CREW2@ OAKLAND C/O NRPA

Restoring Recreation to Restoring Recreation to Communities Plagued by ViolenceCommunities Plagued by Violence

Speaker: Karis Griffin, Reco BembrySpeaker: Karis Griffin, Reco Bembry

Testimonials: Melvin Landry, Fredrick Lee Morris IIITestimonials: Melvin Landry, Fredrick Lee Morris III

Restoring Recreation Restoring Recreation to Communities to Communities

Plagued by ViolencePlagued by Violence

© 2008 Karis Griffin© 2008 Karis Griffin

Restoring RecreationRestoring Recreation To Communities Plagued by Violence To Communities Plagued by Violence © 2008 Karis Griffin© 2008 Karis Griffin

Presenters

Karis GriffinReco Bembry


Objectives:

1) Identify how recreation professionals and administrators confront the problems of violence at the center or parks.

2) Identify essential services to a community in crisis.

2) Identify partnerships and resources to support programs to reduce violence in high risk communities

3) Identify best practices of prevention, intervention and enforcement programs to reduce violence.


Socio-Historical Context:

Physical and psychological damage


Socio-Historical Context:

Physical and psychological damage

Dis-Honor HonorHonor

Dis-Respect Respect Respect

Dis-Engagement Engagement Engagement

De-humanizationDe-humanization HumanHumanDis- Organized Dis- Organized Organized Organized

Most DangerousMost Dangerous

PolicePolice

Drugs Drugs

Youth Youth

Housing Housing

BusinessBusiness

Education Education

Most Dangerous Department Most Dangerous Department

1 in 100 staff murdered in 12 months1 in 100 staff murdered in 12 months Higher loss rate than police and fire Higher loss rate than police and fire 2 murders in just 5 months in 2008 2 murders in just 5 months in 2008 7 staff jumped and beaten on the job 7 staff jumped and beaten on the job 2 hospitalized in a 6 month period2 hospitalized in a 6 month period ““Unarmed staff serving a armed Unarmed staff serving a armed

community” community”

Most Dangerous Most Dangerous

Dealing with the Loss Dealing with the Loss

Historical Context Historical Context

Racism Racism SexismSexism

ClassismClassism

We blame our parents for the conditions of youth today which limited our We blame our parents for the conditions of youth today which limited our ability to civically and socially engage…… ability to civically and socially engage……

““Too much focus on school and church alone”Too much focus on school and church alone”

-The Tree man -The Tree man

Historical Context Historical Context Recreation Parks Recreation Parks

& & ConservationConservation

Racism Racism SexismSexism

ClassismClassism

First President of NRPA in 1980First President of NRPA in 1980 Second President installed 22 years later in 2002Second President installed 22 years later in 2002 Title 9 Title 9 Urban Youth Agenda as opposed to a Youth AgendaUrban Youth Agenda as opposed to a Youth Agenda


Identifying Fear, Risk, and Protective

Factors in a Community Un-Commonly reported Common Common CommonCommon

Fear Factor Risk Factors Protective Factors

Police Police Police

Drugs Drugs Drugs

Youth Youth Youth

Housing Housing Housing

Business Business Business

Education Education Education


Violence in Urban America: Mobilizing a Response (1994)Within recent years, the National Research Council has published

three major reports that describe what is known about various aspects of violent behaviors. The first, Understanding and

Preventing Violence, provides a comprehensive synthesis of the research literature on violent human behavior and patterns of

violence in American society. The second, Losing Generations: Adolescents in High Risk Settings, describes the environments in which today's adolescents are growing up, and the influence of

context on the development of antisocial or self-destructive behaviors. The third report, Understanding Child Abuse and

Neglect, analyzes what is known about child abuse and neglect, including its impact on adolescent and adult behavior.

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=4419


Forbes – Most Dangerous Cities in America ( Business Perspective)

No. 1 Detroit

Population in 2006: 884,462Number of murders: 418Number of murders per 100,000 residents: 47.3

No. 2 Baltimore

Population in 2006: 637,556Number of murders in 2006: 276Number of murders per 100,000 residents: 43.3

No. 3 New Orleans



No. 4

Newark, N.J.

Population in 2006: 280,877Number of murders in 2006: 105 Number of murders per 100,000 residents: 37.4

No. 5 St. Louis


No. 6 Oakland, California



Fear Factors >T >R > I >C >S

Police

Drugs > > > > >Youth > > > > >Housing > > > > >Business > > > > >Education > > > > >

10 Most dangerous cities in America have specific likeness in characteristics


Safest and Most Dangerous U.S. Cities, 2007

Safest

Rank City

1. Mission Viejo, Calif.

2. Clarkstown, N.Y.

3. Brick, N.J.

4. Amherst, N.Y.

5. Sugar Land, Texas

6. Colonie, N.Y.

7. Thousand Oaks, Calif .

8. Newton, Mass.

9. Toms River, N.J.

10. Lake Forest, Calif .

Most dangerous

City

Detroit, Mich.Detroit, Mich.

St. Louis, Mo.St. Louis, Mo.

Flint, Mich.

