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The document summarizes the Illumination Project, which aims to improve relationships between police and communities in Charleston, SC. It describes how the project brings together citizens, police, and community groups through listening sessions, research, and action planning. The project uses a process called polarity mapping to identify priorities and trade-offs around public safety and individual rights. The summary discusses the project's goals of understanding different cultures, building respectful relationships, developing training, revising policies, and strengthening community policing. It also outlines recruitment strategies and priorities like collaborating with impacted neighborhoods on crime reduction.
Bgsu keynote - jake jacobs
- 1. The Illumination Project: A Story of Commitment, Hope and Action Bowling Green State University MOD Anniversary Conference Robert “Jake” Jacobs October 28, 2016
- 3. Today’s Purpose To enable you to see new possibilities for how to rapidly improve relationships between multiple parties in contentious situations.
- 4. Outcomes • A reminder of the tragic consequences of broken relationships in our communities • Seeing the world through a new lens: Polarity • Thinking as a promising path forward • Understanding The Illumination Project – what it is, how it works and what it is accomplishing • Ideas for how you can leverage your learning
- 5. Agenda • Context and Background • Project Status • Understanding The Illumination Project – what it is, how it works and what it is accomplishing • Leveraging Lessons Learned
- 6. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ Current Situation Phase 1 Planning Phase 2 Steering Group Development Phase 3 CommunityInput, Research, Analysis/ Findings, ActionsDefined Phase 4 Evaluation THE ILLUMINATIONPROJECT Phase 5 Ongoing SeptJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanDecNovOct Feb AugSept Enhance police-community relationships throughout the city and all parts of CPD Bring together all parts of the community to promote calm, measured exploration of public sentiment Celebrate what is working well in police-community relations Agree what and how to change, preserving both Public Safety and Civil Liberties Increase local capacity to have civil, meaningful dialogue with difficult issues Develop specific, concrete, implementable plans
- 7. Local and national events have highlighted the troubled relationships between police and their communities. Listening Session The World We’re Living In
- 8. and The Underlying Tension for all the Charleston Work Public Safety Individual Rights
- 9. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 9 Listening Session Public Safety The combination of effective policing services and citizen involvement that creates a safe, secure, and livable city.
- 10. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 10 Listening Session Individual Rights The ability for people, regardless of their individual circumstances, positions, or authority, to be treated with fairness, equity, dignity and respect based on the rights and freedoms described in the US Constitution and other related laws and customs.
- 11. Greater Purpose Statement Further strengthen Citizen/Police relationships grounded in trust and legitimacy Illumination Project
- 12. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 12 Polarity Maps
- 13. Further Strengthen Citizen/Police Relationships Grounded In Trust/Legitimacy Police/Citizens are Divided/Distrustful Costs from too much focus on Individual Rights to neglect of Public Safety: 1. Loss of trust in municipal authority by citizens, law enforcement don’t want to work here 2. Increase in crime/disrespect of law 3. Lack sense of safety 4. Lose the big picture of community/police safety 5. Loss of communication, information plus limited English 6. Focus on loudest/most organized voices, not overall need 7. May infringe on another’s rights and concerns between business and community 8. Negative economic impact, businesses leave 9. Lack of accountability for individuals and lack of justice for victims Benefits of Individual Rights: 1. Reduced conflict between law enforcement and community, recruiting benefit for law enforcement 2. Facilitate open dialogue 3. Actualized freedom 4. Fosters better community leadership 5. Fosters feelings of respect 6. Model representative of US Constitutional Rights 7. City perception as fair and inviting to all races 8. Positive impact on quality of life and economy 9. Empowering people to be responsible, individual accountability, strong society Costs from too much focus on Public Safety to neglect of Individual Rights 1. Mistrust of police department, unjust 2. Closed communication, isolated, withdrawn, alienation 3. Tension between haves and have nots 4. Lose community’s willingness to help 5. People feel invisible, treated like objects of no value 6. Polarized community between those with power and no power 7. Freedom is compromised, police state 8. Increased financial costs to businesses, productivity, tourism, staff police, lawsuits 9. People dependent on government, stop problem solving, less community engagement Benefits of Public Safety: 1. Community trust increases, top draw for law enforcement 2. Reduction of crime and victimization 3. Increased sense of safety 4. Strong community involvement 5. Divergent ideas about community’s health/welcoming 6. Community pride, raised city profile, positive reputation 7. Increased fairness and perception of fairness 8. Positive impact on costs living/doing business here 9. More likely to report crimes Individual Rights Public Safety
- 14. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 14 The Listening Sessions
- 15. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 15 The Prayer Gatherings
- 16. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 16 Community Involvement
- 17. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 17 Research Partner
- 18. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 18 6 The National Studies
- 19. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 19 Every Busy Woman Boeing Braithwaite Innovation Group Cannon Green Charleston Airport Charleston Police Department Charleston Southern University College of Charleston The Citadel MUSC Pink Moon Consulting Roper St. Francis Santee Cooper SCRA SC Neuropsychology SC Ports Authority Trident Tech YMCA of Greater Charleston Charlotte Anderson, Retired 211 Arlethia Lemon-Cusack, Retired NEA Ethel Rutledge, Consultant Anne Sbrocchi, Retired Educator The Facilitators
- 20. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 20Facilitators’ Training Session
- 21. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 21Youth Facilitator, Bianca
- 22. Early Returns From the Listening Sessions
- 23. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 23 Ideas For Action Underway
- 24. Listening Session 2016 Welcome! Thank you for caring.
