Ashanti Hamilton says he’ll bring more accountability to the Office of Violence Prevention

Another violent weekend in Milwaukee leaves more than a dozen people shot and two others stabbed. Just three weeks into the job, Milwaukee’s new Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) Director, Ashanti Hamilton, says he’s learning quickly that it can be difficult and draining work. In a one-on-one interview with TMJ4 News, Hamilton says he was appointed to the new role to be an agent for change and he knows the expectations are high. "Our measurement shouldn't be the rise and fall of crime statistics, our measurement should be whether or not we are serving the people who live in their different communities and whether or not they see their community as safer,” he said. Hamilton says OVP has two primary goals. First, to get out ahead of crime and prevent it from happening. Second, to help victims and their families recover from the trauma. READ MORE:https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/ashanti-hamilton-says-hell-bring-more-accountability-to-the-office-of-violence-prevention-and-its-partners