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Infographic: How has C3 Policing affected crime in Springfield's ...

When gang violence spiked six years ago in the North End, community leaders and city officials demanded to see less violence in their neighborhoods. Massachusetts State Troopers Michael Cutone and Thomas Sarrouf suggested implementing military tactics they once used to win the hearts and minds of locals in Iraq. State Police partnered with the Springfield Police Department to developed Counter Criminal Continuum Policing, better known as C3 Policing. The officers encourage residents to take back their neighborhoods by taking preventative steps to not be victims of crime and reporting unlawful acts when witnessing them.

Michelle Williams | Michelle.Williams@MassLive.com By Michelle Williams | Michelle.Williams@MassLive.com
on August 16, 2015 at 6:00 AM, updated August 16, 2015 at 6:01 AM

SPRINGFIELD — When gang violence spiked six years ago in the North End, community leaders and city officials demanded to see less violence in their neighborhoods.

Massachusetts State Troopers Michael Cutone and Thomas Sarrouf suggested implementing military tactics they once used to win the hearts and minds of locals in Iraq. State Police partnered with the Springfield Police Department to developed Counter Criminal Continuum Policing, better known as C3 Policing. The officers encourage residents to take back their neighborhoods by taking preventative steps to not be victims of crime and reporting unlawful acts when witnessing them.

“The essence of C3 Policing is to leverage existing resources, separate gangs and drug dealers from their cause and support,” police say in their C3P mission statement. “The mission is to detect, deter, degrade and dismantle criminal gangs and drug dealers.”

The North End Unit began in Memorial Square, one of the city’s smallest neighborhoods, and included blocks of Brightwood. It has since expanded its perimeters in the North End and other C3 policing units began operating in the South End, Forest Park and Mason Square.

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