MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A Joint Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement will be created, Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced on Wednesday.
The office will merge current city and county safety-related programs, resulting in a more collaborative approach.
The team will be physically located in the County’s Division of Community Services at 160 N. Main Street.
The office’s focus will be on nontraditional criminal justice system solutions.
The office is intended to help both municipalities take an integrated strategy to decrease violence.
This approach will use a data-driven strategy to impact those communities that are disproportionately affected by trauma and violence.
Shared data will be used to inform the distribution of resources, focus interventions, and support ongoing planning and implementation cycles.
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