We think the best way to learn is by example. The resources
in this section tell great stories about Community Policing
and Crime Prevention to inspire you to make positive changes
in your own community. Just click to read about them!
Models of Practice for Community
Safety and Crime Prevention (Canada)
Offered by the National Crime Prevention Strategy, these models
of practice are excellent examples of crime prevention
and community policing programs at work. Some highlights include
the Community
Needs Project, the Family Intervention Program of the
Gwa
'sala-'Nakwaxda' xw band in BC, and the Parent
Companions program in Ottawa. These examples demonstrate
that there are many different ways to reduce crime in the
community, and that often the solutions are quite simple.
First Stop - Front Line Crime Prevention
(Canada)
First
Stop is a joint program of several Montreal community
organizations that work within the downtown bus station. First
Stop identified the bus station as a logical point to reach
people who were at risk for being victims of crime, such as
the homeless, women fleeing abuse, and substance abusers.
First Stop refers these people to its extensive network of
social services so that they can receive the help they need.
This is a great example of a highly targeted crime prevention
scheme that’s working.
Crime Prevention in Kugluktuk
(Canada)
The Inuit population of Kugluktuk
in Nunavut was seeing an alarming increase in youth crime
and instituted an action plan called “Change Begins
With Us” to address the problem. Sponsored by the Kugluktuk’s
Men’s Group, the small community now offers a drop-in
centre, literacy and computer training classes, and hunting
trips to reintegrate disenfranchised youth in community life.
Investing Wisely in Crime Prevention
(USA)
This report
was prepared for the US
Department of Justice by the International
Centre for Crime Prevention, which is based in Montreal.
The third part, titled “Country Examples: Keys to Success”
briefly examines how several countries (U.K., France, The
Netherlands, New Zealand) instituted crime prevention programs.
France’s experience involved local “prevention
contracts” with mayors to identify and treat local problems
that led to crime, such as poor housing, health, education,
or recreation.
Have we missed something? Know a great resource
we should include here? Email us at tamarack@tamarackcommunity.ca
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