PART I - Rural Crime Prevention & Community Safety Training

Join the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention (CMNCP) and partners for a virtual training session* on crime prevention and community safety planning in the rural context. This one-of-a-kind training is developed and led by CMNCP, the only organization in Canada focusing on rural crime prevention from a multi-sectoral perspective. To date, CMNCP has trained over 500 participants in 400 communities across Canada.

The training will provide participants with the necessary understanding, knowledge, and practice implications to prepare a rural community safety plan in collaboration with community partners that proactively addresses locally identified priority risks.

Note: This training is offered in combination with the general training on community safety and well-being planning, but will include a number of separate modules, presentations, and breakout groups that focus on the rural context. Participants will have opportunities to engage in conversations specific to community safety in the rural context, while also networking with and learning from practitioners in non-rural communities across Canada.

TRAINING DATES

The 12-hour virtual training will be delivered through three 4-hour sessions:

• Monday, March 6th, 2023
• Monday, March 13th, 2023
• Monday, March 20th, 2023

10 AM (PST) / 11 AM (MST) / 12 PM (CST) / 1 PM (EST) / 2 PM (AST)

COST *

• Single registration (1 participant): $300 per ticket
• Group registration (2 to 4 participants): $275 per ticket
• Group registration (5 or more participants): $250 per ticket
• Students: $50
• Community Rate: $150 (see below for more information)

*Members of CMNCP have access to a $50 discount on each ticket. Please use discount code CMNCPMEMBER23 at checkout.

COMMUNITY RATES

Supporting knowledge exchange among crime prevention, community safety, and well-being professionals, volunteers, and others working in our communities is vital to CMNCP’s commitment to equity, social justice, and evidence-informed decision-making.

We encourage the participation of diverse communities in our training and understand that funding for professional/volunteer development can be difficult to obtain. To support your participation in CMNCP’s training sessions, special registration rates have been established for delegates for whom the cost may be a barrier to attend.

If you are interested in accessing this rate, please contact admin@cmncp.ca.

DEADLINE

Please register by March 2nd, 2023.

CERTIFICATE

All training participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the training.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Representatives from communities interested in learning more about the development of community safety and well-being plans (both rural and urban), including but not limited to:

• Employees of municipalities/townships, regional governments, Indigenous communities, elected officials, as well as local agencies, organizations, and service providers from different sectors participating in the planning process of Crime Prevention (CP) and Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) plans.
• Students interested in working with communities in crime prevention/community safety, municipal governance, social development, and community safety and well-being planning.

KEY OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the training, participants will understand:

• Key terms/concepts in rural crime prevention and community safety & well-being
• Component and approaches of the Alberta Rural Crime Prevention Framework
• Context and background that supported the Framework
• Practice of community safety and developing rural community safety plans
• Useful tools and resources

FACILITATORS

• Felix Munger, Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention
• Audrey Monette, Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention
• Others TBD

*This training was developed as part of the "Building Capacity in Rural Crime Prevention" Project (2019-2022), funded by the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Alberta through the Civil Forfeiture Grant. The lead organizations for the project are the Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association (ACCPA), REACH Edmonton Council for Safe Communities, Red Deer/Lacombe Rural Crime Watch, and CMNCP.

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