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Tom Galloway. will make a pres» victims in this community reach out for help, ‘9; . _ 1 entation at the Canadian Association of [n the midst of crisis. those clients may 4‘ ' 9 . a}: . } 1.16:, Chiefs of Police conference on crime preven~ not realize just how cutting edge a collective ., ‘ ‘ It", *1: , ‘ a TE“: tion inWaterloo region. they are accessing. But. other communities n} ' Z. ,1 3 do.” ~~ . , ~- 153% While Waterloo region stacks tip well are certainly taking note. if? ' . T L ‘ ~ . .' Z on” X . “ 3.3;}; against other Canadian cities. there are still The Wolf?“ was recently cited as a suc- ‘ a; «1‘ If“? “.J *1” ’{r‘f items in the action briefs where we can cessful example of crime prevention in the 13.: 3; ' .2“ ii;- ' '1 ‘5 - improve. Sadeler said. area of women's safety in an action plan for t ' at; ‘ Y‘s] ”Youth engagement is an area that we cities to develop their own prevention ' . ~ 7.. 3"" . 7 have certainly has some laudable efforts, but strategies. ? y .1 ' ’ we need to do better.” she said. A reactive program may not appear on the . é ." :‘ 11-, i” “We have a lot of young people in this surface to play a large role in crime preven- ' 7F 1.... 1'1.“ community and we need to find a way of tion, but it's clear that by addressing the 3} "33’ j w engaging them, of making them feel needed. problem before it escalates. the work is mak- - ‘: ” wanted. included. supported with all the ing this community safer, said Staff Sgt. Paul ‘ ‘ ; warts they bring just as part oftheir develop» Lobsinger of the Waterloo Regional Police's . mental stage." Domestic Violence Unit, one of the partner~ ‘ ., While significant attention has been paid ing agencies in the Family Violence Project. 1. j to Waterloo region's crime prevention work as “This is a core issue that appears in a lot of a whole. the work going on within the Family people who are committing a vast array of Members from a several of local agencies â€"including police. Catholic Family Counselling, Violence Project has also generated interest crimes," he said. Women 's Crisis Services and St. Mary‘s Hospital â€" work together to help victims of domestic and envy from other municipalities. “We find in interviewing (hem, whether it abuse as part of the Family Violence Project. new mutt)“ more “There‘s no shortage of presentations that be thefts or drugs or break and enters (or) and case resolution." as some of the success- prevention on thepartofmunicipalities we‘re being asked to give," said Lobsinger. violent offenses against non-panners. when es of the project. Waterloo Region already invests $1.76 of "We had Montreal police come to see us We you dig deep down. you often find that there The action briefs are a follow up to the the tax levy per household per year in the have some interest from Halifax We're very is a history of being a victim of some type of lnstitute's 2008 paper titled Making Cities Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council. unique.‘ violence in their home or witness to it. Safer. which looked at crime prevention in 14 That amount puts the region right around That interest is encouraging. but the feed- “By attacking this problem early and municipalities across Canada. including that $1 target. The cost associated with nin- back and interest seen in this region is the doing what's right. we're not only preventing Waterloo Region. and contrasted those find- ning the actual projects and initiatives are on real mark of success, said Pam Mank. coâ€" spousal assault. I'll never be able to quantify ings with leading international developâ€" top ofthat target. ordinator of the project. it but I‘m very confident we're preventing a merits “What we're doing right is that we have Agencies who may have never connected lot ofother crimes.” The briefs were released in May and call invested in this consistently for a very long before now speak. and train. together on a The Family Violence Project started in lanâ€" for a greater investment in crime prevention. time." said Christiane Sadeler. executive regular basis uary 2006 with the aim ofbringing a seame as well greater evidence-based action in director of the Council. ‘1 think that has put Because the project is clientâ€"driven. those collection of services to victims of domestic areas such as safe streets. reducing property us in a place that's quite unique because in who use the service decide how much or how xiolence, That means, even if a victim is too crime. problemeoriented policing and safety some other communities they're still doing little they want to access, intimidated to file a report with police. they for women and aboriginals bake sales in order to get someone to c0~ That could mean help with shelter, devel- can speak to an intake worker. a counselor or “We are very much ahead of the curve on ordinate between the systems and commuv Oping a safety plan or filling out a rental health care worker who is aware of all the a lot of this stuff because we‘ve been doing nity partners." application. ora referral to a lewyer. other services and options available in the this for sometime.” said Waterloo Regional The Institute acknowledges there is no Even though it's a collaborative effort community, Police Chief. Matt Torigian. direct evidence that shows those investments among agencies, all information is kept con- “There's some comfort in the anonymity." “This collaborative philosophy that exists absolutely translate to safer cities. but says. fidential. Lobsinger said. "The fact that we work and resides within this region. it resonate: in “Montreal and Waterloo Region have invest- “Domestic Violence is the number one together and train together means we under» many, many different aspects ofthis commu- ed in crime prevention for more than a preventable crime that law enforcement stand each other better.” nity. not just in policing . . . lt's worked very decade and enjoy lower rates of crime and responds to,” said Mank It's that collaborative Vision that was rec- well here in many different areas and we’re violence than most other municipalities." “if. by having this centre. people can come ognized by Ottawa's Institute for the Preven- certainly continuing that in the The Crime Prevention Council was devel~ forward at a lower level of violence and tion of Crime in its action briefs on crime police service.” oped more than l5 years ago as steering abuse. wecan help families . . . Communities prevention. It highlighted “cost savings and The briefs call for at least a St per person committee and has grown exponentially that are safe for women and children are improvements in services. public confidence investment in “smart planning" for crime since that time. Their mission is to address communities that are safe for everyone." a ‘ ~ 1 , . . .- , , . . . . . (55327“ 5 m3 owns | RUVIDIS tritium. Rl-Slll is ‘50 ' . G 1 N A s " lif‘t'