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Documents and resources developed for communities adapting, implementing, and sustaining The Blueprint for Safety


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alt="" Chapters of the Adaptable Blueprint for Safety Manual

A document designed for communities that want to adapt The Blueprint for Safety to their local setting. Based on the original policies and protocols adopted in Saint Paul, the birthplace of the Blueprint, this version contains additional suggested practices and policies that are considered to be effective intervention strategies. The 2020 version reflects recent enhancements to include specific attention and direction to two important aspects of criminal legal response to domestic violence: 1) language access for people with limited English proficiency and the Deaf and hard of hearing communities and 2) firearms surrender and retrieval.

Many thanks to our project partners to make these important enhancements: Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence, VERA Institute of Justice – Center on Victimization and Safety, and The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms.

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Please note that while the limits of technology require that the document be downloaded in several parts, The Blueprint for Safety is written as a single document with a chapter for each agency. It is not a collection of good policies; it is a collective policy with each chapter linked inextricably to the whole.

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alt="" Supplemental Materials and Training Memos

The links below are to the appendices, support materials and training memos that flesh out each of the policies and practices described in The Blueprint for Safety. These materials and memos can be downloaded and used by local communities as training resources and administrative tools for practitioners processing these cases.

alt="" Chapter 1 appendices – All agencies

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alt="" Chapter 2 appendices – 911

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alt="" Chapter 3 appendices – Law Enforcement

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alt="" Chapter 4 appendices – Sheriff’s Office

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alt="" Chapter 5 appendices – Prosecution

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alt="" Chapter 6 appendices – Victim Witness

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alt="" Chapter 7 appendices – Probation and Bail

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alt="" Chapter 8 appendices – The Bench

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