TY - JOUR AU - Caputo, Tullio AU - Vallée, Michel PY - 2010/01/04 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Creating Safer Communities for Children and Youth: The Role of the Police in Crime Prevention JF - International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies JA - IJCYFS VL - 1 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.18357/ijcyfs112010175 UR - https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ijcyfs/article/view/175 SP - 78-96 AB - The authors examine the role of the police in crime prevention in the Canadian context, based on in-depth interviews with police officers in six police agencies across the country. They explore core policing functions and consider the role of the police in crime prevention. They discuss three recent studies of crime prevention practices in Canada, and focus in particular on Crime Prevention through Social Development (CPSD). The authors conclude that social development issues are not often seen as part of a core policing function. They argue that the police are in a unique position with respect to CPSD since they are well positioned to facilitate an integrated, multi-agency response to social problems. An alternative role for the police is discussed which would consolidate their law enforcement and crime prevention roles through the facilitation of an integrated problem solving approach based on partnerships with other service agencies. ER -