Crime Prevention Week increases public awareness
By Terry Jorden
Conferences,
bicycle safety rodeos, drug awareness seminars, mall displays, kids’
safety programs, school presentations, volunteer BBQs, and fraud awareness
seminars were just a few of the many events marking the 11th annual Alberta
Crime Prevention Week held May 11-18.
Highlights
included the Alberta Crime Prevention Awards where 13 recipients were
honored. The recipients included police members, individuals (including
two youth leaders) and community organizations that went above and beyond
expectations to reduce crime in their communities.
The week’s co-sponsor, The Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association,
held another successful conference.
Alberta Solicitor General Heather Forsyth attended the Alberta Association of School Resource Officers’ (AASRO) conference and the Calgary Block Watch launch of a new crime prevention program for Calgary’s multicultural communities.
“Your presence at this conference shows your commitment to making our schools and our communities safer places to live and learn,” Forsyth said to those attending the AASRO conference May 14.
The minister also toured an award winning downtown Edmonton underground parking lot that utilizes features of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
For
communities around the province almost 200 radio, television and newspaper
stories were published promoting crime prevention. Other promotions included
a planning guide, a poster, a web site, news releases and an advertising
campaign in all Alberta’s daily and community newspapers.
To learn more about Crime Prevention Week, go to www.gov.ab.ca/just/crimeprev.
Next year’s Crime Prevention Week will be held May 10-17.
During
the week, Heather Forsyth attended the Alberta Association of School Resource Officers; conference (top),
toured a low crime underground parking lot (middle)
and helped launch the new Calgary Block Watch multicultural program (bottom)
