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Building trust & resilience for communities, police, and local governments.

Ariel Heifetz Knobel

Measurable outcomes for positive relations

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To thrive in today's world, cities need relationships that won't break down in a crisis.

Public safety requires resilient partnerships for communities & institutions.​

75%+

Police calls that do not involve violence or crime.

Effective policing needs public cooperation.

80%+

Law enforcement officers who agree that community-based solutions would make their jobs safer & easier. 

70%

Americans who feel a responsibility to connect across differences, but anxiety, norms & other factors prevent them.

#1

The strongest predictor of public satisfaction with police is the quality of encounters.

​I help groups collaborate & build trust to transform harmful dynamics.

Services

Ariel Heifetz Knobel in Alexandria, Virginia

Program & Process Design

  • Customized community engagement strategies and programs

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration with concrete results

  • Measurable indicators of change (behavioral, relational, attitudinal, institutional, etc.)

  • Context assessment​ and analysis to ensure responsive and needs-based programming

  • Internal trust-building between sworn and civilian personnel

  • Infrastructure for continuous improvement

Training & Facilitation

  • How to design community engagement with results

  • How to build monitoring and evaluation frameworks and tools

  • Effectiveness conditions for constructive contact between divided groups

  • Common pitfalls of trust-building efforts

  • Communication skills for reducing tension and hostility

  • Lessons from Northern Ireland:  Police reform, conflict transformation amid historical injustice and structural inequality, re-entry and reintegration from political violence

Performance Management /
Monitoring & Adaptation

  • Measurement frameworks and tools at every stage

  • On-site monitoring of progress, intended / unintended outcomes, dynamics, and emerging concerns

  • Implementation guidance and course-correction based on real-time data collection

  • Practitioner sensitivity to intergroup tensions, competing narratives, and power imbalances

  • Evaluation of short-term, medium, and long-term impact

Conciliation Coaching

  • One-on-one support for navigating tense stakeholder dynamics:

    • Identify the underlying needs and interests driving behaviors to make informed and strategic decisions

    • Communicate constructively to reduce tension and build trust

    • Open paths to collaboration and collective problem-solving

Testimonials

"I enthusiastically recommend
Ariel Heifetz Knobel.
She has a remarkable ability to work collaboratively to build robust systems, ensuring that local communities are empowered to take ownership of their peace and trust-building efforts.​
 
Ariel's meticulous approach has
enabled the collection of high-quality data, which has informed strategic adjustments to ensure continuous improvement.
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She has an extraordinary capacity to navigate sensitive and complex conflicts."

Chief Operating Officer,

Institute for American Policing Reform

Ariel Heifetz Knobel at the Community Safety Council in Alexandria, Virginia

Community Safety Council

Institute for American Policing Reform

Alexandria, VA

(2024)

Ariel Heifetz Knobel at the Israe-Palestine Center for Regional Initiatives, Jerusalem

Israel-Palestine Center for Regional Initiatives

Jerusalem

(2018)

Let's connect!  I'm always open for exploratory conversations. 

Contact

Washington, D.C.

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