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Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Community Safety and Crime Prevention
Publications, Resources and Links
Safe Communities Kit
The Safe Communities Kit was developed to assist communities and individuals in preventing crime and enhancing safety across British Columbia. The following six publications make up the kit:
- An Overview of Crime Prevention and Community Safety Planning [PDF]
- Identifying Your Community's Crime Problem: A Guide to Needs Assessment [PDF]
- Getting Your Crime Prevention Strategies Underway: Project Planning Guide [PDF]
- Splash and Ripple: Using Outcomes to Design and Guide Community Justice Work [PDF]
- Working With the Media [PDF]
Community Crime Prevention Guide
The Community Crime Prevention Guide [PDF] (on the Criminal Justice Reform website) provides information on how to develop and implement an action plan, develop a communications strategy, plus it lists valuable sources of support.
Preventing Youth Involvement in Gangs
- Promising Practices for Addressing Youth Gang Violence (Totten Report) – April 2008 (external report) [PDF]
The report provides an overview of the prevalence of gangs in B.C. and Canada, and clear guidelines on evidence-based practices.
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To learn more about what the Government of B.C. is doing to prevent and address the issue of gang violence and crime see Preventing Youth Involvement in Gangs [PDF].
Sexual Exploitation
Youth Against Violence
Taking Action
A series of six handouts for communities addressing sexual exploitation of children and youth. Individuals and groups wanting to take action in their communities on issues related to the sexual exploitation of children and youth may use these handouts to guide them through the process of setting up a Community Action Netword, creating a community action plan, applying for funding, building awareness, and more.
- Taking Action Handouts [PDF]
Justice Institute Sexual Exploitation Toolkit
the website is designed to be a one-stop resource for information about the commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth, with a focus on British Columbia.
Restorative Justice
Links
- B.C. Block Watch
- B.C. Crime Prevention Association
- Children of the Street Society
- Crimestoppers
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Justice Institute of British Columbia
- McCreary Centre Society
- Ministry of Children and Family Development
- National Crime Prevention Centre
- RCMP 'E' Division
- Union of B.C. Municipalities
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