Transcript Celebrate Safe Communities 101

Celebrate Safe
Communities 101
What you need to know
to get started!
Objectives
After this webinar, participants will be better prepared to:
• Describe CSC, its purpose, and how it supports ongoing crime
prevention efforts
• Outline initial plans for local initiatives that they can register at
www.celebratesafecommunities.org
• Name at least two potential CSC event initiatives they could organize
• Identify potential community, government, and private sector partners
• Name at least one way each potential partner could contribute
• Locate at least two CSC-related crime prevention
education and outreach tools
•Identify at least one tool or service CSC partners will
provide
2
CSC Basics
• What -- local crime prevention
and law enforcement-community
partners getting together to
promote local success in fighting
crime
• Why -- spotlight Crime Prevention
Month, enhance public awareness,
recruit year-round support
3
CSC Basics
• When -- Crime Prevention Month is
October ; kick-off will be October 7-8
• Who – The national partners are:
National Sheriffs’ Association
National Crime Prevention Council
Bureau of Justice Assistance
4
CSC Partners in Your Community
Roles for Law Enforcement
• Organizer
• Convener
• Expert
• Resource
• Recruiter
CSC Partners in Your Community
Help from local government agencies
• Event sites
• Prevention services/programs
• Materials for the public
• Promotional help
CSC Partners in Your Community
Help from community organizations
• Support to promote CSC
•Event sites
•People to recognize
•Services the community values
•Funding – in-kind or direct
CSC Partners in Your Community
Help from local businesses
•Promotion at the business, via media
•Launch a program
•Incentives/giveaways
•Provide the venue
•Lend funding help – in-kind or direct
•Recognize special volunteers
•Co-sponsor outreach resources?
Neighborhood Watch signs
Coloring books for kids
CSC Events
Planning for success
•Getting started
•Inventory of strong partners
•Identify tie-ins
•Prioritize audiences
•Recognize local trends
•Develop event summary/flier
•Start with an end in mind
 Support for ongoing work
CSC Website
www.celebratesafecommunities.org
• A hub for resources, links to resources
 Log-in: Info you’ll be asked for and why
 Hosted by NCPC
• A platform for profiling your local efforts!
• A source for ideas from your peers – check
out what other registered sites are doing!
• The first step in getting recognized via CSC
awards!
CSC Website
www.celebratesafecommunities.org
CSC Website
www.celebratesafecommunities.org
CSC Tools For You
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• National Sheriffs’ Association
• NW Tool Kit
• And…
CSC Tools For You
• National Crime Prevention
Council -- the Crime Prevention
Month Kit; customizable,
reproducible brochures; and
free downloads
• DOJ – National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (NCJRS) –
links to dozens of tools,
documents that can help
CSC Awards
• Categories
• Criteria
• Process and timing
• For more information, visit
www.celebratesafecommunities.org
CSC Tools Coming Soon
•Media outreach kit - online in July
•Event Planning tip sheet - online in July
•Mini-poster /flier templates – online in July
•Additional webinars
CPTED : Skills for Communities and LE
Working with the Media: Help!
Watch Out/Help Out: Neighborhood
Watch and Crime Reporting
CSC Contacts
Police/Community Partners
National Crime Prevention Council
Marsha Hott
202-261-4167 OR [email protected]
Celebrate Safe Communities !