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Urban Peacebuilding New Jersey

Law Enforcement and the Community Working Together to Recognize and Prevent Threats

Global Peace Foundation and its stakeholder network prevented violent extremism by raising awareness about the behavioral indicators of mobilization towards violence. Our project achieved excellent outcomes in learning and high levels of community satisfaction on engagement and trust building activities. It also achieved systems change and addressed threats including homegrown violent extremism, active shooters, school shootings and other types of other targeted violence.

Outcomes

GPF hosted 77 trainings and events over 24 months, 10 more than expected

Who We Reached

1,441 participants in 24 training of trainer program for law enforcement officials.

1,433 participants in 29 training of trainer program for community leaders.

Results

Evaluation

1. Knowledge More than Doubled

Results indicate a very effective increase in knowledge and awareness of behavioral indicators

2. Social media and online safety training significantly increased participants’ knowledge of online safety and recognizing violent extremism.

Social media and online safety training significantly increased participants’ knowledge of online safety and recognizing violent extremism.

3. Satisfaction surveys indicate that a high percentage of trainees and participants perceived the value of the training and would recommend it to others.

Satisfaction surveys indicate that a high percentage of trainees and participants perceived the value of the training and would recommend it to others.