2015

This report evaluates the ongoing process of the SUP program during the first year (September, 2014- August, 2015). SUP’s target areas include: Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn
Center, and North Minneapolis. All of them have higher than average violence crime rate and homicide rate, which correlates with high percentage of minority families
and poverty rate in those areas. Such living environment affects youth’s safety and health, as well as their behavior and performance. Therefore, the discussion will evince the necessity of the program, and its goal of effectively integrating public health and community law enforcement, in order to reduce racial disparities that
prevail throughout the community.

This report evaluates the ongoing process of the SUP program during the first year (September, 2014- August, 2015). The discussion will evince the necessity of the program, and its goal of effectively integrating public health and community policing in order to reduce racial disparities
that prevail throughout the community. Six domains will be included into discussion: the
improvement of coordination, collaboration, and linkages among stakeholders; the academic outcome of youth participants; reduction in negative encounters with law enforcement; increment in access towards needed public health and/or social services; impact in community
violent crimes perpetrated by minority youth; and efforts in reducing violence against minority
youth. Some issues need to be paid attention to, which is at the end of the report.