Updated 06/10/04

Community Capacity Development Office Publications
 

Site Coordinator's Training Guide - This guide is designed to be uniform and consistent with the Community Capacity Development Office Implementation Manual, establish basic roles and responsibilities for the Site Coordinator, and provide the Site Coordinator with the tools necessary to successfully carry out the day-to-day operations of the Weed and Seed site. This guide is available in electronic version only. (pdf)

Site Coordinator's Interactive Training Manual (ITM) (www.weedandseeditm.net) is a multi-media instructional tool to help carry out the day-to-day operations and to illustrate the basic roles and responsibilities of a Site Coordinator and Steering Committee members. NOTE: Readers will need to have access to Flash Player to be able to run the ITM.

Transitional Housing Case Study: It Can Be Done (pdf)

Best Practices: Evaluation-based Series Volume 1 (pdf)

Best Practices: Evaluation-based Series Volume 2 (pdf)

2004 Official Recognition Guildelines and Letter of Intent - (pdf or txt) Operation Weed and Seed is a comprehensive strategy to help communities with serious crime problems bring together people and resources to prevent and control crime, and improve the quality of life in neighborhoods. An application for Official Recognition is the strategy that you develop to address crime and other problems in your community. It is submitted to the Community Capacity Development Office for review. It is NOT an application for funding. What are the deadlines for submitting an OR application in 2004? Letter of Intent: By August 31, 2004 (POSTMARK DATE) all applicants must submit a letter of intent, crime statistics, preliminary information and a map of their designated neighborhood to the Community Capacity Development Office co-signed by the applicant and their U.S. Attorney prior to the full application. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit this letter in advance of this deadline, so that CCDO can provide feedback to you based on your crime statistics. OR Application: By October 15, 2004 (POSTMARK DATE), the applicant must submit the OR Application to their local U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO). This will give your USAO enough time to review your application, discuss any matters related to the application with you, and sign the cover letter that must accompany the final application. OR Application: By October 29, 2004, the Final OR Application must be submitted in one of the following formats: *.rtf, *txt, Word or Wordperfect files to the Community Capacity Development Office as an attachment by e-mail, (with a copy e-mailed to your United States Attorney contact), (50 page/5MB file limit + one page file with map) to 2004OfficialRecognition@ojp.usdoj.gov Cover Letter: By October 29, 2004 (POSTMARK DATE), a cover letter from the local U.S. Attorney endorsing the strategy must be mailed to the Community Capacity Development Office, Attn: Nelson Hernandez; Director, CCDO, 810 7th Street, NW; Washington, DC 20009. For a list of U.S. Attorney Offices go to: www.usdoj.gov/usao/offices/index.html PLEASE NOTE NEW POLICY IN 2004 REFLECTED IN THE OR APPLICATION New pilot effort to assess crime level and provide applicants with feedback on the Letter of Intent submitted prior to final OR application. The proposed designated Weed and Seed area must be in a new geographic area within a jurisdiction. This new area may share only one border with the designated area of an existing or expired weed and seed site and cannot be an expansion of an existing Weed and Seed site. If this proposed designated Weed and Seed area receives OR designation, 100% of any future funding that the site may be eligible to apply for must be used to implement the strategy in the new geographic area. The OR strategy must reflect the Weed and Seed strategy that addresses the problems, issues and concerns in the new area. Minimum population size of designated area is 3000.

2004 Operation Weed and Seed Fact Sheet, Revised (pdf)  Overview of Weed and Seed and listing of Officially Recognized sites across the country.

Evaluating a Weed and Seed Strategy (NCJ 191723) (pdf or text). A step-by-step approach to a comprehensive local Weed and Seed evaluation.

The Weed and Seed Strategy - a 10-page easy to read reference for anyone new to Weed and Seed.  This is a great resource for new sites promoting their local initiative.  (pdf)

2004 Weed and Seed Guide to Federal Resources (pdf)

The Weed and Seed Implementation Manual (released March 2001)

Forums on Crime & Justice - Read summaries of two recent Crime & Justice forums highlighting the Chicago Police Department's unique Citizen and Law Enforcement Analysis (CLEAR) program and the partnership and coordination efforts of the Indianapolis Weed and Seed site. These forums were sponsored and summarized by the University of Pennsylvania's Jerry Lee Center of Criminology: December 7, 2001 - Innovative Information Technology--Chicago Police Department's CLEAR Program. January 25, 2002 - How Indianapolis Used Weed and Seed Strategy to Combat Crime and Disorder in its Neighborhoods. March 1, 2002 - Police-Probation Teams Address Juvenile Violence in Boston Through Operation Night Light. April 12, 2002 - Combating Inmate Substance Abuse and Future Recidivism Through Delaware’s Key-Crest Programs. May 17, 2002 - Reducing Violent Felonies and Revitalizing Neighborhoods in Highest Crime Areas Through Milwaukee’s Safe & Sound Initiative June 21, 2002 - Bronx and Knoxville Community Defender Agencies Combine Case Representation and Crime Prevention September 20, 2002 - How the Criminal Justice System in Montgomery County, Maryland, Responds to People With Mental Illness October 25, 2002 - Local Innovations in Oregon to Prevent Juvenile Crime and to Pursue Alternatives to Juvenile Detention and Incarceration

Best Practices: CCDO created this publication to highlight in great detail initiatives and programs in Weed and Seed Neighborhoods that have been particularly aggressive and effective in helping achieve the goals of local strategies.

