Community Safety & Crime Prevention

Publications, Resources & Links

PUBLICATIONS

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
• Identifying Your Community's Crime Problem: A Guide to Needs Assessment
• Getting Your Crime Prevention Strategies Underway: Project Planning Guide
• Splash and Ripple: Using Outcomes to Design and Guide Community Justice Work
• Working With the Media
• Be Safe

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 Network, creating a community action plan, applying for funding, building awareness, and more.

• Taking Action Handouts

RESOURCES

• List of Community Action Teams in B.C.
• List of useful links to other Community Safety and Crime Prevention funding sources
• Community Accountability Programs (CAP) Information Package

LINKS

• B.C. Block Watch
• B.C. Coalition for Safer Communities
• B.C. Crime Prevention Association
• Children of the Street Society
• Crimestoppers
• Institute for Safe Schools
• 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