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USA "Community Alliance for Safety and Peace, Salinas" Jay Dunn 41 images Created 31 Oct 2013

"Community Alliance for Safety and Peace" was created in November 2012 as an interactive audio slideshow about neighborhood policing in Salinas, California. The images in this gallery are only part of the story. You can WATCH "Community Alliance for Safety and Peace" in HD on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/54491678 or LISTEN to the soundtrack on Soundcloud http://bit.ly/Yj4qxn << STORY PRECIS: Based in the rough-and-tumble Hebbron neighborhood, Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton and Richard Lopez head up the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace. CASP is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives. The team’s approach encourages dialogue, cooperation and communication. Photographed and recorded by Jay Dunn. * * * This multimedia presentation was a top three winner in the National Press Photographers Association's monthly competition. * * *
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  • An empty lot along Fremont Street still signposted as under development in the Hebbron ASP policing area. Officers Lofton and Lopez know virtually all the families in this neighborhood.
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  • A detailed map of the area under the supervision of Officers Lofton and Lopez on the wall of their office at the Hebbron Center.
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  • The Hebbron Community Center, on the corner of N. Hebbron Avenue and Fremont Street. Officers Lofton and Lopez have a permanent office on the second floor.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez talks to a Fremont Street family about the CASP community policing program, and how they might best make use of the resources the Center offers.
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  • Officer Jeffrey Lofton outside the Hebbron Center, as he keeps a close watch on parents picking up their kids from the bus stop.
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  • At the end of the school day, officers Lofton and Lopez keep watch outside the Hebbron Center as parents pick up their kids from the bus stop.
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  • Snapshots of some of the kids officers Lofton and Lopez have worked with in the community. The CASP second floor office at the Hebbron Center is full of mementos children and their families have given to the police.
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  • A detail from the CASP officer's bulletin boards at the Hebbron Center. The team’s approach encourages dialogue, cooperation and communication.
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  • Officer Lofton, in foreground, and Officer Lopez on patrol near Cesar Chavez Park in the Hebbron neighborhood of Salinas.
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  • At the Hebbron Center, officer Richard Lopez explains how the team makes connections between probation records, school truancy and shared information from parents.
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  • KIds buy ice-cream from a vendor at La Paz Park, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. CASP is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Officer Richard Lopez points out how information from schools and parents can lead to a solution in their coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • A young skateboarder enjoys La Paz Park, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. CASP is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Detail of a corkboard in the CASP second floor offices at the Hebbron Center. The officers do their best to make helpful information available to address the neighborhood's concerns.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton, pictured, on patrol with partner Richard Lopez as part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace. CASP is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez on patrol as part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace. CASP is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Officer Jeffrey Lofton explains some of his duties from his desk at the Hebbron Community Center in Salinas. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton and Richard Lopez talk with Charlie, a neighborhood resident. The officers make a point of knowing who is in their area and making themselves available for help. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace, of which they are an active part, is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez takes a protective position as partner Jeffrey Lofton interviews a resident of Fremont Street. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton listens to a Fremont Street resident as Richard Lopez looks on. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton listens to a resident of Fremont Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
    121129 jd CASP21.jpg
  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton listens to a resident of Fremont Street, in the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
    121129 jd CASP22.jpg
  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton listens to a Fremont Street resident as Richard Lopez looks on. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
    121129 jd CASP23.jpg
  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez goes door-to-door along Fremont Street to introduce residents to the CASP program. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officer Jeffrey Lofton, shown, and partner Richard Lopez go door-to-door along Fremont Street to introduce residents to the CASP program. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez, who is bilingual, speaks in Spanish to a Fremont Street resident about CASP. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • A young resident of Fremont Street listens shyly as Salinas police officer Richard Lopez talks about the CASP community policing program.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez, who is bilingual, speaks in Spanish to a Fremont Street resident about CASP. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
    121129 jd CASP27.jpg
  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez talks to a Fremont Street family about the CASP community policing program, and how they might best make use of the resources the Center offers.
    121129 jd CASP29.jpg
  • Children play at a yard sale along N. Hebbron Avenue, part of the CASP coverage area. Officers Lofton and Lopez know virtually all the families in this neighborhood.
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  • An empty lot still signposted as under development in the Hebbron CASP policing area. Officers Lofton and Lopez know virtually all the families in this neighborhood.
    121129 jd CASP31.jpg
  • Scenes along Fremont Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Scenes along East Market Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Scenes along East Market Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Street scenes along East Market Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Young people hold hands at a backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, which is in the CASP policing area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
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  • A church steeple at the corner of Wood and Roosevelt, part of the CASP coverage area. The faith community is heavily involved in the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace.
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  • A backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton have gotten to know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
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  • A child enjoys the swing at a backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton have gotten to know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
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  • A backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton have gotten to know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
    121129 jd CASP41.jpg
  • A backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton have gotten to know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
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