National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform Details Plans for Knoxville

The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform is planning to hire experts for interrupting local violence if the Knoxville city council stops the agency in order to curb the crimes.

If the agency is hired, the establishment of a consulting committee of local guides and stakeholders also intends to give feedback and support their work to reduce the number of murders in Knoxville.

Mayor Indya Kincannon suggested that the group based in California give $ 519,750 for the management of violent interruption work after the city ended its contract with the non-profit Knox. The Council will vote on the contract on May 13th.

“We suggest that in the next twelve months we will concentrate how we address the right people correctly, and propose six local fully time tale intervention specialists for full-time gesture, including a program manager,” said Keiland Henderson, the National Institute for Criminal Justice Associate Associate Director of violent reduction, at a meeting of the municipality on May 12th.

The city held the meeting after the recoil of council members because of the need to hire an external group if the residents already do the work. The administration of Kincannon stopped paying Knox at the beginning of this year after the non -profit organization had not met the requirements of its contract.

The interruption of violence is aimed at those who have the risk of committing a crime and complementing traditional police work.

Nicjr plans to improve data acquisition, to provide training and rental full-time counter-tone intervention specialists from Knoxville.

If it is set, the agency will set up an application process for its specialists and decide who you should stop using your background and your experience.

“We will not reject anyone who is well qualified for these positions,” said Henderson.

Henderson said that most of the endangered people had been arrested beforehand, have connections to the latest shootings and are between 25 and 34 years. In the year of the proposed contract, the agency will help build the capacity of individuals and organizations that work on reducing violence.

Denzel Grant, director of turn up Knox, hopes that the members of the community will talk to the council members about the delay in the contract in order to buy more time for another solution. Rashaad Woods, Director for Absounce Affounc, would like to see some changes who will be set for the specialist positions.

Both want the interruption groups of local violence to receive more help because they say who needs help from their time in the community every day.

Myron Thompson reports on public security for Knox News. E -mail: myron.thompson@knoxnews.com.

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