Feds to Huddle with Northern Communities to Talk Crime Reduction
Monday, October 28, 2013 @ 6:17 PM
Prince George, B.C.- “It was a fast paced piece of work” says Mayor Shari Green of her Task force on Crime Reduction.
The Committee of the Whole received the report and it’s recommendations which it hopes Council will then approve and put into action to follow the timeline that has been set forth.
RCMP Superintendent Eric Stubbs said while there may be some who wonder why certain efforts are not on the list of recommendations, it is because those things are already being done. The strategy wanted to develop those things which are not already underway, “We focused on initiatives where there was a gap” says Superintendent Stubbs. “I believe that if they are properly executed we will see some positive results.”
Mayor Green says she would like to see what options would be available for the City to leverage funds from the Federal Government when it comes to crime reduction She noted that 6 of the communities in northern BC are in the top 30 on the crime severity index. Mayor Green says the Federal Minister of Justice has agreed to come to Prince George to meet with representatives here, and with reps from the other 5 communities to see what the issues are, and how the Federal Government can assist in addressing those issues. No date has been set for that meeting.
The report puts forth several recommendations:
1. Prevent and Deter:
Help high risk youth to access the supports they need and facilitate cross-agency resource coordination
Implement a City Watch program, which is a CUPE BC program, that would have CUPE workers alert police to suspicious activities they may witness while on the job
2. Apprehend and Prosecute:
Coordinate City mapping and RCMP crime analysis resources to enable a strategic and integrated response by RCMP, Bylaw and Fire Services.
3. Rehabilitate and reintegrate:
Implement a graffiti reporting and removal program in partnership with an agency, or agencies, providing community service opportunities for offenders.
4. Perception and reality of Crime:
Research perceptions of crime and feelings of safety in Prince George
Identify and prioritise actions to address those most fearful of and/or vulnerable to crime.
The report now goes to Council for final approval
Comments
First recommendation is a waste of time, it’s a duplication of all kinds of work around youth. The whole CUPE thing is hilarious. The remaining three recommendations seem pretty solid.
#2 Should be positively renamed “Apprehend and Release”. Who’s kidding who here? Duh!!
Here’s one… Punish harshly!
Here’s one… Punish harshly.
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Thats an old american philosophy that does not work.
Cheers
Graffiti? How about garbage? Littering is still an offense isn’t it?
Bring back the guillotine, publicly. I can smell the popcorn now!
I know some ladies who can knit. I’m game!
Feds to talk with Northern Communities about Crime Reduction?
Hmm.. and I thought stiffer pot possession penalties and larger prisons was the answer.
Inhaling certain smoke a crime? But other smoke and pollutants inhaled OK? Give us a break, eh?
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