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Power of Prevention: Crime Prevention Month Action Kit

NCJ Number
174033
Date Published
1998
Length
84 pages
Annotation
This kit contains a manual with guidelines, plus camera-ready crime prevention information sheets and other materials intended to help police and community groups celebrate Crime Prevention Month.
Abstract
The manual explains the positive results of investing in crime prevention and suggests activities for Crime Prevention Month. It includes a sample press release, a sample proclamation for the 1998 Crime Prevention Month, guidelines for making a presentation and publicizing an event, a timeline and list of action steps for planning a crime prevention event, and suggestions for obtaining the resources necessary to conduct an event. The kit also includes a selection of camera-ready crime prevention materials, drug prevention materials, and violence prevention materials designed to be printed or photocopied. National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) newsletter and lists of NCPC publications, websites of organizations related to crime prevention, educational licensed products featuring McGruff and Scruff, and organizational members of the Crime Prevention Coalition of America