Index of Policing Initiatives - Search Results
community safety (21)
Association for Safer Cape Breton Communities
The Cape Breton Regional Police Service, in partnership with Cape Breton University, has established the Association for Safer Cape Breton Communities, a 52-member group headed by a Cape Breton...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | community engagement, youth, community programs, community safety, crime reduction, neighbourhood, community partnership |
Body Armour Control Act
Gang-related crime is a serious issue in Alberta and the increase in gang-related violence has resulted in heightened concern over public safety. Because of the inherently dangerous nature of the...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | body armour, legislation, community safety, gangs, crime prevention |
Building Partnerships to Reduce Crime
In 2012, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice implemented a strategy called Building Partnerships to Reduce Crime (BPRC). The strategy encourages police, government officials and community-based...
Community Constable Program
A Community Constable (CC) is an armed, uniformed peace officer at the rank of Special Constable member. Their primary focus is engaging their communities in active crime prevention/reduction...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Keywords: | community safety, Aboriginal, crime prevention, crime reduction, community engagement, isolated and remote communities |
Community Health Intervention Program
Approximately 70% of police calls in Delta relate to mental health, consuming significant police resources. There is increasing pressure for police to deal with issues of mental health, but most...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | intervention, mental health, community safety |
Community Mobilization Prince Albert
Community Mobilization Prince Albert (CMPA), also referred to as the “Hub,” is a multi-agency team focused on crime prevention. CMPA integrates the activities of various community agencies, including...
Community Officers
Since 2007, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal has employed civilian community officers in nine community police stations, to improve community safety and ease the burden on police.
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | community officers, community engagement, civilianization, community safety |
Community Safety Model
The Peel Regional Police Community Safety Model, in development since 2006, became fully operational in January 2014. The police service works collaboratively with community partners and key...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | community safety, crime prevention, partnership, gestion du risque |
Community Support Program
The Community Support Program is a group of civilian community support officers (four officers and one supervisor) who walk the beat and patrol three Business Improvement Districts in the centre of...
Law Enforcement Framework
To modernize policing in Alberta, the provincial government developed the Law Enforcement Framework (LEF) in 2010. LEF lays the foundation for the vision for policing in Alberta. It outlines...
Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team
Under the direction of the Public Safety Office (also referenced in this catalogue), the Halifax Regional Police created a Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team (MHMCT) in 2008. The MHMCT is a cooperative...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | mental health, crime prevention, services referrals, community safety |
Municipal Bylaw Enforcement / Community Peace Officer Program
Since the mid-1980s, the Medicine Hat Police Service has employed community peace officers to enforce bylaws and assist with policing. As community needs have grown over time, the police service has...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | community safety, bylaw enforcement, peace officers, community constable |
Neighbourhood Action Team
The Fredericton Police Force’s five-year plan (created in 2006) identified the need to restructure its approach to community policing. On that basis, and after further studies by internal and...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | community safety, community policing, community engagement, team, crime prevention, neighbourhood |
Neighbourhood Policing—Measuring Police Performance
In 2008, Waterloo Regional Police Service set up the Neighbourhood Policing model to measure police performance. This model uses performance measures to design equitable police patrol zones based on...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | performance measurement, calls for service, patrol zones, indicators, neighbourhood policing, community safety |
Partnering for Safer Communities
The Partnering for Safer Communities initiative is a series of two-day training workshops held throughout New Brunswick. Workshop participants are drawn from many different sectors and groups. The...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | community policing, crime prevention, training, community safety, partnership, workshop, education, evidence-based crime prevention, partnership |
Priority Prolific Offender Program
To address the problem of repeat offenders, the Alberta Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General launched the Priority Prolific Offender Program (PPOP) in 2008. PPOP is a focused and integrated...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | offender management, community safety, bail, courts, probation, rehabilitation, prolific offenders |
Safer, Stronger Communities Initiative
The Safer, Stronger Communities Initiative uses a multidisciplinary team to tackle crime and enhance community safety in public housing areas. This initiative is a coordinated response to crime...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | community safety, crime prevention, public housing, partnership |
Sécuri-Parc
In 2011, the Châteauguay Police Service, through a partnership with the Sureté du Québec, implemented the Sécuri-Parc initiative to ensure safety in the Beauharnois-Valleyfield Regional...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | crime prevention, civilianization, cadet, community safety, patrol, park |
Stratified Model for Accountability, Response and Targeting, Tactical Action Group
In an effort to provide smarter and more efficient policing, the Port Moody Police Department began an internal information-sharing initiative in September 2012. The initiative uses police statistics...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | intelligence-led policing, team, management, crime analysis, community safety |
The Ontario Working Group on Collaborative, Risk-Driven Community Safety
The Ontario Working Group on Collaborative, Risk-Driven Community Safety (OWG) is a subcommittee of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) Community Safety and Crime Prevention Committee...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | community safety, partnership, multidisciplinary, crime prevention, risk management |
Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy
The Toronto Police Service introduced the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS) in 2006 to respond to a spike in gun violence in the Toronto area. TAVIS is an intensive community...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | violence reduction, community safety, intelligence-led policing, anti-violence strategy, crime prevention |
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