Funding
The Crime Commission currently operates on a $583K annual budget
Increased funding is needed to meet the growing demand for research and policy development support
- A full-time staff of 4 plus a full-time President/CEO results in focus on limited projects
- Need ability to expand staff and research resources to respond to new challenges
- Increased funding will
- Enhance capacity for research toward future best practice crime reduction strategies
- Improve research capabilities to strengthen criminal justice processes
- Boost public policy development and implementation
- Allow the Crime Commission to advance increased numbers of crime reduction strategies necessary for the future economic vitality of Memphis & Shelby County