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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.”
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