The International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC) is an international forum for national governments, local authorities, public agencies, specialised institutions, and non-government organisations to exchange experience, consider emerging knowledge, and improve policies and programmes in crime prevention and community safety. The ICPC staff monitor developments, provide direct assistance to members, and contribute to public knowledge and understanding in the field.

There are a number of current reports published by ICPC that will be of interest to Albertans working in crime prevention. The two latest reports are:

• Communities in Action for Crime Prevention and

• Community Safety Partnerships by and with Indigenous Peoples

You can download these reports by visiting the ICPC website here.

For more information on this topic, please visit the originating website here.

The annual Cross Border Crime Forum (CBCF) is a joint effort of PSEPC, the Department of Justice Canada and the U.S. Department of Justice. It brings together over 150 senior law enforcement and justice officials from participating organizations in Canada and the U.S.

The CBCF addresses transnational crime problems such as smuggling, organized crime, mass marketing, cyber-crime, terrorism and other emerging cross-border issues. It also focuses on resolving obstacles and impediments -- primarily with regard to policy, regulations and legislation -- faced by law enforcement and justice officials who work on cross-border crime issues.

Reports and advisories

• 2006 Canada / US Organized Crime Threat Assessment
• Bi-National Assessment of Trafficking in Persons
• Combatting Illicit Firearms
• Public Advisory: Special Report on COUNTERFEIT CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS
• Report on Phishing

Back in September 2005, ACCPA canvased its membership about features they would like to see made available via the Crime Prevention Alberta website. One of the features requested was a discussion forum where members could pose questions or talk about items of interest to them and their communities. ACCPA responded in December 2005 with the launch of the Crime Prevention Alberta Discussion Forum.

This forum has been available to members-only since December 2005. However, in an effort to increase the use of the forum and encourage new members to join the association, we have decided to make the forums open for public viewing. You can now view posts and subscribe to forum topics by clicking on the "Discussion Forum" link in the main menu however, you must still be a member of ACCPA to post messages to the forum. To become a member of ACCPA, please visit the "Membership" link in the main menu. If you are already a member of ACCPA, please login via the "Login" menu using the username and password supplied to you when you purchased your membership. 

We hope that by making the forums open for public viewing, we can stimulate greater use of the forums. At this time, we are not considering making the forums available for public posting.

ACCPA Web Team. 

Contact: http://www.rcmp.gc.ca/index_e.htm

Description: 

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the Canadian national police service and an agency of the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada.

The RCMP is unique in the world since it is a national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body. We provide a total federal policing service to all Canadians and policing services under contract to the three territories, eight provinces (except Ontario and Quebec), more than 200 municipalities, 165 Aboriginal communities, three international airports and numerous smaller airports.