Community-based  Programs   Reaching
Into Schools

Community-based programs often use the school to identify youth for their programs. This section of the safe school framework examines these programs where the school’s involvement is limited to that identification or publicity function. It can be difficult to distinguish between this type of crime prevention program and the earlier category of community-school programs. In this model, the activity is primarily in the community with the school playing a secondary role of identifying youth or publicizing the program.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Ianni FAJ, (1992). Meeting youth needs with community programs, ERIC Digest.
• Schwartz W. A Guide to Community Programs to Prevent Youth Violence.

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• National Crime Prevention Council (nd). Models of Practice for Community Safety and Crime Prevention
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy. Project Early Intervention. (Ottawa-Carleton Police Department)
• Kathleen Coolbaugh, Cynthia Hansel. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 2000. The Comprehensive Strategy: Lessons Learned from the Pilot Sites.
  

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

• National Crime Prevention Centre (nd). Street Teams
• National Crime Prevention Centre (nd). Théâtre Parminou
• National Crime Prevention Centre (nd). The Unloading Zone
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy. Project Early Intervention. (Ottawa-Carleton Police Department)

Resources

-Planning Guides

•   Working Together to Stop Violence
    350 Tested Strategies to Prevent Crime: A Resource for Municipal Agencies and Community Groups
•   National Crime Prevention Centre (nd). Building A Safer Canada: A Community-Based Crime Prevention
    Manual
•   National Crime Prevention Centre (nd). Safety Audit
•   National Crime Prevention Centre (nd). Models of Practice for Community Safety and Crime Prevention
•   National Crime Prevention Centre (nd). Building A Safer Canada: A Community-based Crime Prevention
    Manual
•   Youth Council on Violence. What Can You Do About Violence? The New Violence Prevention Toolbox
    Will  Help You Find  the Answer
•   Guerra NG, Williams KR. A Program Planning Guide for Youth Violence Prevention. A Risk-Focused
    Approach
•   Schwartz W. A Guide To Community Programs to Prevent Youth Violence
•   Benson GF, (1991). Developing Crime Prevention Strategies in Aboriginal Communities
•   Schneider T. Revitalizing Your Neighbourhood: A Toolkit for Rebuilding Hope and Getting Something  Done
•   Department of Justice (nd). A Community Checklist: Important Steps to End Violence Against Women
•   Canada Safety Council, (1998). Safer Playgrounds
  

-Programs and Materials

•   Partnership Against Violence Netowrk, (nd). Youth Violence: Prevention through Education Programs
  

-Policy Examples