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Make Your Reservations Now To Attend the 7th National Conference on Preventing Crime!

Calling all crime prevention practitioners, community-based leaders, policymakers, law enforcement officials, military personnel, volunteers, youth leaders, faith-based leaders, and other concerned citizens to attend the 7th National Conference on Preventing Crime: Silver Successes, Golden Opportunities, October 8-11, 2005.

Conference highlights include the following:

• Presentations by national leaders on strategies to prepare local communities to prevent and respond to threats of crime and terrorism
• More than 65 educational sessions presented by the nation's leading specialists on such topics as emerging trends in crime prevention, bullying prevention, Internet safety, community preparedness, gang prevention , and program evaluation
• Professional Development Institutes for in-depth learning
• Opportunities to network with colleagues from across the country
• Hall of Discovery, featuring more than 75 exhibitors, along with crime prevention demonstrations and daily door prizes
• The McGruff® Store with new McGruff products and NCPC publications at discount prices
• McGruffs Across America Convention
• McGruff 25 th Anniversary Celebration

There are several ways to request a registration packet: visit www.ncpc.org/pop and complete the form, email conference@ncpc.org, call 202-261-4165 and give your complete mailing address, or fax your name and complete mailing address to 202-785-2134.

Registration Fees

Individuals

$425 if you register by September 7, 2005. Pre-registration ends September 7. After that date individuals must register on-site.

$525 if you register on-site beginning October 7, 2005

Groups of three or more (prices are per person)

$400 if you register by September 7, 2005. Pre-registration ends September 7. After that date groups must register on-site.

$525 if you register on-site beginning October 7, 2005

*Groups of 25 or more persons are eligible for special discounts. Please inquire at conference@ncpc.org.

Attendees of NCPC's 2004 Regional Conference s receive $50 off the regular conference registration fee. Please note that the $50 discount off the regular conference registration fee may be applied to only one individual registration per full or associate Crime Prevention Coalition of America member group.

Online discount:

$10 discount when you register online. This discount is automatically taken off the registration fee when you register online.

Discounts cannot be combined or transferred and are not valid at on-site registration.

The conference is sponsored by the National Crime Prevention Council in partnership with the Crime Prevention Coalition of America and is brought to you in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

Conference Hotel

Hilton Washington
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington , DC 20009

Reservations:

www.ncpc.org/pop
202-797-5820 or 888-DCHilton

Ask for the group code NCP to receive the conference rate.

Rates:

$173, standard room, plus taxes

$203, executive room, plus taxes

Parking: $21 per day (subject to change)

Train to be McGruff!

Celebrate McGruff's 25 th anniversary by joining colleagues at the McGruffs Across America Convention on October 8, 2005. The convention is a major event at the 7th National Conference on Preventing Crime, October 8-11, 2005, in Washington, DC. Learn how to be a better McGruff and how you can make the Crime Dog your community's favorite citizen. Look for more information in next month's Catalyst or online at www.ncpc.org/pop/.

Showcase the work you do by exhibiting at the Hall of Discovery at the 2005 National Conference. The Hall of Discovery will feature more than 75 exhibitors. Crime prevention demonstrations, daily door prizes, and other special events will make this an opportunity that participants will not want to miss!

Hall of Discovery

The Hall of Discovery exhibit hall showcases the NCPC Neighborhood with the McGruff Store, McGruff licensees, crime prevention-related organizations, and vendors at the national conference. The 2005 Exhibitor Prospectus contains information on the Hall of Discovery, exhibitor fees, and schedules. To receive the Exhibitor Prospectus, fax your request to 202-785-2134, or download it at here.

How To Advertise

There are two ways to advertise:

• Place an advertisement in the conference program
• Provide literature to be placed in each conference bag

Whether your organization exhibits, advertises, or both, the national conference is a great way to reach hundreds of crime prevention practitioners at once. Contact Hall of Discovery Coordinator Deborah Boone at 202-261-4145 or dboone@ncpc.org for more information. For up-to-date details on exhibiting at the national conference, visit our website at www.ncpc.org/pop.

New From NCPC!

Proceedings of the 2004 10 th National Refugee Crime Prevention Seminar: Developing Strategies for Community Strengthening

This publication presents the proceedings of the annual National Refugee Crime Prevention Seminar, which was held in Atlanta, GA, in July 2004. The seminar was sponsored by NCPC's Outreach to New Americans (ONA) program and supported and generously funded by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This seminar focused on strategies that refugee-serving organizations, social service providers, and law enforcement agencies can use to prevent crime and victimization in refugee communities. Proceedings includes NCPC President and CEO Al Lenhardt's keynote address and quotes from a speech by ORR Director Nguyen Van Hanh. Fifteen workshop topics are covered, including Bridging the Gap Between Limited-English Proficient Persons and the Criminal Justice System; Promoting Community Participation in Homeland Security Solutions; Strategies To Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence in New American Communities; Gang Prevention and Intervention in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities; Human Trafficking: Identification and Prevention Strategies; and Using Culture as a Crime Prevention Tool for Children and Youth.

Call 800-NCPC-911 to order your copy today. Ask for Item M98. Copies are $11.95 each, plus shipping. You can also order online at www.mcgruffstore.org .

