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Flash: 10/26/12 -- Vallejo police have arrested Maude Love (male) in connection with "intentionally set fires" at Cooley Riolo Mortuary, Taylor Chapel and the Law Offices of Micheal Thompson and Osby Davis.
Vallejo PD press release HERE
An open letter to the Vallejo City Manager, Chief of
Police, Mayor and City Council Members
Assistance from San Jose State University
10/25/12
The purpose of this letter is to encourage the City of Vallejo to collaborate with the Department of Justice Studies at San Jose State University. (see attached letter from Dr. Correia) It is my hope that a long-term partnership between the City of Vallejo and San Jose State University will occur. I am willing to help facilitate the initial meeting.
The purpose of this joint effort would be to help heal our community by rebuilding trust and reestablishing the legitimacy of the police in the eyes of the community. The goal is more effective policing and better community relations.
Background
As part of his presentation about Community Policing and Communications to the Ad Hoc Citizens Public Safety Committee on October 17, 2012, Dr. Mark Correia, Chairperson of the San Jose State University Department of Justice Studies offered his department's assistance to the City of Vallejo.
Specifically, Dr Correia offered to conduct surveys in the community and police department, hold focus groups, make recommendations and issue a report under the aegis of the University. (See below for more details.)
Dr Correia conducted a similar type of effort for the City of Oakland. Attached is a PDF of the Oakland Police Department Resident Opinion Survey issued January 2010. In addition, Dr. Correia provided consultation services to the Oakland Police Department and authored a report for them in 2009 entitled Final Report of the Oakland Police Department’s Area Command Patrol Strategy.
In a follow-up discussion to his presentation, Dr Correia stated that he had also conducted interviews with the City of Oakland administrators/officials and over 250 police officers. He also conducted focus groups with community leaders. Follow-up surveys were conducted to determine the effect the changes made had on public perception.
Advantages of a Collaborative Effort
Advantages of this collaboration for the City of Vallejo are having a highly credible organization conduct surveys, focus groups and interviews at relatively little cost. Dr Correia and his department has the experience and expertise to assist our City and develop long term solutions to solve the conflicts and communication issues we are currently facing. .
For San Jose State University, a collaborative effort would help the University accomplish its mission to provide service/help to communities in California. The effort would also provide an opportunity for their students to conduct and publish research findings.
Proposed Effort
Dr Correia feels the following methodology would provide the information required for better understanding of the current problems so that appropriate changes can be implemented:
1) Go to the community sessions and open forums being provided by the Department of
Justice to get a feel for the community’s issues/concerns. 2) Conduct focus groups with community leaders.
3) Survey residents, police officers and city administration (including city
councilmember).
4) Issue reports and recommendations based on the above. Consult with the various
constituents involved.
5) Track changes over time and offer additional input based on these new
recommendations.
Mr. Keen, please let me know what would be a good date and time to get people together to discuss Dr. Correia's proposal further. Them
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