Through training and technical assistance, BCJI recipients learn how to build and manage partnerships, conduct research and analyze data, plan responses to the issues they identify, and evaluate their effectiveness. Community conditions and needs may change over time, but the partners will be equipped to respond as new concerns arise. Key elements of sustainability include:
Planning: BCJI sites do intensive planning, typically over the course of about a year, in a collaborative process involving research partners, diverse cross sector partners and residents. Some BCJI sites are also funded to pursue implementation of their plans. After completing BCJI Implementation and graduating from the program, many sites continue to use the skills they have acquired, convening partners and implementing key programs with other resources.
Sustaining Comprehensive Approaches: From Day 1, BCJI sites pursue ways to build leadership structures, political support and resources to shore up the cross-sector, community-oriented and research-informed approach to crime prevention that the program champions.
Communications: BCJI sites receive technical assistance on how to gather data and tell their stories. Communicating effectively about their successes helps them gain support for their efforts from residents, decision makers, and funders and secure resources to support the work in the future.
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