To prevent crime by applying knowledge of what works
This web site offers knowledge about the nature of criminal victimization as well as evidence on what works to reduce crime. It uses and provides access to authoritative sources and data. It is designed for policy makers, the public and others who want to see crime reduced. It describes opportunities for Masters and Doctoral students to help with our mission. To learn more about the IPC and our programs, download our brochure.
Publications
- Effective Planning for Crime Prevention
- Workshop on the Review of the Roots of Youth Violence
- Making Cities Safer: Action Briefs for Municipal Stakeholders
- IPC Review Vol. 3 Crime prevention: Sustaining the Momentum
- Making Cities Safer: Canadian Strategies and Practices
- IPC Review Vol. 2 Towards More Comprehensive Approaches to Prevention and Safety
- Homelessness, Victimization and Crime: Knowledge and Actionable Recommendations
- Making Cities Safer: International Strategies and Practices
- Building a Safer Canada - First report of the National Working Group on Crime Prevention
- IPC Review Vol. 1 Learning from the Past — Planning for the Future.
- Less Law, More Order: The Truth About Reducing Crime (2006) by Irvin Waller
News & Events
- May 25: IPC released Action Briefs that municipal leaders can use to prevent crime. If implemented, the proposed actions will dramatically reduce the amount of crime in Canadian cities and assist municipal governments to contain the growing costs of crime. The Action Briefs build on international evidence and the national experience of 14 Canadian Municipalities.Read the press release.
- May 11: Public lecture by Jan Jordan, Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, entitled Resisting, Defending, Surviving: Women's Post-rape Narratives.
- Strengthening the role of municipalities is a smart way to reduce youth gangs, violence against women, urban crime and illicit drug use, says a new report entitled Making Cities Safer: Canadian Strategies and Practices. See press release and more.
- Read Canadian Police Chief Magazine for actions proposed by international meeting on street gangs in Montreal.
