OP-ED by S. Mark Pancer Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University Whenever there is an uptick in youth violent crime there are inevitably calls to give harsher penalties to youth for such crimes. “May be time to toughen punishments for youth involved in violent crime, says police chief” read the headline in the Kitchener […]
After 28 successful years of ground-breaking work, the Crime Prevention Council’s administrative and funding relationship with the Region will come to an end on March 31, 2022. We are deeply grateful for the support from Regional Council that made this work possible over these many years. As of March 31st, 2022 our social media channels […]
The Record – March 9, 2022: When a deadly illness defies every conventional treatment, it’s time to reach for new medicine. That’s where Waterloo Region stands today in its battle against the opioid epidemic. We enlisted the police, courts and penal system to wage a war on dangerous, illicit drugs. It didn’t work. We turned […]
CTV Kitchener – March 7, 2022: WATERLOO REGION — In an unprecedented time of drug poisonings, homelessness and COVID-19, outreach workers who help the region’s most vulnerable people say their expertise needs to be acted upon to reduce harm and make structural changes. Jesse Burt does outreach work for The AIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener, […]
CTV Kitchener – March 4, 2022: A Brantford man faces charges after an international operation that the RCMP say took 1.5 tonnes of cocaine – valued at nearly $200 million – off the streets. The drugs, hidden inside the cargo of a marine container, were seized by border services officers in Saint John, N.B. in […]
Illustrating the pervasiveness of human trafficking on stage – or, in this case, virtually – is the goal of Chelsea’s Story. The play mirrors how children and teens can be lured online from their own bedroom. Click here for more information and registration. The Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council (WRCPC), MT Space and Sexual Assault […]
Today is #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay and the opening night of Chelsea’s Story by MT Space with talk back facilitated by the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region Learn more and register for FREE at bit.ly/chelseas-story-wr Girls as young as 12 are lured into sex trafficking in Waterloo Region, often being groomed and exploited online. Since the […]
The Record – Feb 19, 2022: WATERLOO REGION — Outreach workers in Waterloo Region had a colder start to January than most, as they dealt with 16 drug poisoning deaths in the first weeks of the year. “It’s absolutely outrageous,” said Michael Parkinson, community engagement worker for the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council. “And the […]
The Record – Feb 11, 2022: WATERLOO REGION — The Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council has endorsed legalization of all drugs with strict regulation as the best way to reduce harm to individuals and communities. All drugs would be treated similarly to marijuana, drugs and alcohol with strict regulation of production, distribution, sales, possession and […]
The Record: February 8, 2022 – MT Space, Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council (WRCPC) and Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASCWR) are collaborating once again to present a weeklong run of Chelsea’s Story to commemorate and promote Human Trafficking Awareness Day, which falls on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The theatrical production has been adapted to […]
