Awards of Excellence

The awards are presented to recognize individuals and agencies doing extraordinary things to prevent crime and create safer and more caring communities.  In keeping with NCPC’s mission to be the nation’s leader in helping people keep themselves, their families, and their communities safe from crime, we believe it is vitally important to honor those individuals who tirelessly work to prevent crime.

I. Eligibility

An individual, agency or organization, or community that has made extraordinary contributions to crime prevention is eligible.  You can nominate yourself or your own organization or you can nominate others.  All individual finalists must agree to a background check.

II. Nomination Categories

There are six nomination categories:

1. Crime Prevention Officer of the Year
2. Crime Prevention Program of the Year – national or state level
3. Crime Prevention Program of the Year – local or city over 250,000 population
4. Crime Prevention Program of the Year – local or city under 250,000 population
5. Crime Prevention Advocate/Citizen of the Year
6. State Crime Prevention Association or Coalition of the Year

III. Selection Criteria

Four areas of emphasis are important for all nominations: innovation, perseverance, influence, and results. The nominee, through innovative programs and ideas, must have demonstrated perseverance by creating a unique crime prevention program or establishing a policy or a strategy that has endured. The influence of the nominee must have helped spur others to action and the nominee’s program or effort must have garnered results that have proved effective in reducing crime. A nomination should address all four of these areas.

IV. Nomination Submission

All nominations must be received at NCPC by 5:00 p.m. EST on August 15, 2007. Awardees will be announced at the 8th National Conference on Preventing Crime, which will take place in Atlanta, GA, during the first week in October.

The information included on the submission form (below) must include the following:

• Identification of category of nomination (see categories listed above)
• Nominee information to include name, title, organization, address, phone number, fax number, and email address
• A description, not to exceed 500 words, of how the nomination meets the selection criteria (see selection criteria above).
• Contact information for the nominator for purposes of answering any review questions

Thank you for your interest in McGruff’s 2007 Crime Prevention Awards of Excellence. We hope to hear from you soon! If you have any questions about the nomination process, please contact Kim Dalferes at 202/261-4173, kdalferes@ncpc.org.