Crime Reduction Project Update: “Bridging the Gaps”

1. Crime Reduction Project Update:“Bridging the Gaps” CCJA Congress October 29, 2009

2. Overview Introduction and History What is Crime Reduction?

3. What We Have Done Lots of Engagement - Conference - Stakeholder Meetings - Workshops

4. Key Themes Integration and Outcomes Measurement

5. Key Drivers of Crime Addictions, Mental Health, Poverty Crime is a social outcome

6. Key Populations Aboriginals, High Risk Youth, High Needs/High Risk Adult Offenders

7. Saturation and Frustration - Police, Corrections, and other social agencies (and those that pay for these services) are frustrated at their singular inability to affect permanent positive change with some groups of offenders (e.g. prolific repeat offenders)

8. Many of our social services are now “saturated” (e.g. overcrowded jails) • We need to create better access to those non-police type services that disrupt offending by attacking risk/need factors – SocialTriage and Routing

9. THERE IS NO “NEW” MONEY, BUT WE ALREADY SPEND LOTS OF “OLD” MONEY! Therefore we have to do things differently, but what is left to try? Where do we start?

10. Increased use of knowledge on New Brunswick crime issues and underlying risk and protective factors Build research partnerships to assemble a better understanding of NB crime issues and underlying factors Prevention and reduction of crime amongst those participating in crime prevention projects, programs and initiatives • ~New Brunswick Crime Reduction Responsibility Centre • ~Partners: • Provincial departments • Federal, Municipal, and regional governments • Police • Service providers • First Nations Communities • NGOs • Academics • Community groups • Private Sector • ~Research base on what works to prevent and reduce crime • ~New Brunswick Data • ~Sustainable Resources Increased knowledge on NB risk and protective factors Scans, analysis and evaluation reports made available to stakeholders Promote knowledge of evidence-based approaches Foster crime prevention/reduction partnerships Provide communities with opportunities and tools, to develop and implement effective reduction strategies Communities engaged in strategic problem solving processes Increased focus on those most at risk and associated risk and protective factors Increased application of new knowledge Increased knowledge of what is required to prevent and reduce crime Increased ability and willingness to adopt and apply new knowledge Improved collaboration and among partners Conferences, workshops, training sessions, web-based initiatives etc. underway Effective local crime prevention partnerships and networks established Sustained commitment to doing what works to prevent and reduce crime Increased engagement of communities in using evidence based crime prevention and reduction approaches With Partners, identify, develop and support implementation of evidence based approaches to prevent and reduce crime with identified priority groups: -Repeat Offenders -Youth at risk -First Nations Communities Evidence based crime reduction approaches developed and implemented Targeted priority groups receiving appropriate integrated interventions and support that target risk and protective factors Prevention and reduction of crime among target populations Positive changes in risk and protective factors among target populations Monitor and evaluate Strategy

11. Operational Priorities Prominent Repeat Offender Project – A History Youth Community Diversion Project Aboriginal Crime Reduction

12. Strategic Priorities Supporting Regional/local Working Groups Outcomes Measurement and Research Partnerships Knowledge, Learning, and Culture Change

13. Questions? Thanks