of our criminal justice system, and the safe and effective delivery of policing services…”