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Links to resources relating to crime prevention in the community.
Title Summary
The Safety Grind - Guidelines for safer skate parks Guidelines to support local government to deliver and manage safer skate parks in Victoria.
Urban design guidelines for Victoria (External link) Learn about the guidelines that support state agencies, local government and the urban development sector to deliver functional and enjoyable places for people to live, work, and spend leisure time.
VicHealth - The Partnership Analysis Tool (External link) A resource for organisations entering into or working in a partnership to assess, monitor and maximise their ongoing effectiveness. Includes a useful checklist.
Victorian Ombudsman's guidelines for establishing Closed Circuit Television in public places (External link) It is important for all government bodies and councils to have a policy to regulate the management of CCTV systems.
Video presentation: The art of problem solving - Developing an effective crime prevention project Watch a series of videos on how to better understand and analyse crime and safety problems in local communities and what works in terms of preventing crime and improving safety for urban design projects.
Weblink: Social Cohesion and Pro-Social Responses to Perceptions of Crime in Victoria research report (External link) A report on the findings of a large-scale study which aimed to better understand and measure perceptions of crime and safety in Victorian communities.
Youth Crime Prevention Grants Evaluation Report The Crime Statistics Agency is conducting an independent evaluation of the YCPG program and provided a mid-term interim evaluation report in March 2020.
Youth Crime Prevention Grants Program Evaluation The final evaluation report of the program, focusing on progress towards end of program and long-term outcomes from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021.
Youth Crime Prevention Program: Project Activity Plan template To be completed as part of your Youth Crime Prevention Program project reporting.