Engaging the Power of Prevention: 10 Action Principles

In 1990 the Crime Prevention Coalition of America promulgated 11 principles for effective crime prevention and published them in Call to Action. This report, which updates that document, is designed to renew a commitment to crime prevention. The ten action principles in Engaging the Power of Prevention describe quality crime prevention efforts. They outline what features these programs should have, regardless of topic, audience, setting, or medium. They draw from experience and research, and they make it clear that good crime prevention requires broad engagement, good information, collaboration as well as cooperation, focus from policing agencies, and strong leadership. The payoff: children, youth and adults are safer. Neighborhoods are safer and more vibrant. Communities are stronger and more vital. These ten principles can help us focus on strategies that meet the crime prevention needs of the 21st century.

ISBN 1-59686-015-4, 29 pages, 2005