Oakland, Calif.Oakland, Calif.

Camden, N.J.

Birmingham, Ala.

North Charleston, S.C.

Memphis, Tenn.Memphis, Tenn.

Richmond, Calif.

Cleveland, Ohio

NOTE: Cities with 75,000+ population. The rankings are based on a city's rate for six crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.

Source: www.cqpress.com.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108509.html




http://www.cqpress.com/


Physical Mental and Social Development

Re-entry


Re-positioning recreation services(public safety strategy, police, fire, recreation):

Key Strategies - Planning, Partnerships


Recreation is an essential service and must be recognized as such.

750 Billion bailout for “Wallstreet”


Attributes of High Quality Services:

• economically accessible (i.e. sliding scale)

• accessible to all age groups regardless of location

• affirm the value and importance of creativity and art

• integrate holistic practices (yoga, tai chi, nutrition)

•K Griffin

Contact Information

Reco [email protected] Ph# 1-510-238-2003

Karis [email protected] Ph# 1-510-238-3052

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




New Session Series

Audree V. Jones-Taylor, Director Audree V. Jones-Taylor, Director

City of OaklandCity of Oakland Office of Parks and RecreationOffice of Parks and Recreation

Radical Roving Recreation Radical Roving Recreation

Receiving Centers Receiving Centers

Re-entry Re-entry

Project Resolve

VSI ModelVSI Model GovernorGovernor

BT&HBT&H

Department Directors

Implementation

Juvenile Accountability

Block Grant

Strategy Regional Leader

Mayor

Staff/Community Local

Business/Customers

Business Visioning

Citywide Public Safety ModelCitywide Public Safety Model

City of Oakland CA.City of Oakland CA.

Citywide Public Policy Council

Enhanced Public Safety

Coordinating Council

Area 1



Area 2



Area 3

Unresolved Crime Issues Community

Community Involved Prioritization Process

Blight

Crime Violence

Housing Maintenance Response

Prevention

Intervention

Enforcement

Sustainability

PIES Model PIES Model

Recreation ServicesRecreation Services Strategies to resolve violence in the City of Oakland adopting the public safety strategiesStrategies to resolve violence in the City of Oakland adopting the public safety strategies

PreventionPrevention 6-126-12 Summer CampsSummer Camps Afterschool Afterschool

Playground Programming Playground Programming ((Oakland School Oakland School Yard)Yard)

InterventionIntervention 13-1713-17Radical Roving Recreation Radical Roving Recreation Oakland Parks Corps Oakland Parks Corps (Youth Development)(Youth Development)

Midnight Basketball/Late Night SportsMidnight Basketball/Late Night Sports EnforcementEnforcement 18-2418-24

Receiving Center (s)Receiving Center (s)Court-ordered ServiceCourt-ordered ServiceRestitution Restitution

SustainabilitySustainability 25-3025-30Voluntary Community Service Voluntary Community Service Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development

?Who Am I?

How Do I

Get There?

How Did I

Get Here?

Where Am

I Going?

?Who Am I?

How Do I

Get There?

How Did I

Get Here?

Where Am

I Going?

Project Resolve (Re-Organized)

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C

S³

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Physical Fitness

Wellness

Health

Prevention

Intervention

Enforcement

Sustainability Individual

Team Group

Community

RR³ ³ = Project Resolve = Project Resolve The combination of three Strategies to reduce violence The combination of three Strategies to reduce violence

Radical Roving RecreationRadical Roving RecreationA creative recreation delivery method used to expose A creative recreation delivery method used to expose at-risk youth to a variety of core programs and servicesat-risk youth to a variety of core programs and services

• (see model next slide) (see model next slide)

Receiving Center (s)Receiving Center (s)A recreation center location used to provide services to A recreation center location used to provide services to juveniles with minor infractions during peek times for juveniles with minor infractions during peek times for criminal or illegal activity such as; curfew violations, criminal or illegal activity such as; curfew violations, public indecency and intoxication.public indecency and intoxication.

Re-entryRe-entry - - Innovative recreation programs and support services Innovative recreation programs and support services for youth and young adults reentering society after for youth and young adults reentering society after incarcerationincarceration

?Who Am I?

How Do I

Get There?

How Did I

Get Here?

Where Am

I Going?

?Who Am I?

How Do I

Get There?

How Did I

Get Here?

Where Am

I Going?

