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KENTUCKY CRIME PREVENTION RESOURCES

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Your State - Crime Statistics and Research
Disaster Center Crime Rates in Kentucky from 1960 to 1997
www.disastercenter.com/crime/kycrime.htm
Louisville-Jefferson County Crime Commission
David Nicholson, Executive Director
231 S. Fifth Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: 502-574-5088
Fax: 502-574-5299
E-mail: crime@co.jefferson.ky.us
URL: www.co.jefferson.ky.us/CC
A good source of research and statistical information on crime. They are also a good resource for finding more crime prevention resources in the state.
 
Teen Violence Prevention Programs
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Councils
Carla Kirby
Department of Juvenile Justice
1025 Capital Center Drive, Building 3, 3rd Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601-2638

Phone: 502-573-2738
The Department of Juvenile Justice developed local Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Councils that involve community groups and community members. The local Councils were given the responsibility to assess their communties. Each council is working with representative agencies and community groups to further their efforts toward promoting healthy growth of our youth.
Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT)
Chris Gilmer, Project Director
Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc. (DREAM)
310 Airport Rd., Ste. D
Jackson, MS 39208

Phone: 800-233-7326 or 601-933-9199
Fax: 601-933-1138
E-mail: dream@cenaccsys.com
URL: www.secapt.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 the science-based prevention technology that works. This group works in Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, and Virginia.

 
Community Crime Prevention Programs
Kentucky Crime Prevention Coalition
Bob Douglas, Executive Director
P.O. Box 18442
Erlanger, KY 41018

Phone: 606-727-2678
Fax: 606-727-2680
E-mail: kcpc@fuse.net
URL: www.kycrimeprevention.com
A good source of crime prevention information and networking organization.
Kentucky Criminal Justice Council
Kim Allen, Executive Director
403 Wapping St.
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: 502-564-3251 x 231
Fax: 502-564-5244
A helpful organization that can help track down crime prevention information.
National Crime Prevention Institute
Jeffrey Fryrear, Director of NCPI
University of Louisville
Bellknop Campus, Brigman Hall
Louisville, KY 40292

Phone: 502-852-6987
Fax: 502-852-6990
E-mail: jcfryr01@gwise.louisville.edu
URL: www.louisville.edu/a-s/ja/ncpi
Transitions Inc.
Mac McCarther, Executive Director
700 Fairfield Ave.
Bellevue, KY 41073

Phone: 606-491-4435
Fax: 606-491-6598
Our mission is to help individuals, families, and communities break the cycles of substance abuse, family abuse, crime, violence, and poverty.
William H. Martin III Northern Kentucky Community Center
Rollins D. Davis, Executive Director
824 Greenup Street
Covington, KY 41011

Phone: 606-431-5700
Fax: 606-392-2672
Our purpose is to serve the residents of Northern Kentucky through activities and programs which foster self-sufficiency, multi-cultural awareness, and pride. In a spirit of respect and understanding, we work to empower people to improve themselves and the community we share.

Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area.

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