Month: November 2024

The ICPC publishes its 2023 Annual Report: a year of significant progress and collaboration

The ICPC is proud to share with you its 2023 Annual Report, a review of the activities, projects, and collaborations that marked the past year.  

This report provides an overview of achievements that reflect ICPC’s ongoing commitment to strengthening the security of communities around the world. It highlights flagship activities, innovative research projects, strategic partnerships, and progress on our 2021-2025 Strategic Program.  

The year 2023 was rich in initiatives and collaborations that illustrate our central role in preventing crime and mobilizing local and international stakeholders. This report also reflects the challenges we have faced and the outlook for the coming years.  

We invite you to discover this document, which not only traces the road we have traveled, but also highlights the future challenges to which we will continue to respond with determination and expertise, both in Canada and internationally.   

The report is available for download here Only available in French   

The ICPC takes part in the second edition of Synergy, Dialogue on Urban Violence organized by the City of Laval

On October 16, we were pleased to take part in the second edition of Synergy, Dialogue on Urban Violence, organized by the City of Laval in partnership with the Pôle lavallois d’enseignement supérieur (PLAN).  

Alexis St-Maurice, analyst and project officer, and Michelle Côté, scientific advisor at the ICPC, presented to an audience of more than 150 people recent trends in delinquency in Laval based on observations drawn from fieldwork conducted with 20 key stakeholders, mainly professionals in direct contact with participants aged between 12 and 35.  

The event provided an opportunity to discuss suitable means of prevention, as well as the challenges associated with delinquency in the Laval region. We also discussed the next steps to be taken as part of the 2024-2034 Action Plan for Community Safety and Well-Being, financed by the governments of Canada and Quebec through the Government of Canada’s Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF) to combat the increase in crime and the use of firearms in Laval.  

Thank you for the invitation!  

The ICPC participates in the Colloquium on Crime Prevention: Towards Safe Living Environments for All

As part of Crime Prevention Week organized by the Ministry of Public Security of Quebec, the ICPC was pleased to take part in the colloquium on crime prevention, held on November 4 and 5, 2024, in Drummondville, Quebec, under the theme ‘Joining forces for safe living environments for all’.  

Bringing together more than a hundred local, regional and municipal players, Michelle Côté, scientific advisor at the ICPC, took part in the expert panel on the future of crime prevention in Quebec, which, along with the various other panels, highlighted the need for a global approach to encourage multi-sectoral collaboration in Quebec. Upstream prevention was identified as essential to reducing young people’s involvement in street gangs, homelessness and delinquency.  

The persistent impacts of COVID-19, such as difficulties in accessing housing, insufficient income, the increase in the use of substances causing psychotic states and the rise in violence in Quebec, were also discussed. Support for front-line workers, close collaboration and the development of tailor-made action plans between communities and private stakeholders were recognized as essential to meeting these challenges, promoting equal rights and establishing social cohesion. 

The colloquium also provided an opportunity to strengthen links between the various stakeholders involved in crime prevention and to share best practice in creating safer living environments for all.  

Thank you for the invitation!