Project Resolve Model (RRR)

T

R

I

C

S

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Physical Fitness

Wellness

Health

Prevention

Intervention

Enforcement

Sustainability Individual

Group Team

Community Dinner@ 6

•Catering

•Food Prep

Radical Studio •Airbrush•Music Production •Dance

Radical Sports•Circle Sports, Inc •Late Night Softball•Twilight Soccer

Life Skills •DV Training •Values Transference•Conflict resolution

Community Service•Social •Environmental •Technology

Civic Model For Change Civic Model For Change

Civic Model for ChangeCivic Model for ChangeBuilding TRICS Building TRICS

The The TRITRIANGLE OFFENSE ANGLE OFFENSE Trust, Respect, IntegrityTrust, Respect, Integrity

The KASHThe KASH SLE, SLM SLE, SLM

Developmental AssetsDevelopmental Assets Internal, ExternalInternal, External

The CREW The CREW The 3, the 12, the 70The 3, the 12, the 70

““You can’t give what you don’t have”You can’t give what you don’t have”• R. Bembry R. Bembry

Proposed StrategiesProposed Strategies

Oakland

Civic Model for Change Civic Model for Change

Amistad

Diversion

Re-entry Project Choices

Municipal Based Model

Intervention

Los Angeles

UL-LA

Community Based Model

VSI - Summit

Sustainability

Enforcement

Prevention


Top 5 Ways to Build Stronger Student-Adult Relationships to Prevent School Violence:

1. Crime Reporting

Students can develop systems that allow witnesses to report crime safely, accurately, and even anonymously.

2. Youth Patrols & Safety Escorts

Students can work together in a formal structure, with help from adults, to patrol the campus of the school

in pairs or small groups, acting non-confrontationally to help maintain order, enforce rules, and report crime

or crime-threatening situations.

3. Conflict Resolution

Teaches students basic techniques for cooling off a situation and getting to a good ending for everyone.

4. Peer Mediation & Counseling

Establish programs to train peers to help fellow students in their day-to-day problems.

5. Action Projects

Activities planned by students to help deal with a specific need on campus or in the surrounding community,

or to raise awareness of an issue or potential problem before it becomes widespread.

Youth Crime Watch of America, 2008

THE CREW THE CREW



Civic Model for ChangeCivic Model for Change

Building TRICS Building TRICS

The CREW The CREW The 3, the 12, the 70The 3, the 12, the 70

David Mitchell, Spokane WA David Mitchell, Spokane WA

““Rule #1Rule #1

You must have aYou must have a “CREW” “CREW” What is a crew?What is a crew?

A A groupgroup of of individualsindividuals working as a working as a teamteam to serve our respective to serve our respective communitycommunity

Where do we recruit crew members?Where do we recruit crew members? Your hood, your church, your school…, your family, your friendsYour hood, your church, your school…, your family, your friends

How do we deal with crew conflict?How do we deal with crew conflict? Open ended questions……Open ended questions…… Establish rituals Establish rituals Develop a crew culture Develop a crew culture

Do you have a “Crew?” Do you have a “Crew?”

““The get it done people” The get it done people” M. LANDRYM. LANDRY

Lead

Member Link

Building the “Crew” Building the “Crew”

– “– “A get it done person who can receive and A get it done person who can receive and give orders but simultaneously hear feedback give orders but simultaneously hear feedback and criticism” and criticism”

M. LANDRYM. LANDRY

Lead

Loss of a CREW MemberLoss of a CREW Member

““Hurt People Hurt People” Hurt People Hurt People”

ZuberiZuberi


The Person (s) on the crew who is committed The Person (s) on the crew who is committed to the team “first” the culture keeper….to the team “first” the culture keeper….

R. BembryR. Bembry

Member


““The Person (s) on the crew who links to other The Person (s) on the crew who links to other crews and uses that influence to help your crews and uses that influence to help your crew. “crew. “

Fredrick Lee Morris III, Oakland CA Fredrick Lee Morris III, Oakland CA

Links

The CREW The CREW

If you have If you have no Crewno Crew!!

““You have You have no clueno clue””

Oliver - Oct NRPA Conference, Baltimore MD 2008 Oliver - Oct NRPA Conference, Baltimore MD 2008


Mental and Physical Stimulation

is required for good health

in all citizens.

Civic Model for ChangeCivic Model for Change

Building TRICS Building TRICS

““You can’t give what you don’t have”You can’t give what you don’t have”• R. Bembry R. Bembry

Rule #2 Rule #2 Surrogate Parenting Surrogate Parenting

““When there’s no father or mother When there’s no father or mother someone must fill that void” someone must fill that void” RespectRespect

--Fredrick Lee Morris, IIIFredrick Lee Morris, III

““When you establish When you establish RESPECTRESPECT with with youth & staff you must work hard to youth & staff you must work hard to respond and to maintain it” respond and to maintain it”

James Hampton, Seattle – City Year, Executive DirectorJames Hampton, Seattle – City Year, Executive Director

Surrogate Parenting Surrogate Parenting Provide nurturing of a surrogate parent or guardian –

enhancement Enhance protection and reduce risk surrounding youth -

where possible Develop Assets among youth and staff… internal and

external…. Staff need what youth need….the most powerful word in

the world LOVE…….

R Bembry

Surrogate Parenting Surrogate Parenting

““Give a child a fish feed him for a Give a child a fish feed him for a day, teach a child to fish - they day, teach a child to fish - they feed themselves for a life time”feed themselves for a life time”

IntegrityIntegrity

ANONANON

Partnerships Partnerships ““What you say and what you do are the What you say and what you do are the

same”same”

““Your word is your bond”Your word is your bond”

Which part do you play on the ship Which part do you play on the ship

Part-ner-shipPart-ner-ship

You can’t get it done alone You can’t get it done alone


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