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CALIFORNIA CRIME PREVENTION RESOURCES
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| Your State - Crime Statistics and Research | |
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Disaster Center Crime Rates in California from 1960 to 1997 Web: www.disastercenter.com/crime/cacrime.htm |
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Crime Statistics by the California Department of Justice Web: caag.state.ca.us/cjsc |
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| Teen Violence Prevention Programs | |
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Border Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Susan Kunz, Project Director Arizona-Mexico Border Health Foundation 2501 E. Elm Street Tucson, AZ 85716 Telephone: 520-795-9756 Fax: 520-795-1365 Email: skunz@ambhf.org Web: www.bordercapt.org |
The fundamental mission of the national CAPT system is to bring research to practice. The CAPT system is designed to work with States and local communities, policymakers and local leaders, agencies and task forces to apply science-based substance abuse prevention technology that works. This group works along the U.S.-Mexico border--Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas. |
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Community Boards Program Gail Nugent, Executive Director 1540 Market Street, Suite 490 San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: 415-552-1250 Fax: 415-626-0595 Email: cmbrds@conflictnet.org Web: www.mediate.com/cbp/ |
The Community Board Program is a nonprofit organization that helps develop school-based and community conflict resolution programs in the United States and internationally. These programs include peer mediation and broader conflict resolution approaches for schools and school districts, municipalities, juvenile facilities, universities, agencies and organizations and Native American tribes. |
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Community Gang Reduction Project, Inc. Dan Almarac, Director 4530 E. Cesar Chavez Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90022 Telephone:323-261-1555 Fax: 323-261-1515 |
Mission statement: In an effort to change the cycle from generation to generation that has hindered our lives in the past, and continues to lead our children into lives that corrupt their character and behavior, finding only for them lives as youthful offenders. |
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DAMAGE - Duarte and Monrovia Active Gang Enforcement Don Anderson, Director of Public Safety 1042 Huntington Drive Duarte, CA 91010 Telephone: 626-357-7938 Fax: 626-303-0694 Email: danderson@lasd.org |
Established to stop a local gang-war escalation and to make a long-lasting impact on the community, DAMAGE is an unprecedented collaborative approach to abolishing gang violence. The program is composed of law enforcement officials from Duarte and Monrovia, County Probation, State Parole, gang experts, and local residents' neighborhood watches. Citizens and public safety officials have seen firsthand what joining forces can really accomplish. Since the program's inception, in February 1998, only two incidents of gang violence has been documented and there has been a significant decrease in violent crimes, narcotic trafficking, vandalism, graffiti and crimes against property. |
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Gang Violence Bridging Project (GVBP) Gilbert D. Sanchez, Director Edmund G."Pat" Brown Institute Of Public Affairs, California State University, LA 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032 Telephone: 323-343-3773 Fax: 323-343-3774 Email: gsanch10@calstatela.edu Web: gvbpla.freeservers.com |
This project, established in December 1993, addresses three of the most underlying causes of the rise in gangs and gang violence: lack of educational opportunities for youth at-risk or currently involved with gangs; alienation of at-risk youth from productive community involvement; and the failure of public policies to support alternatives to suppression of gang violence prevention. Through grass-roots collaboration, capacity-building within communities, and partnerships with local residents, multicultural community organizations, government and University, the GBVP has been able to develop effective initiatives within its target communities of East Los Angeles, Pico Union/Westlake, and South Central Los Angeles. |
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National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise Robert Woodsen, Executive Director 1424 16th Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202-518-6500 Fax: 202-588-0314 Email: info@ncne.com Web: www.ncne.com |
The mission of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise is to empower neighborhood leaders to promote solutions that reduce crime and violence, restore families, revitalize low-income communities, and create economic enterprise. They have established a violence-free zone in Los Angeles. |
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National School Safety Center 141 Duesenberg Drive, Suite 11 Westlake Village, CA 91362 Telephone: 805-373-9977 Fax: 805-373-9277 Web: www.nssc1.org |
