The Role of Local Government in Community Safety
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance
THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN COMMUNITY SAFETY
Monograph
C R I M E P R E V E N T I O N S E R I E S #2
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This document was prepared by the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime under grant number 95?DD?BX?K001, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime.
THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN COMMUNITY SAFETY
April 2001
NCJ 184218
Prepared by the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime
Foreword
Increasing numbers of people no longer view the safety of their neighborhoods as the sole responsibility of the police. Throughout the world, citizens in areas plagued by crime and violence are uniting to work with local government. Together, they have the knowledge and resources to identify and remove the sources of crime, drug use, and juvenile delinquency in their communities.
Developing and sustaining these partnerships requires strong local leadership from mayors, city managers, city planners, and other elected local officials. This monograph was prepared to help create that leadership by chronicling how local public officials have used community safety partnerships to build healthier communities.
A framework for using community-local government partnerships to reduce crime now exists based on the experiences of public officials in North America, Europe, Africa, and Australasia. This framework includes the following:
? Recognizing crime and safety as a quality-of-life issue.
? Working across jurisdictional boundaries.
? Recognizing the crucial role of political leadership.
? Developing tools and measures of success that involve the community and victims of crime.
The programs examined in this monograph illustrate that this framework works best when adapted to the specific needs of a community. Good governance requires that mayors and other key local officials develop the capacity to respond to those needs.
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Acknowledgments
This monograph was prepared for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, by Margaret Shaw, who was assisted by Kathie Oginsky. Advice and knowledge were provided by Bernard Arsenault, Frantz Denat, Lily-Ann Gauthier, Daniel Sansfa?on, Claude Vezina, and Irvin Waller at the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime. The authors would like to thank the project advisory group for their insight, particularly Ed Summers of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Robbie Callaway of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Linda Bowen of the National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention, Roberta Lesh of the International City/County Management Association, members of the National League of Cities, Michel Marcus of the European Forum for Urban Safety, and Sohail Husain of Crime Concern. The advice and help of staff from the National Crime Prevention Council, especially Theresa Kelly, Jack Calhoun, and Jim Copple, are gratefully acknowledged, as is the support of Jay Marshall and Patrick Coleman at the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
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