Smart On Crime – Knowledge Brief #1: Purpose, Approach and Theory of Change

Smart On Crime: Knowledge Brief #1

Purpose, Approach and Theory of Change

Between September 2016 and April 2019 a team at the Centre for
Community Research Learning and Action (CCRLA) at Wilfrid Laurier
University conducted a multi-phase participatory developmental
evaluation of the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council’s
(WRCPC) 2015-2018 Smart on Crime Community Plan: Making the
Connection between Community Safety and Community Vitality in
Waterloo Region. This is the first of five knowledge briefs (KB), which
feature the following topics:
• The purpose of the evaluation, the evaluation approach and
methodology, as well as the theory of change (KB I)
• The three most significant change stories that represent the
contributions of WRCPC in the community through the Smart on
Crime plan (KBs II-IV), and
• An overall summary of key findings with recommendations for
future strategic actions and directions (KB V).

To read the full report: WRCPC_KB1_PRINTNoCrops