Smart On Crime – Knowledge Brief #5: Summary of Findings and Recommendations

Smart On Crime: Knowledge Brief #5

Summary of Findings and Recommendations

The results from the evaluation provide evidence that WRCPC plays a unique and central role within Waterloo region. An increasing number of sectors are starting to realize the importance of backbone organizations, which have the ability and trust to bring together diverse stakeholders to collaboratively
and sustainably address complex social issues, such as poverty, environmental degradation, and crime. In multiple ways, the evaluation revealed that WRCPC fulfills exactly that role for crime prevention and has done so for multiple decades. The findings also highlighted the importance of WRCPC’s unique position in the community – being arms-length from the Regional government, not being responsible for a specific single sector, and being relatively independent of various funders. This was considered important because it provides a safe space to i) have the kind of honest conversations that are necessary to find creative
solutions to complex issues and ii) develop a shared vision and message among sectors, system decision-makers and the broader community.

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