Safety and Crime Prevention ResourcesAmerican Planning Association, Safe Growth Checklist
The American Institute of Certified Planners and the Professional Institute of the American Planning Association developed this checklist to promote discussion about enhancing neighborhood safety. It will ultimately serve as a guide for identifying unsafe conditions and forming a plan of action to rectify them. Bureau of Justice Assistance, Center for Program Evaluation
This Web site provides information about Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, which involves strategies to modify the environment in order to reduce crime rates. National Center for Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
This Web site provides information about the federal SRTS program and offers a variety of resources, such as marketing and promotional items, education tools, training manuals, evaluation forms and progress reports. National League of Cities, Vital Partners, Mayors and Police Chiefs Working Together for America’s Children and YouthThis report examines the need for a collaborative effort among mayors, police chiefs and other city agencies to promote and ensure the well being of children and youth. Through a collaborative effort, these stakeholders can reduce and prevent problems, such as bullying, gang activity and street violence.www.cops.usdoj.gov/files/ric/Publications/e0207659_vital%20partners.pdf National Sheriff’s Association, Neighborhood Watch Program
This Web site provides information and resources to help communities develop neighborhood watch programs in their localities. According to this site, a neighborhood watch group working closely with law enforcement can be an effective tool in deterring crime and promoting community safety. The Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) National Partnership
The SRTS National Partnership is a network of more than 400 nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools and professionals working to advance the SRTS movement. The project can help policy-makers and other stakeholders work with state departments of transportation to increase physical activity in schools, make the best use of available federal SRTS funds, and remove policy barriers to walking and bicycling to schools. U.S. Department of Justice Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
This Web site provides resources and funding information for communities and law enforcement agencies interested in the COPS program. The program was created through the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to advance community policing to improve public safety. COPS awards grants to tribal, state and local law enforcement agencies to hire and train community policing professionals, acquire and deploy cutting-edge crime-fighting technologies, and develop and test innovative policing strategies. |
