• Recent Posts on Crime Victim Rights, Violence Prevention and Smart Policing

    • Canada Can Halve Violent Crime in the Next Five Years: Smart solutions needed now to harness proven prevention
      Violent crime harms too many Canadians, but this can be reduced by 50% within 5 years. A new short video highlights the solid evidence on what stops violence before it happens. It shows how to use the evidence to reduce violent crime significantly, cost effectively and within 5 years. It includes examples from the evidence, including outreach to youth prone to violence, mental health training for youth, and positive parenting. More of the same has not reduced victimization significantly. Smart investment is needed to make the changes, including offices for violence prevention, trained community safety planners, and sustained funding. (le blog comprend une version en français: Le Canada peut réduire de moitié la criminalité violente au cours des cinq prochaines années) read more
    • Le Canada peut réduire de moitié la criminalité violente au cours des cinq prochaines années : des solutions intelligentes sont nécessaires dès maintenant pour tirer parti de la prévention éprouvée
      Au Canada, de nombreuses personnes sont affectées par la criminalité violente à chaque année. Pourtant, ça pourrait être évité. Cette courte vidéo montre comment la prévention axée sur les causes profondes de la criminalité peut réduire considérablement la violence de manière rentable, et ce, d’ici cinq ans. L’engagement social, le développement des jeunes, la thérapie pour le traitement des traumatismes, le mentorat, l’entraînement parental et la transformation des normes sociales sont des exemples importants de prévention éprouvée. Afin d’exploiter les solutions éprouvées pour réduire la criminalité violente de 50% d’ici cinq ans, nous devons transformer nos approches. Les mesures pouvant susciter des changements importants comprennent des bureaux de prévention de la violence, des compétences en planification de la sécurité communautaire et un financement durable. read more
    • What should the Canadian government do to meet its obligations to victims of crime?
      I am proposing legislation and funding federally so that victims of crime in Canada have effective policies to prevent victimization and services and justice after the victimization.  These must be more consistent across Canada and at least as good as those that exist in other comparable democracies. read more

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    Irvin WallerIrvin Waller is an author and emeritus professor who is a prize-winning champion of victim’s rights and violence prevention. Governments, Non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental agencies across the world - in the USA, UK, Canada, Latin America and elsewhere - seek him as a speaker and adviser.

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