NSSC's mandate is to focus national attention on cooperative solutions to problems which disrupt the educational process. Special emphasis is placed on efforts to rid schools of crime, violence and drugs, and on programs to improve student discipline, attendance, achievement and school climate. NSSC provides technical assistance, legal and legislative aid, and publications and films. |
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Pacific Center for Violence Prevention San Francisco General Hospital Building 1, Room 300 San Francisco, CA 94110 Telephone: 415-285-1793 Fax: 415-282-2563 Web: www.pcvp.org |
The Pacific Center for Violence Prevention, a project of the Trauma Foundation, works to prevent youth violence in California. Located at San Francisco General Hospital, the Center serves as the policy headquarters for the Violence Prevention Initiative funded by The California Wellness Foundation. |
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Project Star (Midwestern Prevention Project) Angela Lapin, Project Manager 1441 Eastlake Avenue, MS-44 Los Angeles, CA 90033-0800 Telephone: 323-865-0325 Fax: 323-865-0134 Email: lapin@hsc.usc.edu |
The MPP stives to help youth recognize the tremendous social pressures to use drugs and provides training skills in how to avoid drug use and drug use situations. These skills are initially learned in the school program and reinforced through the parent, media, and community organization components. Active social learning techniques (i.e., modeling, role playing, and discussion, with student peer leaders assisting teachers) are used in the school program, along with homework assignments designed to involve family members. |
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Santa Clarita Investment in Youth Plan Adele MacPherson, Community Services Supervisor or Diana Boone, Community Services Superintendent Parks Recreation and Community Services of the City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 110 Santa Clarita, CA 91355 Telephone: 661-286-4126 Fax: 661-255-4967 |
The Santa Clarita Investment in Youth Plan is an umbrella program that includes several key organizations. A Community Youth Summit is held twice a year to give youth a voice in shaping the community. The Community Interaction Team was created by residents at a community meeting to combat crime. The Sheriff's Advisory Council was developed, implemented and run by ordinary citizens concerned about the neighborhood. The Anti-Gang Task force provides youth counseling, graffiti removal, youth employment, parenting classes, and a tattoo removal program. The Primary Intervention Program provides trained personnel to local elementary schools to increase personal and educational development of children with at-risk behavior. And a Community Care Officer has been assigned to the area. |
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Course in Tolerance Joe Moros, Instructor San Clemente High School 700 Avenue De Pico San Clemente, CA 92673 Telephone: 949-492-4165 Fax: 949-361-5175 Web: www.teachtolerance.org |
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Orange County Human Relations Commission Hate Crime Network and BRIDGES School Inter - Ethnic Relations Program Rusty Kennedy, Executive Director 1300 South Grand Avenue, Bldg. B Santa Ana, CA 92705 Telephone: 714-567-7470 Fax: 714-567-7474 Email: ochrc@jtpa.csa.co. orange.ca.us Web: www.oc.ca.gov/ csa/hrc/index.htm |
The Hate Crime Network meets quarterly to collect and publish data, create links between law enforcement and community organizations, track hate crimes, solicit support from the community for hate crime victims, discuss procedures and law changes, share techniques and information, create links, with state and national organizations. The BRIDGES School Inter-Ethnic Relations Program seeks to improve intergroup relations by enabling a representative group of school community members to work collaboratively towards creating and sustaining a safe, inclusive school climate that is respectful of society's diversity. |
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Recovering Racists Network John McKenzie, Director 2455 Marcia Drive Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Telephone: 925-682-4959 Fax: 925-687-4437 Email: info@rrnet.org Web: www.rrnet.org |
RRN's Mission include 1. To take personal responsibility for, and to inspire others to work on, healing racism and overcoming intolerance and 2. To understand the universal causes of intolerance and develop a universal curriculum for overcoming racism and intolerance in any culture. |
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Simon Wiesenthal Center Rabbi Meyer May, Executive Director 9760 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035-4792 Telephone: 310-553-9036 Fax: 310-553-4521 Web: www.wiesenthal.com |
Works to promote Holocaust remembrance, the defense of human rights and the Jewish people. Offers Holocaust studies and research programs for schools, the media, and other organizations. Founded the Museum of Tolerance in LA. |
