Local Crisis Analysis
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Residents in the West End of Cincinnati are experiencing a dramatic increase in crime, particularly home burglaries. One resident, Mary Lockett, has been robbed five times in the past week. While the Cincinnati Police Department reported that the West End had experienced a 21 percent drop in violent crimes, the West End saw the most murders in the city with a total of nine, (Aldridge 2). Further, residents continue to be plagued by home burglaries due to an increase in prostitution and open-air drug dealing. As resident Mary Lockett maintained, “I want to find out why this is happening to me. Am I going to get my stuff back? And why can’t the police control this?” (Aldridge 1).Such a crisis makes the Cincinnati Police Department and the West End Community Council and City Council look ineffective in protection of citizens and their property. It also makes them look ineffective in curbing the ongoing prostitution and drug-dealing in the area that motivate such criminal activities. The media had been involved in reporting the increase in criminal activity in the area, while residents of the West End continue to be victimized by thieves. The public continues to hold the police department responsible for its failure to control such activities in the area, while residents continue to protest to city council and the media. There are a number of publics directly or indirectly affect
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system for her residence by law enforcement officials who also apprehended one individual suspected in the multiple burglaries that have occurred at her home. The safety summits are also part of an ongoing long-term resolution to the problem, offering greater communication among all those indirectly or directly impacted by the increase in crime.
Crisis Communication During/After
Communication during the crisis occurs through the safety summit meetings on a monthly basis. The police department is responsible for communicating with residents, the media, city and community councils, and local business owners. The monthly safety meetings are the main forum for communication both during and after the crisis. The main message the police department public needs to communicate is that more aggressive policing and faster response to community needs will be forthcoming from law enforcement officials. Police also need to communicate to city and council members what strategies and plans they are going to implement in the short- and long-term to help resolve the increase in criminal activity in the West End. They also need to inform the media of exactly what measures are being implemented to increase the safety and security of residen
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Approximate Word count = 1461
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page)
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