Initiative Director, Redefining Public Safety
Brooklynonsitedirector$160K – $175K
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The Redefining Public Safety (RPS) Initiative at the Vera Institute of Justice helps jurisdictions to adopt comprehensive approaches to public safety by championing solutions that prevent crime and break its cycle. The RPS team has substantive expertise in alternatives to crisis response, violence prevention and intervention, policing, and how government agencies can implement and sustain a comprehensive safety approach. In addition, the team has demonstrated capacity in providing technical assistance to jurisdictions; producing data and evidence for policy change; engaging in advocacy, communications and narrative change; and navigating the politics of policing, crime, and public safety.
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