Programs
There are over 300 current Weed and Seed sites.
Weed and Seed programs have the following elements:
Law Enforcement:
Enforcement, adjudication, prosecution and supervision efforts that target and apprehend violent street criminals. Activities include repeat or violent offender apprehension programs; intensified narcotics investigations; targeted prosecutions; victim-witness protection programs; and eliminating narcotics trafficking organizations.
Community Policing:
Includes the increased presence of foot patrols and mini-police stations; victim referrals to support services; and community relations programs. Communities also organize citizen marches, rallies and prayer services and create drug-free zones and graffiti removal/neighborhood beautification projects.
Prevention, Intervention and Treatment:
The development and integration of youth services, school programs, community and social programs and support groups that enhance positive community attitudes toward combating narcotics and other drug use and trafficking. Seeding usually begins with the near completion of the intensive weed activities. Depending on the needs, interests and most importantly, the safety of a targeted neighborhood, these strategies are sometimes concurrently launched with weeding efforts and;
Neighborhood Restoration:
Focusing on improving living conditions; enhancing home security; developing long-term efforts to renovate and maintain housing; supporting economic growth and development and low-cost physical improvements to a community; and providing educational, social, recreational and other community-specific opportunities that foster self-worth, responsibility and pride in one’s community.