- 25. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 25 Charleston Police Fund The City of Charleston Paul Tinkler Law Firm Medical University of South Carolina Roper St. Francis Health Care Kenneth Canty, Freeland Construction Daniel Island Community Foundation Avery Research Center at College of Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau Patrick Properties Keller Williams Triangle Char and Bar Indigo Road Restaurant Group Costco Greek Orthodox Church Santee Cooper Sponsor List Is Growing!
- 26. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 26 Listening Session Purpose of Listening Sessions To get your ideas about what our police and citizens can do now to improve relationships with one another.
- 27. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ Listening Session At The End of Session We Hope You Will: 27 • Appreciate that there are many different leaders and supporters who are behind this effort • Have had creative conversations where everyone in the room feels heard and understood • Have come up with specific actions which both citizens and police can take to build trust, respect, and improve their relationships • Have confidence that this process is reliable and good things will result from the it
- 28. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 28 Small Group Support Facilitator • Makes sure everyone in the group has an opportunity to speak • Keeps track of time to make sure tasks are completed in the on time • Explains assignments introduced from the front of the room in more detail so you know you’re doing the right work • Records your responses to questions on paper so no one’s ideas get lost
- 29. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ So we all may better understand and appreciate what everyone brings here today, please share... • Your name • Your role in the community • How long you’ve lived in Charleston or loved Charleston • Why you came to today’s Listening Session 1 minute max for each person please☺ 29 Listening Session Introductions
- 30. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ Agenda We Will Discuss… 30 • What Makes The Illumination Project Different • A New Way of Building Respectful Partnerships • Your Ideas For the Future
- 31. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 31 Listening Session Group Agreements • Speak Your Truth and Listen for Others’ Truths (Remember persuading is different than informing.) • Be Honest with Others and Be Considerate • Say Your Piece and Leave Time For Others to Say Their Piece (Don’t assume you have more or less to say than others.) • Remember Past and Current Situations and Focus on the Future • Stay on Topic and Pay Attention to One Another • Turn Phones Off or to Vibrate Only
- 32. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 32 Listening Session Who’s Involved? • Process Management Team (10) • Citizen Steering Group (22) • Community Resource Group (77) • Listening Sessions Facilitators (33) • The Citizens of Charleston (unlimited)
- 33. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 33 Listening Session Citizen Steering Group Subgroups • Community Resource Group • School/Youth Inclusion Strategies • Faith Community Engagement and Activities • Facilitator Recruitment and Training • Research/Metrics • Things the Citizen Steering Group Can do Together
- 34. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 34Boyz to Gentlemen
- 35. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 35 Community Resource Group Sharing Thoughts
- 36. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 36 Community Resource Group Activity
- 37. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 37 Seidler and Scott Discussing Ideas
- 38. Individual Rights Public Safety Further Strengthen Citizen/Police Relationships Grounded Citizens/Police are Divided/Distrustful Benefits of Public Safety: 1.Community trust increases, top draw for law enforcement 2.Reduction of crime and victimization 3.Increased sense of safety Costs from too much focus on Public Safety to neglect of Individual Rights 1.Mistrust of police department, unjust 2.Lose community’s willingness to help 3.People feel invisible, treated like objects with no value Benefits of Individual Rights: 1. Reduced conflict between law enforcement and community, recruiting benefit for law enforcement 2.Fosters better community leadership 3.Fosters feeling of respect Costs from too much focus on Individual Rights to neglect of Public Safety: 1.Loss of trust in municipal authority by citizens, law enforcement don’t want to work here 2.Increase in crime/disrespect of law 3.Lack sense of safety
- 39. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 39 Listening Session Building Respectful Partnerships QUESTION We recognize the issues facing our society, that are at the forefront across our country, involving citizen and police encounters that led to tragedy. In light of the current environment, what are your concerns about building respectful partnerships in the Charleston community between citizens and police?
