One Detroit Violence Reduction Partnership to host Second Annual ... - Department of Justice
DETROIT - More than thirty community organizations and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies will gather with residents for a second Peacenic at Heilmann Recreation Center on July 15. This follows a very successful Peacenic that was held on July 8th at O’Hair Park. The events on Saturday at Heilmann will run from 3pm to 7pm.
The Peacenics are part of the One Detroit Violence Reduction Partnership’s – Unified Summer Enforcement Strategy, a targeted strategy aimed at reducing gun violence in Detroit’s neighborhoods with the highest incidence of violent crime – Detroit’s 8th and 9th Precincts. The strategy has three components—enforcement, prevention, and reentry. One Detroit is a coalition of community and law enforcement partners working together to develop and execute the best strategies to reduce violent crime which was announced in May.
As part of the enhanced enforcement this summer, certain crimes committed in the “hot spot areas” are subject to immediate federal enforcement. On the reentry front, the One Detroit Partnership is holding community roundtables pairing individuals living in the hot spot communities who are on state probation with housing, mental health, and employment resources and giving them the opportunity to engage with individuals who have successfully transitioned from prison back into society. Finally, the Peacenics are a collective gathering of the community and law enforcement to share in food, fellowship and fun in the name of peace...
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