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Aboriginal (9)

Aboriginal Gang Reduction and Exit Strategies

To address the proliferation of Aboriginal gangs in Alberta, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘K’ Division’s Aboriginal Policing Services (APS) implemented a three-year pilot program called...

Pillars: Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety
Province: Alberta
Keywords: Aboriginal, gangs, education, youth, prevention

Aboriginal Outreach Specialist

In response to the over-representation of Aboriginal people as victims of crime, the Victim Services unit of the Alberta Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General initiated the Aboriginal Outreach...

Pillars: Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety
Province: Alberta
Keywords: First Nations, aboriginal, victims of crime, outreach, victim support, victimization

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) – Uqaqatigiiluk! (Talk About It)

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day, skill-building workshop on suicide intervention for professionals, police officers, volunteers and other helpers. First developed...

Pillars: New Models of Community Safety, Efficiencies within the Justice System
Province: Nunavut
Keywords: suicide prevention, Inuit, Aboriginal, community programs, training

Community Constable Program

A Community Constable (CC) is an armed, uniformed peace officer at the rank of Special Constable member. Their primary focus is engaging their communities in active crime prevention/reduction...

Pillars: New Models of Community Safety
Province: Manitoba
Keywords: community safety, Aboriginal, crime prevention, crime reduction, community engagement, isolated and remote communities

Community Orientation and Cultural Awareness

Understanding a community is key to delivering the services it requires. This is not always easy for officers who have not been exposed to the Northern way of life, culture, traditions and languages...

Pillars: Efficiencies within Police Services
Province: Northwest Territories
Keywords: community orientation, cultural awareness, North, isolated and remote communities, Aboriginal, First Nations

First Nation Girl Empowerment

Inspired by British Columbia’s West Coast Empowerment Training program, First Nation Girl Empowerment training promotes self-esteem and self-care in pre-adolescent girls. The Royal Canadian Mounted...

Pillars: New Models of Community Safety
Province: Nova Scotia
Keywords: Aboriginal, violence, children, youth, girls, education, awareness, prevention

First Nations Cadet Corps

The First Nations Cadet Corps is a crime prevention program that provides safe alternatives to First Nations youth. This community-led initiative, in place since 2006, is an integral part of the...

Pillars: Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety
Province: Alberta
Keywords: First Nations, youth, crime prevention, community involvement, Cadet Corps, recruitment, Aboriginal

Inuit Perceptions

Inuit Perceptions is a one-day cultural awareness seminar that orients Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers to the unique perspectives of Inuit culture. Supported by "V" Division, each...

Pillars: Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety
Province: Nunavut
Keywords: Inuit, training, cross-cultural, Aboriginal, community

Project Safe Keeping

Through Project Safe Keeping, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘H’ Division is working to reduce the historic levels of violence faced by Aboriginal women. ‘H’ Division has a working relationship...

Pillars: New Models of Community Safety
Province: Nova Scotia
Keywords: Aboriginal, community, violence, education, prevention, human trafficking, women, awareness
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