Building Safer Communities (Related Links) - Northern Territory Department of Justice

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Victims of Crime NT (previously VOCAL)

First Floor, La Grande Building
1/8 Knuckey Street, DARWIN NT 0800
Phone: 8941 0995 or Free Call: 1800 672 242

CRIME PREVENTION AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS

Australia

This Program was launched in 1997 by the Prime Minister. In the 1999-2000 Budget, the Australian Government committed a further $21 million over four years to the program, which aims to identify and promote innovative ways of reducing and preventing crime and the fear of crime. The program includes research and practical initiatives including, national pilot projects, local prevention activities, communication and training initiatives.

Australian Institute of Criminology

The Institute is the national focus for the study of crime and criminal justice in Australia and for the dissemination of criminal justice information. The Institute draws on information supplied to it by a wide variety of sources and its policy advice is objective and independent.

Australia and New Zealand Crime Prevention Ministerial Forum (National Anti-Crime Strategy)

New South Wales

The Crime Prevention Division is the New South Wales Government's key agency for advice on crime prevention policy and programs in New South Wales and considers a broad range of social and crime prevention issues, such as health, education, housing and employment.

Victoria

Crime Prevention Victoria (CPV) is responsible for the development and implementation of the crime prevention and anti-violence strategy and the provision of information and support on best practice models of crime prevention.

Queensland

Crime Prevention Queensland (CPQ) is a small unit within the Community Engagement Division, Department of the Premier and Cabinet that is responsible for driving the implementation of the Queensland Government’s Crime Prevention Strategy.

South Australia

Crime Prevention Unit, which was set up in 1989 as part of the South Australian Attorney-General's Department works to prevent or reduce crime by involving a range of other partners in crime prevention work.

Western Australia

SAFER W.A. is a partnership between the key areas of the public and private sectors, the WA Government, local government, the Police, community groups and every Western Australian. It requires partners to accept their responsibility to work together to build a safer and more secure environment, as well as to harness every possible resource to provide the solutions which will significantly reduce crime.

Tasmania

Crime Prevention and Community Safety Council, which consists of 11 members representing government and the community, was set up to create a safer and more secure Tasmania by developing partnerships between community and government to focus on crime prevention.

International

International Centre for the Prevention of Crime

International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners (ISCPP)

New Zealand

New Zealand Crime Prevention Unit

Canada

National Crime Prevention Centre

United Kingdom

UK Home Office Crime and Policing

United States

US Department of Justice

Safe Communities Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance Program

Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention

National Crime Prevention Council

Sweden

National Council for Crime Prevention

ONLINE RESOURCES

Australia

Crimnet mailing list

Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney

United Kingdom

Home Office (UK)

Crime Reduction.gov.uk

United States

Crime Prevention Resources

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (US)

Visit this site to subscribe to the NCJRS’ weekly email list to be advised of documents added to the NCJRS Abstracts Database during the past week. This database abstracts 170,000 criminal justice publications, including Federal, State and Local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, documents and unpublished research on a wide range of criminal and juvenile justice topics.

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Last Updated: 21/03/05