Crime Prevention Ottawa Partners for a Safer Community March 29, 2007

Ottawa is a community in which individuals, families and neighbourhoods are safe and feel safe. Vision Mission To contribute to crime reduction and enhanced community safety in Ottawa through collaborative evidence-based crime prevention.

Crime Prevention Ottawa: Operational Plan for 2008 March 29, 2007 January 2008

Build community capacity Foster community action Nurture partnerships Engage in policy dialogue. Our Role Our Priorities Violence Against Women Youth Issues Crime Affected Neighbourhoods

Continuing work with Together for Vanier – Working Groups – Safety and security booklet for landlords Participating in funded initiatives in South East, Pinecrest and Lowertown Working with other funders and CPS on community development approach Neighbourhood Action Plans

Working with “Neighbours, Friends and Family” Expand “The Fourth R” Working with “In Love and In Danger” on sustainability Community legal education? Advocacy with OCTEVAW and others Violence Against Women

Focus on Youth Gangs Working Group: research, public forum, development of a strategy Continue partnering on Early School Leavers Leadership Symposium Identify emerging issues High-Risk Youth

Continuing with the Community Adult Justice Network, Anger management, Youth Gangs, Vanier, SCAN Strategic participation in other committees New initiative on CPTED Partnership Building

Board policy statement “Towards a Strategic Funding Approach for CPO” Continuing to working in partnership with the Community Funding Branch Current call for proposals due March 14 Strategic Investment

Continuing with a community committee Home safety training in June with OPS & OPL Public Events including Youth Gangs, violence against women and Dr. Waller Informal support to agencies and communities Outreach and Training

Working towards better planning of funding Review of Roots of Youth Violence A Youth Challenge Fund from the Province? Coordinating body at the province Advocating for SCAN: Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Legislation Engaging with Policy Issues and Funders

Problem: Crack houses and drug dealers undermine buildings and neighbourhoods with noise, disorder and fear Some landlords can’t or won’t act to protect their other tenants Current solutions: enforcement based on criminal law and by-laws is slow, expensive and not always successful Why SCAN?

Provincial, civil law to address the impact on neighbours of entrenched drug, prostitution or other illegal businesses. Used in MN, SK, YK, NF, NS The goal is to stop the activity at a property and restore the neighbourhood It is just one tool in a toolbox that also includes prevention and treatment What is SCAN?

Tenants can complain confidentially Investigation undertaken to collect evidence SCAN investigators can work cooperatively with landlords or by-pass them Measures include: banning individuals, closing units, fines Applies in both public and private housing to protect law-abiding neighbours How does SCAN work?

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