City crime plan gets update with new focus on youth justice [Video]

An all-hands-on-deck approach to address violence in Baltimore City as a public health crisis is getting an update with a new focus on youths.| DOCUMENT: Baltimore Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan biennial update (PDF)| FEEDBACK: Submit feedback on Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan hereA city law passed in 2020 directs the mayor to develop a comprehensive plan that includes a public health approach to preventing and intervening in violence.What’s new in the plan: Focusing on youthThree years into the implementation of the five-year Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, joined by city and community leaders, released an update to include, for the first time, a specific youth justice and violence reduction pillar.”This has to be named as one of our central and top priorities,” said Stefanie Mavronis, director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement.| ARCHIVE REPORT: Mayor unveils Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan (2021)Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, who is …