Community Crime Prevention Guide

Most Canadians consider being able to live in a safe and secure environment one of the most important aspects of their lives. Many Canadian communities recognize the importance of developing strategies that enhance public safety and security through crime prevention and the development of programs that help the groups most at risk of becoming involved in crime.

The Community Crime Prevention Guide provides information and tools for communities in B.C. to develop action plans to achieve these goals. The Guide, which was produced by the Justice Education Society on behalf of the Criminal Justice Reform Secretariat, is available online and can also be ordered for free.

There are different models for the design of an action plan. They all share a vision of the process as being divided into a series of stages, each of which requires certain types
of knowledge and skills and adequate resources. In practice, it is not always feasible to break the process down into stages and address them one at a time. Decisions made at one stage will have an impact on the others.

The guide provides practical information and resources on each of the stages involved in developing a crime prevention action plan in your community. The guide is organized so that the stages can be read in sequence or as stand-alone topics.

Topics include:

  • What is Crime Prevention?
  • Why Have a Community Crime Prevention Action Plan?
  • How to Develop a Community Crime Prevention Action Plan
  • What is Community?
    • How to Mobilize the Community
    • How to Engage Youth
    • Why Involve Volunteers?
    • How to Identify the Crime Issues in Your Community
    • How to Implement an Action Plan
    • How to Develop a Communications Strategy
    • How to Involve the Media
  • Evaluation
  • Sources of Support
  • Promising and Effective Practices

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