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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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