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PaSc 8 _______________________________________ ^portianh Of)bseruer January 30, 2013 Bevond Bricksand Mortar continued from front so lutions that w ould ch an g e the culture o f crim e for good. O n e p h ilo s o p h y , G a te w o o d noted, w as a “ B ehavior M o d ifica tion Plan.” H e says the logic behind it w as to change bad b ehav io r in the com m unity by changing the e n v i ronm ent that allow ed it to exist. For example, this last summer police officers worked with Portland’s Office o f Neighborhood Involvement to in stall a decorative iron fence to detract the neighborhood’ schronic street drink ers from congregating in an area near campus known as “the Wall.” Remov ing a telephone booth nearby, used to make drug transactions, further allevi ated illegal activity. “ It w a sn ’t ju s t ab o u t lo ck in g people up,” said G atew ood. It w as about addressing the w hole p e r son, he said. P olice perso n ally co n tacted chronic offenders to explain to them that certain behaviors w ere no lo n g er acceptable. Today, Gatewood says the folks causingproblemshavemovedon, while others are becoming more responsible. North Precinct Commander Leloff says they have seen reduced crime and re duced calls for service. Police on the beat said the total effort w as one o f the best exam ples o f com m unity policing th e y ’ve seen in 20 years. “ W e have m et the expectations o f the co m m u n ity ,” said Leloff. “T h ey asked for violent crim e to go dow n and together w e accom plished that. T o d ay , w e celebrate people feeling safe,” he said. photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Algie Gatewood, president o f the Cascade Campus o f Portland Community College, has led efforts to make the ever-expanding college better tied to community goals by working with local residents and Portland Police on improving safety on campus and in the commu nity. "We haven’t done this as an individual institution, ” he said. L e lo ff says the n eig h b o rh o o d ’s future o f safety w ill be sustained in w riting as a signed p artn ersh ip by all com m itted m em bers. G atew o o d said in o rd er to have b o th progress as an institution and in the com m unity fo r w hich it re sides, there needs to be trem endous dialogue and understanding w ith the people w ho live there. A n o th er exam ple o f w orking to g eth er as a com m unity cam e w hen n eighbors told the sch o o l’s B ond A dvisory C om m ittee, a team p lan ning P C C ’s expansion, that they did not w ant to see a m ulti-story p ark ing deck built in front o f their hom es. In response, the co lleg e m ade a c tional needs. com m odations. H e is deep ly in v o lv ed in stu W hile PC C C ascade had the right d e n ts’ academ ic student success, to a p p ly im m in e n t d o m a in , an d e n su rin g a c c e ss to c o lle g e G atew o o d said, “W e ch o se not to co m es first. go that ro u te.” R ather, he is proud G ro w in g up in a fam ily w ith five that his co m m u n ity college w ill be siblings w ith parents w ho n ev er fin the first in O regon to build an un d er ish ed high school and w orking full g round parking structure. tim e w hile p utting h im se lf through A fte r co n stru ctio n o f the sub co lleg e, G atew o o d says, “It is very floor parking is fin alized this year, im p o rtan t that w e provide an o p p o r tw o new buildings w ill rise above it, tunity fo r kids to su cceed .” a new student services building and A s f a r a s a c a d e m ic s g o , an academ ic building with achildcare G atew o o d is looking to Jefferso n cen ter for student-parents. H igh S ch o o l’s M iddle C o lleg e p ro G atew ood is now looking fo r gram as a stepping stone fo r stu w ard to a g reater focus on e d u ca dents to co n tin u e in h ig h er ed u ca tion. H e w ould like to see it not only as a m odel for success w ithin the h ig h school, bu t a pro g ram that can b e p ick ed up by oth er Portland p u b lic schools. G atew o o d stresses the im p o r tan ce o f ed u catio n b ecom ing an in h erited value in the com m unity. If educated, young people are m ore likely to return as adults to m ake th eir n eighborhood a b etter place, h e said. “I have alw ays w anted to b e co m e o r be a cam pus o f the c o m m u nity and not ju s t a cam pus in the c o m m u n i t y ,” s a id G a te w o o d , “T h ere is a trem endous difference.” THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN'S CLUB, INC. 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