CRIME State deploying 30 ‘peacekeepers’ in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend in effort to prevent violence through de-escalation

1911user

Veteran Member
This ought to be interesting.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...nt-violence-through-de-escalation/ar-AA1bB37n

State deploying 30 ‘peacekeepers’ in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend in effort to prevent violence through de-escalation

Story by Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune • Tuesday

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration will be sending a newly created team of street outreach workers to Chicago neighborhoods during the Memorial Day weekend to help with the city’s violence prevention efforts.

The workers are with the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Citywide Crisis Prevention & Response Unit, whose goal is to address street conflicts through mediation and de-escalation.

According to the governor’s office, the unit will send out over 30 workers — whom the state is calling “peacekeepers” — to various neighborhoods. The unit will work with community groups and various city and state agencies on the violence prevention efforts.

The announcement of the strategy comes ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the unofficial start to summer and a time of year when Chicago has historically seen especially high tallies of shootings.

The new unit also signals the approach that Pritzker and new Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have said they want to take in addressing crime in the city, which has seen an increase of gun violence since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Instead of solely relying on traditional law enforcement in fighting crime, Pritzker and Johnson have championed more holistic approaches.

The state’s crime response unit is one of the outcomes of 2021 legislation that set aside $240 million in state funding — much of which was left over from federal coronavirus relief funds — for violence prevention groups that specialize in mediating street conflicts and providing social services for people at risk of violence, either as a victim or perpetrator

The governor’s office said $750,000 in state funds will be used for the strategy during the current budget year, which goes through June 30. The new unit joins other groups of street outreach workers tasked with mediating street conflicts, many of them on the South and West sides.

“The most important work we do is keeping our communities safe, and this is another important step towards addressing violence and conflict through research-based, community-focused approaches,” Pritzker said in a statement.

“In preparing for Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer in Chicago, it is critical that we have as many stakeholders as possible at the table to ensure peace and safety on our city’s streets,” Johnson said in a statement released by the governor’s office.

The unit builds on another program launched by state officials called “Flat Lining Violence Inspires Peace,” or FLIP, which works with young people from neighborhoods that struggle with violence. Street outreach workers in that program receive a stipend and are trained in de-escalating conflicts.

The “peacekeepers” in the new unit receive training in areas including crowd de-escalation tactics and crisis interruption. State officials said the training is aimed at helping the unit respond to mass gatherings like the ones in downtown Chicago and along the lakefront last month in which hundreds of teens and young adults darted through traffic, smashed windows and got into fights and altercations that led to two separate shootings.

The governor’s office said the unit could operate throughout the summer, if necessary.

Through Sunday, Chicago had recorded 211 homicides, 17 fewer than the same time last year but an increase of 22% when compared with the same period in 2019, according to official Chicago police statistics, which do not include self-defense killings or others that law enforcement deems justifiable.

There were also 814 shootings — incidents where at least one victim was killed or wounded by gunfire — through Sunday compared with 890 last year, the statistics show. But this year’s shooting tally is 24% higher than the same period in 2019.
 

jward

passin' thru
Probably depends upon from where the units are sourced, and the training they've recieved, and the biggie, o' course, what their actual ROEs are. Programs have shown mixed results, including some success, but man. Talk about labor and emotion intensive work for very little in the way o' reward. Only Jesus himself is consistently able and willing to work that dayum hard to stem the almost inevitable flow down hill.
 

OldArcher

Has No Life - Lives on TB
This ought to be interesting.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...nt-violence-through-de-escalation/ar-AA1bB37n

State deploying 30 ‘peacekeepers’ in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend in effort to prevent violence through de-escalation

Story by Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune • Tuesday

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration will be sending a newly created team of street outreach workers to Chicago neighborhoods during the Memorial Day weekend to help with the city’s violence prevention efforts.

The workers are with the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Citywide Crisis Prevention & Response Unit, whose goal is to address street conflicts through mediation and de-escalation.

According to the governor’s office, the unit will send out over 30 workers — whom the state is calling “peacekeepers” — to various neighborhoods. The unit will work with community groups and various city and state agencies on the violence prevention efforts.

The announcement of the strategy comes ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the unofficial start to summer and a time of year when Chicago has historically seen especially high tallies of shootings.

The new unit also signals the approach that Pritzker and new Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have said they want to take in addressing crime in the city, which has seen an increase of gun violence since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Instead of solely relying on traditional law enforcement in fighting crime, Pritzker and Johnson have championed more holistic approaches.

