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Achieving Our VISION - A SAFE COMMUNITY <br /> <br />Like citizens everywhere, St. Louis Park residents are concerned about crime and <br />safety. Although St. Louis Park is a relatively safe community, our task force looked <br />for new ways to prevent crime in homes, schools, businesses and neighborhoods. <br />We also looked for ways to deal with the fear of crime and provide help to crime <br />victims. <br /> <br />Our key recommendations: · Create a greater sense of community <br /> · Remove barriers to involvement <br /> · Increase neighborhood watch groups <br /> · Get citizens to take ownership and responsibility <br /> · Strengthen consequences <br /> · Establish zero-tolerance school policies <br /> · Educate citizens about law enforcement needs <br /> · Implement the Crime Free Multihousing Program <br /> · Decentralize policing <br /> · Build assets in children <br /> · Develop local resources for victims. <br /> <br />Our report further emphasizes the need to focus on prevention and youth <br />intervention, reinforce community values, foster supportive partnerships, and <br />concentrate on education as well as law enforcement. <br /> <br />Safe Community Task Force members: <br /> Jeff Chanen, Chair <br /> John Herbert <br /> Colleen Johnson <br /> Sharon Johnson <br /> Michael Kadesky <br /> Patrick Kruegel <br /> Jim Lanenberg <br /> John Luse <br /> Gene Murphy <br /> Steve Platisha <br /> Gregg Reed <br /> Linda Trummer <br /> <br />This is 0nly a summary of the Safe Community Task Force Report for Vision St. Louis <br />Park. For a copy of the complete report, call 924-2519. <br /> <br /> <br />