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Changing Our Communities Through Crime Prevention
Volume 30, Number 9 - October, 2009
As of the December issue, NCPC will be suspending the publication of Catalyst. For up-to-date information on crime prevention, please log on to www.ncpc.org.
Editor: Martin W.G. King
In This Issue
Editorial
The Exciting Days Ahead
By Ann Harkins, President and CEO
There is no more worthy endeavor than to protect people of all ages and keep them safe from crime.
Our Top Stories
October Is Crime Prevention Month
By Kelsey Tokar, NCPC Staff
It’s never too late to launch a Crime Prevention Month event. No event is too small to spread the word about crime prevention and help recruit new members for community projects.
Circle of Respect Book Club Marks Launch of New Anti-bullying Campaign
By Robin Warren, NCPC Staff
The Circle of Respect’s new book club will spark a national discussion about bullying and cyberbullying.
Here Comes the Flu Season (And Why It’s Important to Crime Prevention Practitioners)
By Angela Sivak, NCPC Intern
Law enforcement and other crime prevention practitioners will need to play a leading role if the swine flu pandemic spreads this fall as predicted.
Unexpected Drops in Crime Fly in the Face of Conventional Wisdom
By Angela Sivak, NCPC Intern
Despite the country’s battered economy, crime rates in some cities are actually dropping. Some credit new strategies and crime prevention technology.
News Notes
Keep the Lights On After School
By Kelsey Tokar, NCPC Staff
The Afterschool Alliance celebrates better achievement and fewer offenders.
McGruff Corner
Operation Peace of Mind and McGruff Prevent Crime
By Jeff Broderson, NCPC Staff
Operation Peace of Mind welcomes McGruff to Texas town.
Training Update
New Training From NCPC!
By Sarita Coletrane, NCPC Staff
NCPC is offering a new course aimed at making college campuses safer.
Resources Worth Noting
Every month, we assemble announcements of exciting publications, events, and more.
Prevention Works Blog Feed
September 1, 2009: Crime Prevention - Just Do It
— Crime Prevention can come in many forms. Lately, crime prevention has gone high tech. Thanks to new technology, those grainy, hard-to-see images caught on security cameras are a thing of the past. There is better technology that is much cheaper and with better resolution. Michigan’s public institutions of higher education are not only beefing up their police forces, but installing high-resolution surveillance cameras and taking other steps to prevent campus crime.
September 8, 2009: Turning Off the Lights: An Ounce of Prevention, a Pound of Trouble — Many communities across the country are responding to the national financial crisis by cutting back...
September 15, 2009: Stand Up for School Safety — Safety in our schools has changed dramatically from the time I was a child. In recent years, criminal incidents have occurred and been brought to our attention by the media. The way to keep them from happening again is to stand up and recognize the importance of safety in our schools.
September 23, 2009: Stay Safe Even When the News is Good — The FBI has recently released its 2008 Crime in the United States report, and it brings good news! The FBI reports that violent crimes are down for the second consecutive year. Among violent crimes, murders and non-negligent manslaughters declined 3.9 percent; aggravated assaults are down 2.5 percent, and forcible rapes dropped by 1.6 percent. Forcible rapes specifically, are at the lowest rate they have been in the past 20 years.
September 29, 2009: Circle of Respect: Are You In It? — Recent acts of disrespectful behavior that have played out in the media have left many...
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This publication was made possible through Cooperative Funding Agreement No. 2008-DD-BX-0687 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Opinions are those of NCPC or cited sources and do not necessarily reflect U.S. Department of Justice policy or positions. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime.
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