For More Information Contact:
Mike McCarty
Director
P.O. Box 295
Danville, IN 46122
317-745-6946 voice
888-215-8296 toll free
317-745-6947 fax
Community Safety &
Security Assessments
The
Community Safety & Security Assessment is the next step for a
community after developing a domestic task force or coordinating
council. The assessment is
an intricate process of evaluating:
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How
a community responds to domestic violence and how it impacts victim
safety.
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The
inter and intra working relationships of the community organizations
working with domestic violence.
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How
well the community holds abusers accountable for their violence.
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How
accountable community organizations are to victims of domestic
violence.
The
Community Safety & Security Assessment described in detail below
can be conducted by:
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Assessing
all community organizations
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Assessing
select community organizations
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Assessing
individual community organizations
Example of
organizations typically involved in the assessment:
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Law
enforcement agencies
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911
communications
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Probation
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Courts
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Women’s
shelters
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Prosecutor’s
office
P.T.I. uses an experienced team of consultants to
conduct the Community Safety & Security Assessment.
q Consultant Team reviews written materials (policies, procedures, sample reports, etc.) that community organizations supply.
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Consultant
Team works with community to select a team of employees from different
organizations to participate in the assessment.
Phase II (On
Site)
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Training
of organization’s team on dynamics of domestic violence, myths and
realities, and the assessment process.
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Training
on Interviewing Techniques
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Mapping
of the organization’s response to domestic violence
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Mapping
each individual department/ agency within an organization.
Phase
III
(On Site)
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Consultant
team pairs up with employee team for interview and observations phase
of the assessment
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Interview
employees about policies and procedures
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Interview
employees about training and development
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Debrief
team members on interview/observation phase
q Identify ways to increase organizational safety/security with no budget or limited resources
Phase
IV
(Off Site)
q Consultant Team reviews data and prepares final report including any recommendations
q Delivers to employee team
Phase
V (Can
be Consultant Team or Employee Team)
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Deliver
copies of final report to managers
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Meet
with each department head and discuss final report and
recommendations.