PATERSON – Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced a $7 million investment in gunshot detection technology and other law enforcement equipment to...
Reimagining Justice Inc’s goal is to provide support and resources to help communities that are largely impacted by harm associated with injustice and disinvestment. We focus on victim advocacy, violence intervention and prevention, mentoring, training, advocacy and case management.
IN THE MEDIA
Liza Chowdhury: I want to see the community improve and the youth have better opportunities
This Black History Month, we recognize the importance of Black leadership, advocacy, and resilience in the gun violence prevention movement. Throughout February, we’ll be highlighting the important work...
Paterson Healing Collective works to reduce gun violence in the city
The city of Paterson saw a record number of homicides in 2020 and 2021. But a program shown to be successful in reducing violence in Baltimore and other cities launched in Paterson late in 2020...
We know how to stop young people from killing each other. But we need help. | Opinion
We have a Chicago-like crisis here in Paterson. There have been more than 100 gunshot victims since January. But the city is not acting like this is a crisis. We can keep locking people up, but that has not solved anything....
In Paterson, Black crime victims face abuse by police | Moran
You can tell which bills scare Democratic legislators by looking at the political calendar. If the vote is delayed until after the election, in what’s known as the “lame duck” session, that means they worry voters will revolt...
St. Joseph’s policy restricts police access to crime victims — prompting praise and criticism
PATERSON — St. Joseph’s Health is restricting police officers’ access to crime victims at its emergency rooms, under a new hospital policy that has drawn both praise and criticism. Supporters of the new policy said it protects...
ABOUT REIMAGINING JUSTICE
Reimagining Justice Inc. advocates for creating healing centered solutions to community-based violence. Gun violence has had a disproportionate harmful impact on young men and women of color. Solutions that have addressed violence have mostly centered around deterrent and reactionary practices that include aggressive policing, gang task forces and enhanced sentencing. These solutions have led to mass incarceration and the disruption of the economic and holistic growth of black and brown communities. The mission of Reimagining Justice Inc. has been to highlight the importance of addressing violence by using evidence-based models such as Hospital based violence intervention programs, crisis intervention, public health models and transformative justice models. The organization also emphasizes the importance of investing in resources that address the social determinants to violence such as poverty, housing insecurity, food insecurity, high rates of unemployment, structural racism and mental health issues. Our agency has advocated on the importance of understanding the long- lasting effects of childhood trauma and structural trauma on communities of color. The overall mission since the incorporation of Reimagining Justice Inc. has been to advocate to reimagine a system that incorporates culturally responsive, evidence based and trauma informed solutions that adequately support communities that are most impacted by violence. Our focus has been to engage stakeholders and community members on understanding the importance of investing in approaches that support community based public safety solutions so that we can focus on prevention and intervention.
PROGRAMS
HVIP What is an HVIP? What are our Goals? • Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPS) provide comprehensive care to violently injured patients, addressing psychological trauma, risk factors for violence, and social determinants of health. HVIPs seek to reduce community violence that occurs outside the home, such as assault by strangers and acquaintances, violence perpetrated during criminal activity, and violence in workplaces and schools. • Some studies have shown HVIPs significantly reduce rates of re-hospitalization for violent injury, reduce arrests for violent crime, decrease lengths of future incarceration, and increase rates of employment in participants. • Each case is given to a case manager. Case manager meets with Crisis Intervention Coordinator and LCSW for weekly case management conferences. Crisis Intervention Coordinator checks notes, reports to admin team on outcomes of cases in regards to goals/case status every week/ Crisis Intervention Coordinator Holds on to toughest cases until they are base line. • Case manager, HVIP Coordinator, Crisis Interventionist work together to create weekly field visit for participants. Director of Field Operations will create agenda and conduct home visits with Staff, agenda must be provided prior/ notes must be submitted within 24 hours.
