“[GVI] really impacts the community because the community is starting to see that they can be empowered and supported by the police...When I look at how many lives we have save and how many calls we get now from community who are starting to develop a trust of government and a trust of law enforcement, it really does my heart good...What I tell our law enforcement and our community all the time is, law enforcement is not apart from the community, they are a part of the community.”

– Paul Smith, Former Public Safety Coordinator, Chattanooga, TN