The state’s crime response unit is one of the outcomes of 2021 legislation that set aside $240 million in state funding — much of which was left over from federal coronavirus relief funds — for violence prevention groups that specialize in mediating street conflicts and providing social services for people at risk of violence, either as a victim or perpetrator

The governor’s office said $750,000 in state funds will be used for the strategy during the current budget year, which goes through June 30. The new unit joins other groups of street outreach workers tasked with mediating street conflicts, many of them on the South and West sides.

“The most important work we do is keeping our communities safe, and this is another important step towards addressing violence and conflict through research-based, community-focused approaches,” Pritzker said in a statement.

“In preparing for Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer in Chicago, it is critical that we have as many stakeholders as possible at the table to ensure peace and safety on our city’s streets,” Johnson said in a statement released by the governor’s office.

The unit builds on another program launched by state officials called “Flat Lining Violence Inspires Peace,” or FLIP, which works with young people from neighborhoods that struggle with violence. Street outreach workers in that program receive a stipend and are trained in de-escalating conflicts.

The “peacekeepers” in the new unit receive training in areas including crowd de-escalation tactics and crisis interruption. State officials said the training is aimed at helping the unit respond to mass gatherings like the ones in downtown Chicago and along the lakefront last month in which hundreds of teens and young adults darted through traffic, smashed windows and got into fights and altercations that led to two separate shootings.

The governor’s office said the unit could operate throughout the summer, if necessary.

Through Sunday, Chicago had recorded 211 homicides, 17 fewer than the same time last year but an increase of 22% when compared with the same period in 2019, according to official Chicago police statistics, which do not include self-defense killings or others that law enforcement deems justifiable.

There were also 814 shootings — incidents where at least one victim was killed or wounded by gunfire — through Sunday compared with 890 last year, the statistics show. But this year’s shooting tally is 24% higher than the same period in 2019.

Unarmed SJWs in ShitCongo… Who’d a thought that the days of lions and barbarians for entertainment were past? At least they won’t be Guardsmen without ammo… Hope their insurance is paid up first. And their wills are up to date…

OA
 

homecanner1

Veteran Member
Beaches open at 11 am 2moro for the summer season ( no swimming till lifeguards on duty for the summer)

Traditionally, North Ave beach has been a flashpoint in past as kids converge after school gets out down on the sand to celebrate the holiday wknd. Usually scuffles break out over half nekkid girls in bikinis by sunset.

The smart money took off after work Thursday and bugged out to Wisconsin to go fishing and camping.
 

SmithJ

Veteran Member
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Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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De-escalation. That should be fun. I've rarely seen "de-escalation" really work in the circumstances they are trying to use "peacekeepers" in. They seem to be dramatically overestimating the "escalators" willingness to be de-escalated.
De-escalation can work when employed with people who can separate themselves from the emotions of the moment.

Unfortunately, most nigras can’t do that.
 

vector7

Dot Collector
Wow, my butt puckered when I just glanced at the post title …I thought it meant UN peacekeepers were deployed to Chicago for Memorial Day!

That is what many liberal politicians would love to do…blue helmet special!
"peace keepers" huh.
I wonder where I've heard of them before.

Incrimentalism at its finest.
The next planned Fundamental Transformational steps of the DNC/DS. They defunded local Law and Order creating vacuums of Chaos for specific reasons and why they're now more focused on 2A Domestic Terrorists.
 

Illini Warrior

Illini Warrior
doubt if Pritzker has the slightest idea how the ghetto works - but the new chubby boyz mayor certainly does >>> if you don't live in that neighborhood - even that exact street - whatever comes out of their mouth will be soooo many words - takes POWER - INFLUENCE - CREDIT - AUTHORITY - CONFIDENCE

doubt if anyone is stupid enough to plug one of these idiots - but it's a total waste of $$$$

only reason why the stat #s are down this year slightest - the weather has been cool - it's heating up - cool for the holiday weekend .....
 

CaryC

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Wow, my butt puckered when I just glanced at the post title …I thought it meant UN peacekeepers were deployed to Chicago for Memorial Day!

That is what many liberal politicians would love to do…blue helmet special!
Believe it or not that IS actually a thing.

I think it is called "The Strong Cities Initiative".

Several cities signed up for it. Think Chicago was one of them.

Blue helmets against gang bangers, should be interesting.

There was a lot of backlash across the country at the time, so no one has called for them........yet.
 
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