Crime Prevention
Applying Crime Prevention and Health Promotion Frameworks to the Problem of High Incarceration Rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations: Lessons from a Case Study from Victoria
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samantha Battams
Toni Delany-Crowe
Matt Fisher
Lester Wright
Anthea Krieg ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-29
Description
Looks at reform policies to address and reduce the high incarceration rate of Indigenous populations in Australia.
Ceremony and Transitions: Culture-Based Approaches to Violence Prevention
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Includes three case studies: Ininew Friendship Centre, Cochrane, Ontario; St. David Catholic Elementary School, Sudbury, Ontario; Ohero:kon (Under the Husk) at Six Nations of the Grand River; and N’Amerind Friendship Centre, London, Ontario.
Crime Prevention among Indigenous Peoples: An Exploration of Opaskwayak Restorative Justice
Alternate Title
Research Report Crime Prevention among Indigenous Peoples: An Exploration of Opaskwayak Restorative Justice
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Hansen
Darlene Lanceley
Description
A discussion on the decolonization through Indigenous justice programs and the use of Indigenous knowledge to foster crime prevention among Indigenous youth.
Crime Prevention for First Nations Children aged 0-6 and Families: Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)]
Description
Reports results of questionnaires completed by 96 caregivers/administrators, and 83 parents. Question were asked about rates of crime in communities, promotion of social skills, priority initiatives, limitations hindering development of strategies, problem behaviours, issues targeted by prevention and awareness activities, and issues facing community members.
Crime Prevention in Indigenous Communities: An Examination of Culturally-Relevant Programs and Culturally-Competent Evaluation Approaches
Alternate Title
Research Summary (Public Safety Canada) ; 2023-S009
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelley Trevethan
Eva Maxwell
Description
Related Material: Research Summary.
Developing Crime Prevention Activities in Native Communities: A Manual
Alternate Title
User Report (Programs Branch, Ministry of the Solicitor General) ; 1987-10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
G. S. Clarke and Associates
Description
Provides guidance on creating an administrative structure, identifying problems and needs, designing activities and organizing personnel, and setting up and sustaining programs.
Developing Crime Prevention Strategies in Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection; APC 5 CA (1992)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Garry F. Benson
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
Description
Document intended to provide police with a "guide to using the problem-oriented policing approach" in communities as a method of establishing cooperative working relationships to identify and address problems.
The Impact of Crime Prevention on Aboriginal Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chris Cunneen
Description
Discusses Australian context; crime levels; policing interventions carried out by communities; programs for violent crime; sentencing alternatives; education, drug and alcohol, support and community supervision; and initiatives in Canada, United States, and New Zealand.
Wise Practices in Crime Prevention Programs: Implemented for and by Aboriginal Communities in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reciprocal Consulting
Description
Toolkit contains three case studies, as well as information on the steps in setting up a successful program, such as guiding principles, risk and protective factors, community engagement, needs assessment, developing implementing an action plan, and evaluation.
Working with Indigenous Offenders to End Violence
Alternate Title
Research Briefs (Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse) ; no. 11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Macklin
Robyn Gilbert
Description
Examines literature from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom with a focus on development of culturally specific violent offender programs.