 

Best Practices: Evaluation-based Series Volume 2	(pdf version)
Best Practices: Evaluation-based Series Volume 1	(pdf version)
The Summer 2001 Edition Featuring Best Practices from:     Dyersberg,TN     Aurora, CO     New Britain, CT     Detroit, MI	To order copies of this publication, call NCJRS at 1-800-851-3420. Past Issues: Spring 1999            NCJ 176974 Fall 1999                NCJ 179739 Spring 2000            NCJ 181507 Summer 2001         NCJ 188552 (pdf version will be available soon)

 

In-Sites Magazine is now published quarterly!  Since its creation in 1993, In-Sites has grown from a 16-page newsletter to an award-winning 24-page magazine.  Sections include News From CCDO, Conference Corner, In the News, Web Sight, and What’s Working.  If you would like to receive In-Sites Magazine, please e-mail your name and address to the In-Sites Magazine Editor.

In-Sites Story Submission Forms!!  WE NEED YOUR STORY!

With more than 270 Officially Recognized Weed and Seed sites across the country, there are numerous stories about site events, special initiatives, and special people that should be shared.  Make sure your site is highlighted!  Submit your site's special story to In-Sites.  Don't worry, you don't have to be a journalist or writer of any kind.  In-Sites staff will work with you to get your story told.

To assist the "writing-fearful," CCDO encourages the use of the newly developed In-Sites Story Submission Forms.  These forms are designed to assist you in submitting information about your site or special events that can be turned into articles.  In-Sites staff will review the information from the form and consult with the contact person as necessary for additional information to write a complete story.  There are 4 forms from which you can choose, based on the focus of your story.  Simply print out and complete the applicable form and submit it--along with photos or other documentation--to CCDO, Attn:  In-Sites Editor.  Also see "Submitting Stories to In-Sites" for additional story-submission tips.

In-Sites Story Submission Forms:
All Categories (pdf )
Highlighting a Person (pdf )
Highlighting an Event (pdf )
Highlighting Organizations/Initiatives (pdf)

Continue to Receive In-Sites:
Subscribe Now! Deadline:December 21, 2003

The Spring 2004 issue of In-Sites Magazine is now available on-line!  (pdf or (txt)

Other resources available from CCDO:

"Frequently Asked Questions about Drug Education for Youth"(pdf) "The DEFY Program Manager's Guide" (pdf) - Coordinators, download this complete guide to DEFY and share with your site.  The Manual includes reporting forms and more!  Learn more about DEFY. For hard copies of these resources, e-mail CCDO DEFY Program Coordinator, Louise Lucas, or call 202-616-3454.

Citizen Action for Neighborhood Safety
Looking for a tool to mobilize your residents? Teaching your residents how to attack small problems in their community is a great place to start!  Small problems like graffiti and public drunkenness are "petty crimes" that contribute to larger issues.  Since 1997, sites have used the popular "Citizen Action for Neighborhood Safety" publication to help them tackle their own neighborhood issues.  This 86-page resource teaches readers how to identify and take inventory of open-air drug markets, strategies and tactics for broadcasting community intolerance, and more.  The publication is formatted to walk a community through the steps of citizen action.  CCDO now offers this resource On-line!  Distribute it to your residents, steering committee members, business community...anyone who wants to learn how they can get involved in their neighborhood.  Each chapter goes into detail about the practical tactics used in Weed and Seed sites to rid their streets of crimes depleting their "quality of life." If you would like to request a copy be mailed to you, email CCDO.

National Evaluation of Weed and Seed Case Studies (August 1999)
 

he Weed and Seed strategy in 8 sites--Hartford, Connecticut; Manatee and Sarasota Counties, Florida; Shreveport, Louisiana; Las Vegas, Nevada; Akron, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Seattle, Washington--were selected for the national evaluation of their implementation and measurable effects on crime and public safety. The cross-site analysis and executive summary of the whole analysis is published as NCJ 176358. Each individual study is available online only. National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Salt Lake City Case Study (NCJ 175700) National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Florida, Case Study (NCJ 175698) National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Seattle Case Study (NCJ 175701) National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Hartford Case Study (NCJ 175696) National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Pittsburgh Case Study (NCJ 175699) National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Shreveport Case Study (NCJ 175702) National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Las Vegas Case Study (NCJ 175697) National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Akron Case Study (NCJ 175695)

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