Title: Network Evaluation | Cultivating Healthy Networks for Social Change Authors: The Centre for Social Innovation & Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation This book addresses that big, hairy question…. How do we know if our networks are really working? In practical and theoretical ways, this small pocket-sized book, digs into the how and why of network […]
Each month we focus on research, blogs and news from around the world addressing smart approaches to crime prevention. We’re always on the lookout for websites and resources to draw from. Since the Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Strategy (WRIDS) Task Force is deep into the data collection phase of their project, it seems only fitting […]
Sounds like a smart approach to me. As the United States struggles to deal with its over-burdened and over-flowing prison system, a great deal of evidence-based research is emerging that points toward options for reducing over-incarceration without compromising public safety and improving approaches for dealing with complex social issues. A recent publication from the U.S. […]
Here at the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, we recently hosted our annual working retreat on Friday April 1st. Our theme? “Thinking, acting and changing like a movement”. And did we ever! You might recall that during our community consultation in 2009, community members told us they didn’t know how to be involved in […]
Just think about it… a research centre whose sole purpose is to think creatively about how the courts and justice system can better serve citizens. That’s what you’ll find in the U.S.-based Center for Court Innovation that grew out of one Manhattan community court experiment in 1993. In 18 years, the evidence for community courts has […]
Each month we focus on research, blogs and news from around the world addressing smart approaches to crime prevention. We’re always on the lookout for websites and resources to draw from. March kicked off with International Women’s Day earlier this month. It seems only fitting that we share some items related to women. [International] In […]
International Women’s Day has come and gone 100 times and still, much remains to be done to address the inequitable status experienced by women and girls in all societies. Why does this matter for crime prevention? Well, two World Health Organization (WHO) reports outline clearly that inequality can and does lead to violence: sexual violence, […]
In a recent report, Why Canadian Crime Statistics Don’t Add Up: Not the Whole Truth, written for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, author Scott Newark argues that violent crime has actually increased in Canada despite Statistics Canada reporting a decrease in violent crimes for the past decade. We could have predicted the controversy this would cause. Professor […]
Measuring trends and services over time and within consistent categories is a strength that makes Correctional Services Canada reports a fascinating read. No, seriously! It’s true! The 2010 report on corrections, crime and the criminal justice system provides data that can help with understanding some very complex issues. It also provides information needed by all […]
Does watching real-life crime stories increase your fear of crime or do you watch real life crime stories because you are afraid of crime? This question remains after reading Watching the Detectives: Crime programming, fear of crime, and attitudes about the criminal justice system. Researched and written by university professors Lisa Kort-Butler and Keller Hartshorn, […]
