JOHNSON CITY! Mar 1, 2013 – Feb 28, 2016 Strategic Project Design: Session #2

1. JOHNSON CITY!Mar 1, 2013 – Feb 28, 2016Strategic Project Design: Session #2 Evidence-based Strategies: TCCR Projects to Reduce Violent and Drug-Related Crime Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

2. PURPOSE of the TCCRP (again) To demonstrate with actionable data how effective community collaboration can be for preventing violent and drug-related crime, revitalizing crime-ridden areas, enforcing community standards on such crimes, and preventing re-arrests and probation violations among offenders in selected areas of the community. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

3. REVIEW: 2 Training Sessions • Training Sep 21: Requirements & basics • Crime data, Census, surveys, EBS, brief leaders and formulate major strategy ideas. • Training Oct 31: Major strategies, goals and recruiting primary partners • Crime mapping, zones & target pops, goals, objectives, part of application worksheets. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

4. PREVIEW: 2 Working Sessions • Working Nov 15: Fine tune strategies • finish the Logic Model (project design) • Working Dec ??: Finish the application • Final Application due:Jan 31, 2013 • Awards & Initiation: Feb 28, 2013 Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

5. HOMEWORK since 9/21/12... • Collect crime & Census data. • Do opinion surveys. • Conduct EBS search. • Preview the grant application formats. • Prep city leaders: Support key directions. • Identify major strategic directions. • Think about strategy partners. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

6. GOALS for today 1. Review progress on design work. 2. Preview Application Narrative. 3. Brainstorm strategic directions. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

7. LEARNING OBJECTIVES You will know how to develop a Problem Statement for the Application: • Crime & demographics data. • Opinions of residents & community leaders. • Possible target populations & zones. • Suitable Evidence-Based Strategies. • Possible strategies that fit Johnson City. • Potential partners within Johnson City. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

8. JOHNSON CITY’S PROGRESS... • What do the crime & Census data tell you about where the targeted crime is, and who the offenders are? • What did the opinion surveys teach you? 3. What did your EBS search reveal? Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

9. JOHNSON CITY’S PROGRESS... • What did your city leaders say about key directions & possible strategies? • Which partners are you considering for each strategy? Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

10. Data, Surveys, EBS, Directions • Pre-enforcement Prevention. • Neighborhood Revitalization. • Enforcement. • Offender Intervention. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

11. APPLICATION Narrative • Online Narrative Fields in 6 Sections. • Instructions (5 pages). • Worksheets: • 6 Required as Attachments, • 2 Optional as Attachments. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

12. APPLICATION Narrative ATTACHMENTS: G. Crime Data W’sheet H. EBS Worksheet A. Crime Maps B. TCCRP Coalition C. Contributing Causes D. Logic Model E. Milestones Table F. Abstract SECTIONS: • Crime Data, Problem Statement, Targets • Purpose of TCCRP • Inputs: Info, Partners, Resources • Activities • Intended Outputs • Data Collection & Evaluation Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

13. 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT • Crime Data Analysis Worksheet (G). • Community Crime Mapping (A). • Target Population Data. • Target Populations. • Selection of Neighborhoods. • EBS Search (H). Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

14. 2. Project PURPOSE • Contributing Factors (Root Causes - C). • Goals or Intended Results (C). • Composition of TCCR Coalition (B): Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

15. 3. 4. 5. Project LOGIC MODEL • Goals  Objectives Outcomes. • INPUTS: Info, Partners, Resources. • Activities  Intended Outputs. • Data Sources for Measures. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

16. 6. Project DATA COLLECTION • Milestones for Start-up Months (E). • Progress Monitoring & Milestone Reports. • Output Data Collection & Reporting. • Outcome Data Collection & Reporting. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

17. Project GOALS & OBJECTIVES • Pre-enforcement Prevention. • Neighborhood Revitalization. • Enforcement. • Offender Intervention. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

18. HOMEWORK for November • Polish crime maps, review root causes & Evidence-Based Strategies that fit. • Refine major strategies; identify objectives. • Identify COLLABORATORS (key partners). • Brief potential partners & invite them to November session. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

19. WORKING SESSION: November COLLABORATORS OUTLINE LOGIC MODEL: • Problem Statement, strategy goals/objectives. • Resources available for the activities required. • Decisions about funded and unfunded partners and their contributions. • Baselines & measures of success. We will plan for follow-up TA before the next working session in December. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

20. HOMEWORK for December PREPARE REMAINING WORKSHEETS FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION (draft). TA AS NEEDED. WORKING SESSION with Core Partners: • Review the draft worksheets and logic model: i.e., goals, objectives, intended outputs and outcomes. • Negotiate roles, measures of success, reporting. • Outline the start-up schedule (milestones). • Outline the Abstract. FINALIZE GRANT APPLICATION: Due January 31, 2013! Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

21. Lessons from 6 TCCRP cities: • Sharing is seldom comfortable. • Clear up key definitions. • Outputs are NOT Outcomes! • Short-term versus long-term outcomes. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

22. Lessons from 6 TCCRP cities: • Partners match the design not vice versa. • Community leaders buy in. • Full-time project director: OWNERSHIP! • Baseline incidence and arrest data. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

23. Lessons from 6 cities (cont’d): • Evaluator early: strategies; data tools; reporting. • Process analysis. Descriptive evaluation. 11. A slow start will hurt you... 12. NOT a typical grant! Design, partnerships, outcomes. Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.

24. Thanks! Questions, Discussion Please be sure to complete a session evaluation form! Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs with Performance Vistas, Inc.