“Linda Harllee Harper, Director of Gun Violence Prevention
Linda Harllee Harper is visionary leader in social and criminal justice, currently serving as Senior Deputy Director to the Government of the District of Columbia’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) – the city’s cabinet level agency serving youth impacted by the DC Juvenile Justice System. Mrs. Harllee Harper started her career with DC Public Schools as a Substance Abuse Prevention Intervention Coordinator at the former Oak Hill Youth Center. For more than fifteen years, Mrs. Harllee Harper has successfully led and supported reform efforts in the District’s Juvenile Justice System, and is credited with launching a network of contracted local community-based providers designed to serve as an alternative to residential care or detention.”
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Mayor Bowser appoints DC s first director of gun-violence prevention
Linda Harllee Harper is the city s new Director of Gun-Violence Prevention after an uptick in violent crime. Author: Jonathan Franklin (WUSA9), Lorenzo Hall Published: 1:00 PM EST January 28, 2021 Updated: 7:43 PM EST February 1, 2021
WASHINGTON D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a major step in the city s effort to stop gun violence.
During a news conference Thursday morning, Bowser announced the appointment of Linda Harllee Harper to the position of Director of Gun Violence Prevention – the city s first-ever position focused on the issue.
Harper currently serves as the Senior Deputy Director of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services in the District; a cabinet-level agency serving youth impacted by the DC Juvenile Justice System.