- 40. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 40 Listening Session Building Respectful Partnerships QUESTION We recognize the issues facing our society, that are at the forefront across our country, involving citizen and police encounters that led to tragedy. In light of the current environment, what are your hopes about building respectful partnerships in the Charleston community between citizens and police?
- 41. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 41 Listening Session Action Ideas for the Future What suggestions do you have for police to further strengthen relationships with citizens that both preserve Public Safety and safeguard Individual Rights? For example, ideas about what police could start doing, stop doing, continue doing and do more (any of these).
- 42. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 42 IDEAS FOR POLICE Ideas For The Future
- 43. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 43 Listening Session Action Ideas for the Future What suggestions do you have for citizens to further strengthen relationships with police that both safeguard Individual Rights and preserve Public Safety? For example, ideas about what citizens could start doing, stop doing, continue doing and do more (any of these).
- 44. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ Ideas For The Future 44 IDEAS FOR CITIZENS
- 45. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 45 Listening Session Posting and Priority Choice Instructions • Choose your PRIORITY (BEST) ideas from two tables close to yours • Each person has 5 choices total • A check mark with your pen is how you show your choice • No more than one check mark for each idea
- 46. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 46 PRIORITIES IDEAS FOR POLICE Ideas For The Future
- 47. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 47 PRIORITIES IDEAS FOR CITIZENS Ideas For The Future
- 48. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 48 Listening Session Headline Report Outs • Each facilitator call out top 2-3 ideas from their group’s list
- 49. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 49 April 6 College of Charleston April 12 Hellenic Center April 13 Bishop Gadsden Retirement Ctr. April 13 ILA Hall (NAACP Co-sponsor) April 14 St. Andrews Old Middle School April 19 James Island Charter High April 26 Hellenic Center April 27 The Shaw Center May 8 Hellenic Center Public Listening Sessions
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- 51. A Promising Path Forward for Charleston, SC…and the Country
- 52. Chief Greg Mullen Mayor Joe Reilly Margaret Seidler
- 53. Robert “Jake” Jacobs Chandra Irvin Bob Seidler
- 55. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 55 Recruitment Strategies
- 56. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 56 Recruitment Strategies Print, Radio and Outreach
- 57. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 57 Recruitment Strategies Flyer Distribution
- 58. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 58 Recruitment Strategies
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- 60. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 60 Regardless of the circumstances or who was right or wrong, the outcome was the same – communities were being ripped apart. I care deeply about Charleston, its citizens and my officers and I wondered would we be next? My answer came on June 17, 2015. The Illumination Project Strategic Planning and Implementation Report
- 61. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ Five Strategic Goals: 2017 — 2020 61 Goal 1 | Different Cultures and Backgrounds Goal 2 | Respectful, Trusting Relationships Goal 3 | Training Curriculum Goal 4 | Policies and Procedures Goal 5 | Community Policing
- 62. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ Ten 2016 High Priority Strategies 62 Goal 1: Develop better understanding between citizens and police of different cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to build mutually beneficial relationships 1.2P Objective: Police contribute to creation of diverse partnerships to enhance community safety STRATEGY 1 Collaborate with citizens who are disproportionately impacted by crime to develop crime reduction strategies to improve relationships and gain cooperation Measurement: Identify the top 5 crime prone neighborhoods within the city based on crime analysis data; conduct listening sessions within these neighborhoods to build a mutual understanding and strategy to address crime; measure change in crime rates; measure change in relationships by involving neighbors to conduct a door-to-door survey
- 63. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 63 Getting the Word Out
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- 69. Listening Session Approach: 6 C’s Convene Create Context Connect to the Content Craft Your Preferred Future Commit to the Cause Close
- 70. Listening Session Defined This approach substantively improves the relationship between the police and the citizens they serve. This substantive improvement happens through mindset change, behavioral change, and structural change. These three types of change are substantive, begin immediately, and stick over.
- 71. Copyright © PMA 2002 Polarity Map ™ 71 The Illumination Project, if it is to realize its full potential, needs to become a regular way of working and living in the city of Charleston. When it becomes this type of ongoing process we will both have completed our work and at the same time ensured the work to further improve the relationship between citizens and police, with trust and legitimacy, will never end.