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This November, Global Ties San Francisco welcomed Mexican law enforcement officials to Oakland, CA for a U.S. Department of State Law Enforcement and Security Exchange Program (LESEP) on building safe communities. Participants learned best practices for implementing focused deterrence strategies, such as the Oakland Ceasefire Program, to deter individuals from criminal activities through social and community interventions. While at the City of Richmond’s Office of Neighborhood Safety, participants learned about efforts to reduce gun violence through youth services, and they met with the Oakland Police Department to discuss implementation of their Ceasefire Program and their processes for identifying and preventing high risk individuals from getting involved in gangs. The group also met with the California Partnership for Safe Communities (CPSC) to explore evidence-based strategies for reducing violence and incarceration and building police-community trust. The CPSC also analyzed a pilot Ceasefire Program implemented in Mexico City while comparing the contextual similarities and differences in Oakland and Mexico City. Learn more about LESEP at https://gties.us/LESEP. #SeguridadCompartida #INLMexico
