Advance Peace
INITIAL SITE ASSESSMENT
Please answer the following questions to your best ability. The answers to these questions represent a first opportunity for Advance Peace to better understand your city and the dynamics of firearm violence in your jurisdiction.
1.) What is thought to be driving (or the nature of) gun violence in this city? What parts) of the city is most impacted [highest percentage of shooting incidents] by gun violence?
2.) Do you have access to clearance rate data (what percentage of suspected offenders are prosecuted) for firearm crime related homicides and/or non-fatal shootings for this city (past five years)? If so, can you provide?
3.) Does this city have viable capability in place to identify a minimum of 15-20 individuals from rival associations thought to be actively involved in gun/gang violence today? If yes, what such capacity exists to identify recurrent violent actors?
4.) What current social services/approaches are believed to be having a positive impact on those thought to be it the center of firearm violence in this city/community? Essentially, what is believed to be the most importan et of resources/opportunities needed to positively impact reduced gun crime? Are these resources availabl in this city today? If not, what have been the barriers to producing these resources for the impacted population?
5.) Why do you believe that the Advance Peace violence reduction strategy will add value to current efforts to reduce gun violence in this city?
6.) Today, which institutional and/or private philanthropy (organizations) are making investments in this city in the areas of public health, social justice, youth/community development, violence prevention? Where are these investments being made (within public systems and/or community-based organizations)?