Purpose

NJVIP refers to New Jersey Violence Intervention and Prevention. Part of this prevention involves public safety, most specifically community based public safety.

“Community-based public safety” (CBPS) is a practitioners-developed term to describe the community-led safety work happening in neighborhoods across the nation. It is a relationship-based violence prevention and intervention model in which residents are employed and trained as credible, trusted public safety professionals who create safety in their own neighborhoods.

CBPS professionals most notably:

• mediate conflicts to a peaceful resolution

• guide those engaged in violence to different choices and healthier outcomes through high-risk interventions, assertive outreach, mentoring, case management, victim services and more.

• CBPS practitioners also often respond to low level crimes, provide Safe Passage to school, stabilize families and organize the community around a culture of peace.