Crime Prevention Information, Project Descriptions and Summaries

The NCPC produces project and evaluation summaries of crime prevention work in Canada and beyond and information on important elements of crime prevention such as what is known about pathways to crime, risk and protective factors and model and promising crime prevention programs and approaches.

Related publications and information:

• Bullying
• Substance Abuse
• Youth Gangs
• Offender reintegration
• Aboriginal crime prevention
• School based crime prevention

Bullying

• Overview of Direct Intervention Approaches to Address Youth Gangs and Youth Violence
• Overview of Approaches to Address Bullying and Cyberbullying
• Bullying Prevention: Nature and Extent of Bullying in Canada
• Bullying prevention in schools
• Bullying prevention in schools: Executive summary
• First Steps to stop bullying - Adults helping children aged 4-11
• First steps to stop bullying - Adults helping youth aged 12-17

Substance Abuse

• Research report: Evaluation Summary of the Life Skills Training Program
• Research Summary: Life Skills Training Program
• Building the Evidence – Crime Prevention in Action – Walking the Path Together
• Crime Prevention in Action – LifeSkills Training (LST) Program
• Brief Summaries - Substance Abuse Prevention Projects - Quebec
• Brief Summaries - Substance Abuse Prevention Projects - Prairies
• Brief Summaries - Substance Abuse Prevention Projects - Ontario
• Brief Summaries - Substance Abuse Prevention Projects - North
• Brief Summaries - Substance Abuse Prevention Projects - Atlantic
• Brief Summaries - Substance Abuse Prevention Projects - British Columbia
• Results from the Towards No Drug Abuse (TND) Project
• Velocity Adventure Program (CPA-26)
• Bamboo Shield (CPA-25)
• School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention: Promising and Successful Programs
• Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver (DTCV)
• First Nations Youth and Restorative Healing Project
• Toronto Drug Treatment Court
• Downtown Eastside

Youth Gangs

The National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) of Public Safety Canada is committed to developing and disseminating practical knowledge to address the problem of youth gangs. The resources and information provided on this web page are designed to assist people interested in learning more about preventing children and youth from becoming involved in gangs.

• Horizontal Evaluation of the Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence
• Summary of the Horizontal Evaluation of the Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV)
• Summit on Gun and Gang Violence: Summary Report
• The Achievers: Positive Alternatives to Youth Gangs (PAYG)
• PréCrimAdo Program
• Building the Evidence – Project Summaries – LINK –LINKing Refugee Youth and Families to Positive Social Supports
• Youth Gang Prevention Fund Projects : What Did We Learn About What Works in Preventing Gang Involvement?
• Prevention Intervention Toronto (PIT)
• Durham Youth Gang Strategy
• Gang Prevention Strategy
• Regina Anti-Gang Services
• The Surrey Wraparound: A Youth Driven Plan for Gang Violence Prevention
• Winnipeg Youth Gang Prevention Fund
• Youth Advocate Program
• Youth Alliance Against Gang Violence
• Youth At Risk Development
• Effective Community Response to Immigrant Youth Gang Crime (CPA-21)
• Programme de suivi intensif de Montréal – Gangs de rue (CPA-03)
• The Breaking the Cycle Youth Gang Exit and Ambassador Leadership Program
• Addressing Youth Gang Problems: An Overview of Programs and Practices
• Youth gang involvement: What are the risk factors?
• Youth gangs in Canada: What do we know?
• Strategies for Reducing Gun Violence: The Role of Gangs, Drugs and Firearm Accessibility

Offender reintegration

• The Surrey Wraparound: A Youth Driven Plan for Gang Violence Prevention
• Youth At Risk Development
• Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver (DTCV)
• Toronto Drug Treatment Court
• Domestic Violence Treatment Option court (DVTO)
• HomeFront
• The Social Reintegration of Offenders and Crime Prevention

Aboriginal crime prevention

• Moving Toward a Stronger Future
• 2013-2014 Evaluation of the Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program
• Building the Evidence – Project Summaries – Strengthening the Spirit
• The Aboriginal EMPATHIC Program
• Gwich'in Outdoor Classroom Project
• Healthy Families Project and Kwanlin Dun First Nation's Project
• Ndaawin Project
• First Nations Youth and Restorative Healing Project

School based crime prevention

• Building the Evidence - Project Summaries - Spirit: Girls Identifying Real Life Solutions
• Results from the Alternative Suspension (AS) Program
• L'Allié: A multimodal approach to remedy behavioural problems and prevent violence in schools
• School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention: Promising and Successful Programs
• Middle Schools Project: Families & Schools Together for Children and Neighbourhoods
• Bullying prevention in schools
• Bullying prevention in schools: Executive summary

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Date modified:

2015-12-17