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Care Fresno Kathy Isaksen, Coordinator and Nick Ponomarenko, Coordinator Evangelicals for Social Action 680 E. Shaw Avenue Fresno, CA 93710 Telephone: 559-244-0105 Fax: 559-244-0114 Web: www.ci.fresno.ca.us/index.html |
Established in 1995, the Care Fresno mission is "building partnerships to restore safe neighborhoods" - permanently. The team is composed of one full-time police officer, one civilian staff member, 24 churches, 400 volunteers and owners of formerly high-crime apartment complexes who donate vancant units for use as Neighborhood Resource Centers. In these centers, Care Fresno creates customized programs to serve the special needs of 2200 apartment residents. Care Fresno has established 30 neighborhood centers. This highly effective and collaborative model is continuously replicated and has truly restored safe neighborhoods - with calls for police service drastically reduced from 200 calls per month to six in some locations. |
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Contra Costa County SafeFutures Mark Morris, Project Director County Administrator's Office 651 Pine Street, 10th Floor Martinez, CA 94553 Telephone: 510-335-1055 Fax: 510-646-1353 Email: 74367.2175@compuserve.com |
SafeFutures has a variety of programs including elementary school prevention programs, transition assistance for after-case young people, mentoring programs for girls, and supervision, counseling, and services by law enforcement officials, probation officers, and community organizations for active gang members. |
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Crime Free Multi - Housing Program Bobby Martin, Training Specialist Sheriff's Department 655 E. Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 Telephone: 909-387-3700 Fax: 909-387-0642 Web: www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/ sheriff (look under media relations) |
The Crime Free Multi-Housing Program was designed and implemented to reduce crime and improve public safety within these complexes. The program educates both the landlord and the tenants about crime prevention and law enforcement issues. Property owners and managers are taught by experienced property managers, attorneys, and police and fire officials about the importance of proper managment techniques, including applicant screening, background checks, eviction procedures, fire safety, discrimination, and law enforcement. |
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Imperial County SafeFutures Rita Brogan, Director of Imperial County Student Well-Being and Family Resources 1398 Sperber Road El Centro, CA 92243 Telephone: 760-312-6498 Fax: 760-312-6565 Email: rbrogan@icoe.k12.ca.us Web: www.icoe.k12.ca.us/swb/safefutures/ |
SafeFutures is a comprehensive response to reducing juvenile delinquency encompassing the following 5 goals: 1. establish and implement a comprehensive juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention program for at-risk and delinquent youth in grades 4-12; 2. involve children and parents in prevention and intervention activities that promote crime- and violence-free homes, schools, and communities; 3. create educational and social experiences that promote academic achievement and positive peer group interactions; 4. provide participating youth with specialized supportive counseling and access to appropriate services and resources; and 5. coordinate and integrate the juvenile justice system with our systems and provide alternatives that include comprehensive services for delinquent youth. |
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National Community Building Network Sheri Dunnberry, Executive Director 101 Broadway, 2nd Floor Oakland, CA 94607 Telephone: 510-663-NCBN Fax: 510-663-6222 Email: network@ncbn.org Web: www.ncbn.org |
The National Community Building Network (NCBN) is an alliance of individuals and organizations that work to reduce poverty and create social and economic opportunity through comprehensive community building strategies. NCBNšs conferences have become well-recognized gatherings for community building practitioners, funders and technical assistance providers desiring to connect with their peers to discuss field-tested strategies for improving economic conditions and building social capital in Americašs inner cities. NCBN hosts a national conference in the Spring of each year and a series of smaller regional convenings in the Fall, replacing the Network's past schedule of biannual conferences. |
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Volunteer Bureau for the City of Los Angeles Karen Wagener, Executive Director 200 N. Main Street, 7th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012 Telephone: 213-485-6984 Fax: 213-485-2717 Web: http://www.cityofla.org/ VOLBUR/index.htm |
The Volunteer Bureau of the Mayor's Office was formed in 1995 as a clearinghouse for City volunteer opportunities. The Volunteer Bureau implements City volunteer programs that empower City departments to enhance their goals through volunteerism to better serve the people of Los Angeles. It has quickly become a model of public-private collaboration in Los Angeles. |
| Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area. | |
