Old Allen Safeways Smart Policing Project

This program is funded under both the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (Byrne Competitive Program) and the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. Authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111-8), the Byrne Competitive Program helps local communities improve the capacity of state and local justice systems and provides for national support efforts including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address local needs. The JAG Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions, and JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system.

The Smart Policing Initiative seeks to build upon the concepts of 'offender-based' and 'place-based' policing and broaden the knowledge of effective policing strategies. The most convincing research demonstrates that 'place-based' or 'hotspot' policing reduces violent crime and neighborhood disorder. This initiative address the need for effective policing that requires a tightly focused, collaborative approach that is measurable, based on sound, detailed analysis and includes policies and procedures for accountability.

The city of Memphis will support their Safeways Project to reduce the increase in violent crime in the city. While hot-spot policing strategies have reduced Part I crime in most parts of the city, Old Allen Station has witnessed increases in robbery and burglary. The goals are to implement a problem-solving strategy to address robbery and burglary in Old Allen Station and perform a comprehensive assessment of robbery and burglary patterns in conjunction with gang and community analysis to support the problem-solving strategy.

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