Seattle Problem Solving Resources
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The following resources are available to assist in problem solving efforts in the West Precinct juvenile hot spots. If you have any questions about this site, please contact Charlotte Gill at cgill9@gmu.edu or 703.993.6085.
George Mason University Project Team
- David Weisburd (dweisbur@gmu.edu)
- Charlotte Gill (cgill9@gmu.edu or 703.993.6085)
- Zoe Vitter (zvitter@gmu.edu or 703.993.4901)
Training Slides and Information
- Training agenda
- Introduction to hot spots policing (David Weisburd)
- Effective responses to juvenile delinquency (Charlotte Gill)
- Introduction to problem-oriented policing (Cody Telep)
- Case studies in problem s/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/olving (Claudia Gross-Shader)
- King County Public Health (Jessica Knaster Wasse, jessica.knaster@kingcounty.gov or 206.263.8350)
- Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (Karen Selander, karen.selander@seattle.gov or 206.733.9256)
- Seattle Department of Economic Development (Karl Stickel, karl.stickel@seattle.gov or 206.684.8085)
- Seattle Department of Planning and Development Code Enforcement (Diane Davis, dianec.davis@seattle.gov or 206.223.7873)
- Make a property or building complaint
- Neighborhood complaints
- Noise enforcement
- Vacant buildings
- Violation complaint line: 206.615.0808
- Seattle Human Services Department (Darryl Cook, darryl.cook@seattle.gov or 206.684.0930 and Sola Plumacher, sola.plumacher@seattle.gov or 206.733.9404)
- Seattle Office of City Auditor (Claudia Gross-Shader, Claudia.Gross-Shader@seattle.gov or 206.684.8038)
- Seattle Public Utilities (Daniel Sims, daniel.sims@seattle.gov or 206.684.7790)
- Graffiti removal
- Graffiti Paint Out Program
- Summer Paint Out (July and August)
- Graffiti removal hotline: 206.684.7587
Community Resources
- Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative (Mariko Lockhart, mariko.lockhart@seattle.gov or 206.233.7915)
- Powerpoint slides from training
- Central Area Network (Jamila Taylor, jamilat@ths-wa.org or 206.323.9014)
- 2011 Progress Report
- Seattle Neighborhood Group (Linda Spain, linda@sngi.org or 206.323.9666; Tari Nelson-Zagar, tari@sngi.org or 206.323.9666)
- YMCA of Greater Seattle (206.382.5000)
- YouthCare (Melinda Giovengo, melinda.giovengo@youthcare.org or 206.694.4500)
- James W. Orion Center
- Safe Place (teens can text the word “SAFE” and current location to 69866 for closest safe place location)
- The Bridge Program
- Continuum of Care
- YouthBuild
- Adolescent Emergency Shelter 24/7 number: 800.495.7802
Strategies & ideas
- Environmental strategies
- New York Public Library has created a prosocial, supervised hang-out space for teens in Harlem