Randolph
The following provides a general overview of the 2009 Randolph CSI effort (as described in their application for grant funds). This will be their first year of funding.PROBLEM:
Randolph PD, school officials, and probation officers have all noticed an increase in violent behaviors associated with gangs including shootings, stabbings, retaliation, and witness intimidation (25 arrests for witness intimidation in 2007).
Gang influence from neighboring cities is spilling into Randolph.
Middle schools have experienced increased violence during school hours, and all schools are seeing more after-school fights due to a lack of public transportation services after school.
The Randolph steering committee has developed a comprehensive strategy specifically focused on:
Targeted outreach
Enhanced suppression
Introduction of a gang resistance curriculum into public schools
Bring back previously successful youth programs that had to be closed because of lack of town resources like the after-school teen center for middle and high school students
Expand some of the new programs that are filling in the gaps and providing youth with positive alternatives (including bringing in a Boys & Girls Club to Randolph)
Hire outreach workers to identify young people for services, serve as mentors and role models for youth they work with, connect youth with services, assist with educational support, and provide career counseling
Work with the Norfolk County DA's office to address and prosecute individuals arrested for gang-related incidents, including witness intimidation.
1. Use Shannon CSI funds to support a G.R.E.A.T. program and support the work of the Street Crimes Unit.
2. Share and exchange intelligence with neighboring police departments, identify individuals leaving confinement to re-enter into Randolph, and identify potential hot spots locations.
First year of Shannon CSI.