New Crime Prevention Guide for Communities

Sunday, November 09, 2008 04:30 AM

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.- A new crime prevention guide that will help communities develop public safety strategies has been released by Attorney General Wally Oppal and Solicitor General John van Dongen .

Attorney General Wally Oppal says when communities become involved in planning strategies, they becomeactive participants in the justem system. "The Province continues its reforms to ensure the justice system delivers earlier solutions and faster justice."

The community crime prevention guide provides information and tools to enhance public safety and security, such as tips on how to identify crime issues, ways to involve youth and how to recruit volunteers. It will assist communities to develop approaches that best suit local concerns and issues.

The guide is a project of the Criminal Justice Reform Secretariat, which includes the ministries of Attorney General, Public Safety and Solicitor General and Children and Family Development. It was developed by the Law Courts Education Society, through a grant from the secretariat.

You can download the guide from the provincial criminal justice reform website at www.criminaljusticereform.gov.bc.ca.

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Comments

Posted by: Outwest on November 9 2008 10:47 AM

Info Kit and Tools?
Stun guns would be a good tool!

Posted by: gus on November 9 2008 11:44 AM

Finally in 2008 we have a tool to prevent crime. If we had only had this 25 years ago we would not have had all that crime in PG, and the donwtown would have been flourishing with box stores and outdoor cafes.

Posted by: downnotout on November 9 2008 4:04 PM

More speeches more studies more money down the drain. Best thing for crime prevention is education and law enforcement. Victims rights must come before the crimnals. Punishment should be made to suit the crime.

Posted by: Chester on November 9 2008 4:27 PM

It amazes me that we have all these high paid positions, departments and ministries and their solution is a Crime Prevention Guide.

The focus is on the victims, not the criminals. How about this? We began a behavior modification process. In the jails. If we can change the attitudes and behaviors of the criminals, the crime rate would decline.

In fact, I have read a number of reports and articles since September that refer to reduced crime rates in this ares. If the truth be known, there is actually some empty suites at the Hilton on the Hill these days.

So, who is getting the credit? The RCMP? The Judges and Lawyers? Or, maybe some of the bad guys are changing their attitudes and behaviors while they are spending some time at our local Corrections facility. What's up with that? Anyone interested in knowing if anything is different at the jail these past 8 months or so?