The Institute for the Prevention of Crime (IPC) at the University of Ottawa seeks to bring together the best scientific knowledge from the most authoratative sources to identify effective approaches to reduce rates of crime and victimization. The IPC strives to make knowledge about crime prevention and community safety accessible to policy makers, practitioners, universities and the media, and to develop the capacity of Canadians to use evidence based approaches to preventing crime.

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The IPC strives to make knowledge about crime prevention and community safety accessible to policy makers, practitioners, universities and the media, and to develop the capacity of Canadians to use evidence based approaches to preventing crime.Please visit the IPC website to learn more about evidence based crime prevention and other crime prevention matters.

LEARNING FROM THE PAST - PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

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Building Safe Communities

By Cst. Roy Moe

Those working with communities in traditional, proactive policing models are seeing a strong trend taking place.  Communities are recognizing that they need to focus on the broader issue of “neighbourhood safety,” rather than only on “crime prevention.”

Neighbourhood safety is one of the most important components of a strong sense of community, and it results from caring adults who participate in the “informal social control” that characterizes their communities. 

We all know areas of the city where we sense safety, and other areas where we do not.  But we have to recognize that community safety is not imposed because a police patrol car drives past your home.  Instead, it begins with the willingness of the average person to get involved in contributing to the public good, whether formally or informally.