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Community Resources BranchCommunity Resources Branch
Branch Director: Lee Fitzpatrick
Branch Sergeant: Caleb Roy
January 2008
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The Community Resources Branch is The Community Resources Branch is responsible for the support of Community responsible for the support of Community Mobilization and serves as a resource for Mobilization and serves as a resource for any Crime Prevention, Crime Reduction any Crime Prevention, Crime Reduction
and Public Education initiative in our and Public Education initiative in our organization and communityorganization and community..
Branch StructureBranch StructureSupt. Kevin Chalk
Insp. Steve Beckett
Public Education
Crime Prevention
Schools and Community Education
Community Mobilization
Children’s Safety Village
Elementary School Resource Officers
Partners for Safe and Caring Schools
Director Lee Fitzpatrick
Sgt. Caleb Roy
Community Policing
Children’s Safety VillageChildren’s Safety Village
Since the Children’s Safety Village’s establishment in 1992, over 250,000 children have been instructed in Fire, Traffic, and Internet safety.
The Waterloo Regional Children’s Safety Village is an education centre specifically designed for students from grades one through six in the Waterloo region.
Motto:What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember.What I do, I understand.
Cst. Barb Young
Elementary School Resource Elementary School Resource OfficersOfficers
Cst. Bob Kennedy- Kitchener Elementary Schools
Cst. Chris Gravill- Waterloo Elementary Schools
Cst. Cynthia Martin- Cambridge Elementary Schools
These officers work out of Police Headquarters and regularly liaise with and support the High School Resource Officers who work out of the Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge Police Divisions.
Partners for Safe and Caring Partners for Safe and Caring SchoolsSchools
Partners for Safe and Caring Schools is a partnership comprised of representatives from: schools in the region, regional police services, and child, youth, and community agencies serving schools. We share the concern for the safety and care of all students. We provide support for member groups to deliver services that help create and maintain safe and caring schools.
We meet five times during the school year at Division 1, Kitchener Police Station, Frederick St., Kitchener.
Our purpose is to:Identify, share, and track information pertaining to creating and sustaining safe and caring environments AND be a resource for schools and member agencies.
Schools and Community EducationSchools and Community Education
List of Available Presentations:1. Drugs/Alcohol Awareness- Grades 4-82. Bullying- JK- 3 and Grades 4-83. Bullying/Cyber Bullying/Internet Safety- Grade 4-84. Internet Safety for Adults5. Street Proofing/Stranger Danger/Traffic Safety- JK-46. Vandalism- Grades 4-87. Halloween Safety- Grades 1-38. Railway Safety- Dangers and Consequences- Grades 4-89. Bicycle Safety- All ages
Community EducationCommunity Education
- Drug Awareness- Personal Safety- C.P.T.E.D. (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design)
The C.P.T.E.D. philosophy is founded on the belief that the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to reduction in the fear and incidence of crime as well as an improvement in the quality of life.
Community MobilizationCommunity Mobilization
HQ. Crime Prevention Officers (CPO’s)Div 1, Cst. Rob DavisDiv 2, Cst. Ray Mitton
Div 3, Cst. Steve Tremblay
HQ. Community Education OfficerCst. Peter Barbuto
Divisional Crime Resource Officers (CRO’s) Div 1, Csts. Lisa Nyusa & Nadine CybulskiDiv 2, Cst. Graham HawkinsDiv 3, Cst. Kim Schnittke
• Act as a resource to community/social agencies
• Divisional projects/initiatives
• CPO’s work with Divisional CRO’s