Taking a Stand Against Violence, Drugs, and Other Crime, 2nd Edition

This update of our classic, comprehensive crime prevention kit is now available in convenient CD-ROM form to help you educate the public on everything from preventing identity theft to disaster preparedness. Taking a Stand includes ten concise, informative reports that address the major issues law enforcement, crime prevention practitioners, and communities face today: Gangs Are a Community Problem; CPTED: Crime Prevention From the Ground Up; Preventing Internet Crime; Does Your Program Work: Seven Keys to Evaluation; Homeland Security and Neighborhood Watch; Partnering With New American Communities; Crime Prevention for Small Businesses; Communities and Law Enforcement Working Together; Setting High Standards: The Foundation for a Crime-free Workplace; and Engage Youth in Community Problem-solving. Includes ten papers, 43 reproducibles, and Neighborhood Watch Organizer's Guide.

Call 800-NCPC-911 to order your copy today. Ask for Item CD2. Copies are $29.95 each, plus shipping. You can also order online at www.mcgruffstore.org.

Special Discounts on Popular NCPC Publications

Designing Safer Communities: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Handbook

Neighborhoods may have problems with gang violence, drug trafficking, burglaries, assaults, and other crimes, and residents often say the area "doesn't feel safe" because streets are empty, properties have been abandoned, graffiti covers the sides of buildings, and trash collection is erratic. Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) offers a framework to resolve these neighborhood and community problems and provides opportunities for crime prevention in new and revised construction and land use plans. CPTED is a tool for identifying, preventing, and solving local crime problems. It brings together local planners with police officers, residents, and members of local agencies to explore how an area's physical features can be designed or modified to reduce crime. Designing Safer Communities is a guide to CPTED principles and strategies. It presents a framework for developing policies and partnerships that address situational crime prevention and reviews the experiences of several states and communities that have successfully incorporated CPTED as a strategic approach to public safety.

For a limited time, we're offering this publication at $8.95 (plus shipping), $5 off the regular price of $13.95. Call 800-NCPC-911 to order your copy today. Ask for Offer A8. Additional discounts are available for bulk orders.

Special Discount: How Are We Doing? A Guide to Local Program Evaluation

If you're involved with designing or leading community programs, you'll need a copy of NCPC's practical guide to program evaluation. While many books describe evaluation, explain its theory, teach its techniques, and document its application, few are geared to the community or neighborhood level, and fewer still to the concept of crime prevention. This one fits the bill. Not only that, it picks up where most of the other guides to evaluation fail: it steers potential evaluators through a process that is within their means and that meets their needs.

This four-part guide to designing local program evaluations presents checklists, process outlines, methods choices, and key decision and timeline constructs for local programs that want to develop their own evaluations of program activities in crime prevention. It provides guidelines for developing measures, suggests sources of detailed help on specific evaluation techniques, describes challenges and ways to meet them, and discusses community assessments.

Order your copy of this essential evaluation guide now. We've discounted the price by one-third, from $13.95 to $9.35 (plus shipping). Bulk discount: Order 15 copies and get an additional 20 percent off your order. Call 800-NCPC-911 to order today. Ask for Offer A9.

McGruff® Corner

Get Kids Involved in McGruff's Birthday

Adults shouldn't have all the fun in celebrating McGruff turning 25. That's why the National Crime Prevention Council is running the "Send McGruff a Birthday Card" contest.

At your next Back to School fair, Red Ribbon Week festivity, or community event, have children make a birthday card for McGruff. Ask children to be creative and draw, color, or paint the card however they'd like. Pick up to three winners for each event that you host and mail their cards, along with the artists' names, ages, and hometowns, to the National Crime Prevention Council. We'll pick the grand prize winners and feature their cards on McGruff.org for an entire month.

For contest rules and to find out about discount comic-activity books for contest organizers, visit www.ncpc.org and look under McGruff's 25 th anniversary. If you have any questions, please send them to mcgruff@ncpc.org.

McGruff Resolutions Passed in Utah, Washington, and Kentucky

This past March, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman signed a resolution recognizing the 25 th anniversary of the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign, featuring McGruff the Crime Dog and all individuals and organizations involved in the campaign. The resolution asked Utahns to join in the celebration of the 25th anniversary and to actively participate in crime prevention programs and other crime prevention initiatives that focus on the protection and improvement of the quality of life for all residents.

Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire signed a resolution in May commemorating McGruff's 25th anniversary. The Washington State Crime Prevention Association also helped pass resolutions in Walla Walla County and the city of Walla Walla.

In June, the Commonwealth of Kentucky passed a resolution commemorating the 25 th anniversary of the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign and recognizing McGruff as the nation's symbol for crime prevention. The resolution encouraged the National Crime Prevention Council and the Crime Prevention Coalition of America to continue to collaborate with law enforcement and other supporting agencies to reduce crime and build safer communities.

Order Your McGruff Halloween Bags Now!

Halloween is just around the corner! Every year millions of children enjoy safe and fun trick-or-treating thanks to law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and businesses who give away McGruff metallic, reflective trick-or-treat bags. These bags help make children more visible at night. Tips from McGruff remind children to stay safe. All bags are custom imprinted, and your name can be seen again and again as an organization that cares for the children in your community. Great for public relations! Order Halloween bags today from the McGruff Specialty Products Office at 888-776-7763 or visit www.mcgruffspo.com.