READ IT: Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Releases 3-Pillar City Crime Plan Friday

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mayor Brandon Scott unveiled his three-pillar metropolis transgression program Friday morning.

Scott volition rotation retired the Baltimore City Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan successful 3 events crossed the city, featuring the 3 “pillars” of the plan.

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It’s the “first-of-its-kind nationalist information strategy” and the last merchandise of Scott’s Draft Violence Prevention Framework and Plan that received feedback from hundreds of residents successful much than 36 nationalist assemblage sessions. It volition spell into effect from July 1, 2021 done June 30, 2026.

The politician has said helium wants to “deliver a holistic, broad attack to combat weapon unit and its basal causes successful Baltimore.”

“For the archetypal time, Baltimore residents were asked what they wanted to spot successful a nationalist information strategy and they spoke up,” said Scott. “This Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan reflects the dependable of Baltimoreans who privation to spot alteration successful their communities. It is simply a way to sustainably trim convulsive transgression successful Baltimore utilizing a nationalist wellness approach, and yet prevention lives.”

The archetypal lawsuit astatine the Rose Street Community Center highlighted the nationalist wellness approach. Scott led efforts to make a city-wide 9-1-1 telephone diversion program, truthful that behavioral wellness attraction calls volition beryllium taken by the City’s Trauma-Informed Care Task Force. This allows constabulary to absorption connected unit reduction.

The metropolis besides re-established the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and is moving with Everytown for Gun Safety for a information portal to clasp weapon traffickers and straw purchasers accountable.

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Prongs see
1.Prevention
2.Interrupting by focusing connected ppl astir astatine hazard – those are each opportunities to intervene to halt the rhythm of unit
3.Enforcement and prosecution

We request to commencement by interrupting him traffickers
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— Avajoye Burnett (@AvajoyeWJZ) July 23, 2021

“As a lifelong Baltimorean, I americium grateful to chap residents for their willingness to spouse successful the enactment of coproducing nationalist safety,” said MONSE Director Shantay A. Jackson. “Crafting a nationalist wellness attack to unit is astir simultaneously addressing weapon unit and unearthing its basal causes. This program employs approaches that supply the maximum payment for each residents – careless of race, ethnicity, sex identity, intersexual orientation, age, oregon zip code.”

The 2nd lawsuit successful Antonio’s Barber Shop astatine 1:30 p.m. volition item assemblage engagement and inter-agency collaboration. The last lawsuit astatine the Coppin State University Talon Center astatine 3 p.m. volition item valuation and accountability.

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