Q&A
NYPD's collaboration with violence prevention programs
3:01:04
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44 sec
Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about NYPD's partnership with Project Pivot and other violence prevention programs in schools. Chief Maddrey elaborates on the department's collaborations with various youth organizations.
- NYPD works with Project Pivot, DYCD, and other CBOs through their assistant commissioner of youth
- The department brought about 1,000 young people into summer work programs to learn about policing
- Emphasis is placed on interagency cooperation to address youth issues comprehensively
Rita Joseph
3:01:04
to them.
3:01:04
What about around Project Pivot?
3:01:06
How are you partnering up with them in New York City Public Schools?
3:01:09
So also it has to be, interagency.
3:01:12
It can't be silo.
3:01:13
It has to be interagency and because the work overlap.
Jeffrey Maddrey
3:01:17
Right.
3:01:17
I I our, assistant commissioner of youth, Alden Foster, he worked with a lot of the different, youth organizations, Project Pivot, DYCD.
3:01:29
Over the summer, we brought about a 1000 young people into the police department to work, to learn about police and then to get paid for it.
3:01:38
He does a lot a lot with a lot of CBOs with Project Pivot, with, DYCD.
3:01:44
Him, the Community Affairs Bureau, and a lot of our youth officers that do a lot of different programs.
