Federal and local law enforcement and community leaders have partnered for a new crime-prevention program.
The new One Detroit initiative is building from the partnerships and lessons learned from the Detroit One program from 10 years ago.
According to Dawn Ison, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, “One Detroit seeks to disrupt violence in our neighborhoods by focusing law enforcement resources on the drivers of violent crime, supporting community-based solutions to prevent crime, and ensuring that individuals returning from prison have sufficient supports to take full advantage of their second chances.”
The Detroit Free Press reported that One Detroit plans on “utilizing evidence-based prevention strategies used in other cities like Flint, Saginaw, and Jackson.” However, “little detail was provided on what those strategies entail, but Ison mentioned summer enforcement teams, community events, job trainings and blight elimination.”
The partnership includes Ison, Detroit Police Chief James White, and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, along with representatives for: the Michigan Department of Corrections; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, along with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Alvin Stokes of Citywide Citizens Police Community Relations, Ceasefire Detroit, Kenyatta Stephens of Black Family Development, Detroit Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, Bishop Edgar Vann II of Second Ebenezer Church and Michigan State University.
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