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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham Gang Reduction Strategy Steering Committee Seeks Resident Input on Impacts of
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Respondents can win $25 gift certificate for taking community survey </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham, N.C. – </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The
Durham Gang Reduction Strategy Steering Committee is assessing gang-related issues in Durham County and is now seeking input from residents in Durham County. The online
</span></span><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZC7S2K5"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham Community Resident Survey</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
allows residents of Durham County the opportunity to provide local policymakers with input on how gangs in Durham are impacting them and what they would like to see implemented in the future to address gang issues in the community.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The survey is open to all City of Durham and Durham County residents; however, the steering committee is
especially interested in receiving feedback from residents directly impacted by gang issues in Durham. The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete, can be filled out via smartphone, tablet, or personal computer. Survey responses are confidential. Those
residents that provide a valid email address when completing the survey will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 gift certificate for completing the survey.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Durham Community Resident Survey was developed by a diverse working group and addresses numerous quality-of-life
issues in Durham. Residents’ input is invaluable. Participating in the survey serves as an opportunity for community members to directly influence future gang prevention, intervention, and suppression activities in Durham. Survey results will help Durham community
leaders understand how gang issues are affecting every neighborhood, and what should be done by local agencies to address them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">“Direct input from Durham community residents is some of the most valuable data we will be collecting for
the 2021 Comprehensive Gang Assessment,” said Jim Stuit, Durham County’s Gang Reduction Strategy Manager. “We are grateful to all those who take time to fill out the survey and give us their personal input on the impact of gangs on their lives and how the
community can work to address them.”</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The community resident survey is one piece of a larger community gang assessment by City and County stakeholders
that will be looking at a wide range of data. The goal of this assessment is to collect information on gang membership and activity in Durham and gather ideas about possible solutions. The assessment will follow a protocol created by the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention/U.S. Department of Justice: </span></span><a href="https://nationalgangcenter.ojp.gov/comprehensive-gang-model/assessment-guide"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://nationalgangcenter.ojp.gov/comprehensive-gang-model/assessment-guide</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">For more information about this project and the Durham Gang Reduction Steering Committee, visit
</span></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/criminal-justice-resource-center/gang-reduction-strategy"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/criminal-justice-resource-center/gang-reduction-strategy</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">,</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
or contact Stuit at 919-560-8580 or </span></span><a href="mailto:jstuit@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">jstuit@dconc.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61335543"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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