Action Items Give-Take Chart

Are your actions Planned or Responsive? Do they Give or Take?

Clarity in expectation setting is a force multiplier for long-lasting public safety change. It is important to clearly understand the desired outcomes, as they directly influence which changes you might try. The chart below is designed to categorize the types of common actions in public safety, making it easier to communicate the different types of outcomes.

Planned: You know ahead of time when you will implement this activity (like an Intervention)

Responsive: The exact time you will perform this action isn't known, like an emergency

Give: Providing services, communication, data

Take: Arrests, citations, quick short-term fixes to acute problems

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