By james art 
The city of Birmingham and Jefferson County have launched a new partnership working with local management and law enforcement to reduce violence in their communities.
The Birmingham-Jeffer County District Management Partnership will look at the neighborhoods where violence is most concentrated and will collect data to understand the vulnerabilities of the area and how to deal with them for short and long-term solutions.
Justice management partnership facilitates cooperation for the implementation and tracking of progress. Partnership organizations contribute data to creating an audit of justice, which measures the conditions and emphasizes needs.
The aim is to develop a justice reinvesting plan to focus on preventative investments in improving the terms of the neighborhood and to reduce the reading of expensive emergency reactions. The audit and reinvestment plan defines practical solutions to improve economic conditions, reduce violence and deal with other risks in the undervalued neighborhoods.
Birmingham is looking for ways to deal with violence in its city beyond what the law enforcement agencies can do, whether it is conflict in schools or programs for hospital abuse intervention. Both are evidence of the role that a community plays in the fight against violence.
Birmingham Municipal Councilor Latona Tate and County Commissioner Jefferson Shaila Tyson co-chairman of BJC-JGP. Other Members of the JGP Leadership Council Include Jefferson County Health Officer David Hicks, Jefferson County Distorney Danny Carr, Bessemer Distric Er Bill Yates, As Well as Represttives from the Offices of Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and Sherriff Mark Petway and philanthropic leaders.
Other partnerships in the partnership are the carenders of care and researchers at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. The Alabama Public Affairs Council will act as a local partnership intermediary, supervising the coordination of data collection in various agencies. They will also cooperate to provide research and analysis that support partnership initiatives.
The partnership comes from the support of the initiative to reform the Criminal Justice of the Aspen Institute, which aims to help local communities with public safety issues by uniting national experts to influence the community -directed and public reform data safety.
Earlier this month, a report of the Birmingham Crime Commission, commissioned by Mayor Randal Woodfin, called for an increase in strategies based on evidence to reduce violence and community commitment.
Data -controlled decisions prevent improperly distributed funds and can focus on providing resources effectively and effectively. The report notes that one -size strategies do not work for Birmingham and in some cases neglect the need for individualized support. In the end, the report suggested that all initiatives supported by the city should be based on evidence to maintain its resources.