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The following guides are currently available in PDF Format.  In Summer 2020, these resources will be available online as step-by-step guides for use in communities, on campus, and in the classroom.  The step-by-step guides will include text and video snippets.

For community leaders and dispute resolution professors:

For campus leaders and dispute resolution professors:

 
Case Studies

Rochester’s Community Response Team

  • Study 1 illustrates the work of the Rochester Community Response Team, an effort launched through the work of a local dispute resolution center and a local newspaper, which began developing plans for a collective community response to civil unrest.

Orlando Speaks

  • Study 2 describes Orlando Speaks, a new approach to police-community dialogue developed through a partnership between the City of Orlando, the Orlando Police Department, and Valencia College Peace and Justice Institute.

Strengthening Communities Project

  • Study 3 discusses the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center’s Strengthening Communities Project, convened by a non-profit dispute resolution center in San Mateo County, California.

Columbus Community Trust

  • Study 4 highlights the work of the volunteer Columbus Community Trust, convened with support from the Columbus Bar Association and the John Mercer Langston Bar Association, with support from the local U.S. Attorney’s office.

Unity in the Community-San Leandro

  • Study 5 describes Unity in the Community-San Leandro, a group of San Leandro (California) volunteers who convened in response to a series of local hate incidents.

 

Simulations

The Midland Simulation.  Used with hundreds of civic leaders and students across the country, the simulation focuses leaders on strategies for broad-based community planning efforts, while giving students the chance to enhance leadership skills during a crisis.  Here are the simulation’s Midland General Facts.

The following documents are available upon request (they contain confidential information) to DCP Deputy Director Bill Froehlich (froehlich.28@osu.edu):

  • Facilitator Instructions for working with community leaders
  • Facilitator Instructions for working with students
  • The complete simulation, including all confidential roles, “injects” and a corresponding PowerPoint

In this video, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther describes his experience with the simulation.

The New Lake Simulation. Modeled after Midland, New Lake has been used with a law student at the Moritz College of Law.  Here are the simulation’s general facts.

The following documents are available upon request (they contain confidential information) to DCP Deputy Director Bill Froehlich (froehlich.28@osu.edu):

  • Facilitator Instructions
  • The complete simulation, including all confidential roles, and a PowerPoint to use with the simulation

 

The Springton University Simulation. Springton University was designed to simulate division on campus.  Designed and tested in 2020 at the Moritz College of Law, DCP intends to use Springton University with campus and university leaders at upcoming events.  The general facts are available here. The following documents are available upon request (they contain confidential information) to DCP Deputy Director Bill Froehlich (froehlich.28@osu.edu):

 

  • Facilitator Instructions for working with community leaders
  • Facilitator Instructions for working with students
  • Facilitator Instructions for working online
  • The complete simulation, including all confidential roles, “injects” and a corresponding PowerPoint

 

Video Series

The following video clips were developed to pair with concepts identified in DCP’s Key Considerations and Planning in Advance of Community Unrest.  Thanks to Thomas Battles, Susan Carpenter, Michael Lewis, Becky Monroe, Linda Seely, and Andrew Thomas for their work on this project and research assistants Salvia Jannat, Jason Ketchum, Julia Sivertson, and Kassie Stewart.