{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2411","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2411","heading":"Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement establishment.","body":"(a)\nThere is established an Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (\"ONSE\"). The ONSE shall include the following programs:\n(1)\nThe Family and Survivor Support Services Program, which shall be transferred to the ONSE from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, along with all functions assigned, authorities delegated, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for the purposes of the program;\n(2)\nThe Safer, Stronger DC Community Partnerships Program, which shall be transferred to the ONSE from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, along with all functions assigned, authorities delegated, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for the purposes of the program;\n(3)\nA portion of the Roving Leaders Program, as determined by the Mayor, which shall be transferred to the ONSE from the Department of Parks and Recreation, along with all functions assigned, authorities delegated, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for the purposes of the portion of the program transferred; and\n(4)\nThe Restorative Justice Collaborative, which shall serve as a centralized hub to coordinate and foster restorative justice programming and practices within the District government and by and in partnership with District community-based organizations.\n\n(b)\nThe ONSE shall be responsible for:\n(1)\nCoordinating the District's overall violence prevention strategy and programs, with a focus on utilizing public health approaches to respond to and prevent violence;\n(2)\nIdentifying, recruiting, and engaging individuals determined to be at high risk of participating in, or being a victim of, violent crime;\n(3)\nCollaborating with other District agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide immediate wrap-around services to victims and families affected by violent crime;\n(4)\nIdentifying priority neighborhoods and Metropolitan Police Department Police Service Areas (\"PSAs\") with high trends of violent crime and connecting residents in those neighborhoods and PSAs to services through a streamlined approach;\n(5)\nDeveloping positive relationships with youth and young adults using recreational and other positive behavior reinforcement activities;\n(6)\nCoordinating with District agencies and community-based organizations to develop programs that focus on employment and job-training opportunities for individuals residing in priority neighborhoods or PSAs or who are most at risk of participating in, or being a victim of, violent crime, including through the use of financial incentives for participation; and\n(7)\nCoordinating and fostering restorative justice programming and practices within the District government and by and in partnership with District community-based organizations, with a focus on the 18-to-35-year old population.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nThe ONSE shall be headed by an Executive Director who shall report to the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice.\n(2)\nThe Executive Director shall:\n(A)\nHave at least 3 years of relevant experience in criminal justice and public health-based approaches to violence, including matters affecting the deterrence of violent criminal behavior;\n(B)\nBe appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, pursuant to § 1-523.01(a); and\n(C)\nServe at the pleasure of the Mayor.\n\n(d)\nBeginning on January 31, 2018, and by January 31 of each year thereafter, the ONSE shall provide a report to the Mayor and Council that excludes personally identifiable information and includes the following information, by cohort, from the reporting period and in the aggregate:\n(1)\nThe number of individuals successfully recruited and engaged;\n(2)\nThe duration of individuals' participation, and for those individuals who did not remain in the program for the entirety of its duration, the reasons for their separation;\n(3)\nThe status of participants' progress, including whether they are employed in subsidized or unsubsidized employment and any certifications or diplomas they have obtained while participating in the program;\n(4)\nThe participants' age, race or ethnicity, gender, and ward of residence; and\n(5)\nWhether any participant has been arrested or convicted during or following their participation, and for what offense or offenses.\n\n(e)\nThe ONSE may apply for and receive grants and accept private donations to fund its program activities.\n\n(f)\nThe ONSE shall have grant-making authority for the purpose of providing funds that seek to reduce and prevent violent crime. Grants made pursuant to this subsection shall be administered pursuant to the requirements set forth in part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1.\n\n(g)\nAgency funds may be used to purchase food and non-alcoholic beverages for participants in ONSE's programs and activities, including violence prevention programs, short-term assistance programs, retreats, community outreach activities and events, individual outreach activities such as program recruitment, and training and education activities for community members, where the purchase is reasonably necessary to assist ONSE in the effective achievement of a statutory goal, objective, or responsibility.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 24A. Establishment of the Office of Neigborhood Safety and Engagement"],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2411","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e7f68836219d62973791029e8fa83650f77ca1e94aec2485d18a1e98ae55a422","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2404","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}