2008 Community Report on Violence

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Who are your partners in community safety?
The first thing we must understand is that the public peace in our city is not kept primarily by the police force or law enforcement. It is kept primarily by an intricate, almost unconscious, network of voluntary controls and standards among the community… the people themselves... No number of police can enforce peace where the normal standards of civility and principle have been broken.

There are three elements needed to commit a criminal act: opportunity, ability, and motive. Furthermore, there are two ways to reduce crime: either prevent it from happening in the first place, or apply various social controls that will impact on potential offenders. Crime prevention methods are primarily directed at preventing someone from becoming a victim by reducing a potential offender's opportunities and abilities to commit crime. Crime control methods are predominantly directed at reducing a potential offender's motivation to commit crime through penal/correctional, social, cultural and economic interventions.

A successful attempt at reducing crime will come when a large section of the community is involved. Neighbors supporting neighbors, social service agencies working together in true collaboration, government and law enforcement engaging the community, business' investing in people and the church community putting its faith in action… It takes a village.

2008 Annual Gala Event

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