Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Ontario Crime Prevention Strategy - Toronto Community Engagement Session


Dear Stakeholders:

The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (MCSCS) is working with its inter-ministerial and policing partners to develop a provincial crime prevention strategy.  The first phase of this process included the development of the Crime Prevention in Ontario: A Framework for Action booklet, which is intended to raise awareness and to promote the benefits of crime prevention to Ontario communities and set the stage for further crime prevention work.

MCSCS has moved to Phase II of the initiative which entails community engagement with a number of interested communities across Ontario.  As one of its policing partners, the Toronto Police Services Board, on behalf of MCSCS, will be hosting a community engagement session and would like to invite you to attend.  The consultation session will be held as follows:
 

Thursday, November 14, 2013
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
40 College Street, Toronto Ontario
2nd Floor Auditorium

 MCSCS will present an educational component on crime prevention to stakeholders in attendance and will provide an overview of current government initiatives.  As well, stakeholders will be asked to provide input regarding the following three questions:
 

1.      What types of crime prevention/community safety strategies and programs does your community currently have in place? 

2.      Is there anything that could help your community enhance your crime prevention/community safety strategies and programs? 

3.      Are there any barriers in your community that are preventing you from addressing concerns or gaps (systemic, disorder, quality of life, crime, etc.)?

The objective of the consultation is to develop key deliverables which provide analysis of the crime issues, risk factors, challenges, resources/partnerships in Ontario’s communities, as well as an overview of promising crime prevention practices currently being used in Ontario. 

I very much hope that you will join us in this discussion and look forward to your assistance.  Please confirm your attendance with Karlene Bennett, via email at karlene.bennett@tpsb.ca, or by telephone at 416 808-7265, if you would like to participate. 

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this process.

Sincerely, 
 

Alok Mukherjee
Chair, Toronto Police Services Board