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Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF SERVICE Last updated May 23, 2024 This privacy notice for National Network for Safe Communities (“we,” “us,” or “our“), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share (“process“) your information when you use our services (“Services“), such as when you: Visit our website at nnscommunities.org, or any website of

Police Misconduct

The costs of police misconduct are incalculable. A wide range of behavior, from verbal abuse to fatal use of force, causes direct harm, vicarious trauma, and undermines public safety. It costs cities and taxpayers millions of dollars in lawsuit payouts, and causes reputational harm to a department which, in turn, can make it difficult to

Announcement

NNSC ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC) is pleased to announce our new Executive Director, Sasha R. Cotton. Sasha joined NNSC in September 2022 as a Senior Strategy Director and has spent the past fifteen months getting to know NNSC’s partners, work, and staff, with a vision and plan to

International Interventions

Background and introduction NNSC significantly broadened the scope of our network in 2017 with the launch of an international portfolio. International Interventions collaborates with a diverse range of partners outside the U.S. on effective strategies to increase community safety and reduce violence. NNSC’s international portfolio requires significant country-based adaptation, taking into account variations in social

GVI Workshop Series

If you aren’t able to join our in person workshops, this series can help you and your community learn from NNSC staff and other communities about local violence problems and how to implement new violence reduction strategies. November 10, 2022: Introduction Recording of session Slide deck Retro Report video shown during session January 12, 2023:

Impact

Why NNSC? “GVI capitalizes on recent research in the field of criminology that suggests people are far more likely to follow laws they perceive as legitimate. While law enforcement plays an essential role in GVI, the strategy’s success depends on the dedicated participation of community leaders. When this happens, at-risk individuals are more likely to