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Concerns, Underlying Causes and Questions – themes from feedback in Homework #1 City of Tacoma Property Crimes Reduction Task Force Meeting 2 November 18, 2015

Major Themes: Concerns • Frequency of property crimes in City • Safety implications for residents • Lack of reporting of these crimes • Lack of community awareness about the problem and what residents can do to prevent crimes

Concerns also mentioned • Insufficient police resources • Incarceration may be a less effective response than other approaches where mental health or addiction is involved. • Value of things being stolen

Major Themes: Underlying Causes • Lack of community engagement, awareness, knowledge about how to respond/protect themselves • Substance abuse • Poverty – people need money • Gangs, organized crime

Questions • Questions about the situation in Tacoma • What would improve the situation? • What does “best practices” data suggest ? • Would this idea help improve the situation?

Questions about the situation in Tacoma • Where/when/why are the crimes happening? • How do people gain entry to homes? • Where do the offenders live? • What issues do they have (drug abuse, etc.)? • Who are the victims? • Why don’t people report crimes ? • What happens when people are arrested? • What community partners may be interested in helping out here?

Ideas presented as questions: Would this work? • Community engagement • Fund more community outreach and education • Mobilize more neighborhood watch groups • Find partners to assist: faith community, insurance companies, Safe Streets • City incentives to practice crime prevention • Identify and educate on deterrent strategies • Culturally relevant solutions

Ideas presented as questions: Would this work? • City actions other than public safety • Better lighting • Close pawn shop loopholes • Expand community based services

Ideas presented as questions: Would this work? • Criminal justice system ideas • More community oriented policing • Encourage self-reporting • Make it easier to self-report online • Restorative justice practices • DOC/Jails: programs to help incarcerated individuals be successful upon release • Ensure police officers know where to refer people for help • Increase priority for police, prosecutor response

Ideas presented as questions: Would this work? • Other system responses • Improve/expand mental health care treatment • Improve/expand substance abuse treatment