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Your State - Crime Statistics
Disaster Center Crime Rates in New York from 1960 to 1997 www.disastercenter.com/crime/nycrime.htm
Teen Violence Prevention Programs
Combating Gang Violence Seminar Department of Correction - Office of Public Information 60 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013 Phone: 212-266-1414 Fax: 212-266-1597 E-mail: infopub@nycdoc.org URL: target="_blank">www.ci.nyc.ny.us /html/doc/html/seminar.html
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Columbia University Erwin Flaxman, Director Box 40 Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY 10027 Phone: 212-678-4012 or 800-601-4868 E-mail: eric-cue@columbia.edu URL: eric-web.tc.columbia.edu /home_files/eric_cue_desc.html	This web site has research articles talking about how to establish a gang prevention program taken from a 1994 conference. It also has a guide to community programs to resist youth violence.
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Life Skills Training Gilbert J. Botvin, Professor and Director Institute for Prevention Research, Cornell University Medical College 411 East 69th Street, Rooom KB-201 New York, NY 10021 Phone: 212-746-1270 Fax: 212-746-8390 E-mail: sabrod@aol.com URL: www.lifeskillstraining.com	LST is a three-year intervention designed to prevent or reduce gateway drug use (i.e., tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana), primarily implemented in school classrooms by school teachers. The program consists of three major components which teach students (1) general self-management skills, (2) social skills, and (3) information and skills specifically related to drug use. The results of over a dozen studies show that the program works with a diverse range of adolecents, produces results that are long-lasting, and is effective when taught by teachers, peer leaders, or health professionals.
RAP - Reducing Adolescent Problems: An Intervention Program for Youths The RAP Program Office Educational Trailer - Shore Road East Elmhurst, NY 11370 Phone: 718-546-8308 URL: www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doc/html/rap.html
Syracuse Family Development Research Program Alice Honig, Professor Emeritiae of Child Development 201 Slocum Hall Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244 Phone: 315-443-4296 E-mail: ahonig@mailbox.syr.edu	The Syracuse Family Development Research Program bolsters child and family functioning and affective, interpersonal relationships through home visitations, parent training and individualized daycare. The intervention targets economically disadvantaged families in order to improve children's cognitive and emotional functioning, foster children's positive outlooks, and decrease juvenile delinquency.
Community Crime Prevention Programs
Center for Community Alternatives Marsha Weisman, Director 115 East Jefferson Street, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13202 Phone:315-422-5638 Fax: 315-471-4924 E-mail: ccacny@dreamscape.com URL: www.dreamscape.com /ccacny/ccahome.htm	CCA has worked extensively with "at-risk" youth and young offenders, developing exemplary programs and services, especially for those "hard to place." Programs and services afford special care and attention to both rehabilitation and community safety. Further, our extensive experience with adult felony offenders enables us to see the urgency and necessity in identifying effective programs for youthful offenders in order to prevent future criminality. CCA has established several model programs in New York State.
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Center for Community Alternatives 39 West 19th St., 3rd Floor. New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212-691-2369 Fax: 212-675-0825 E-mail: ccacny@dreamscape.com URL: www.dreamscape.com /ccacny/ccahome.htm	CCA has worked extensively with "at-risk" youth and young offenders, developing exemplary programs and services, especially for those "hard to place." Programs and services afford special care and attention to both rehabilitation and community safety. Further, our extensive experience with adult felony offenders enables us to see the urgency and necessity in identifying effective programs for youthful offenders in order to prevent future criminality. CCA has established several model programs in New York State.
Center for the Community Interest Dennis Saffran, Executive Director 114 E. 32nd Street, Suite 604 New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-689-6080 Fax: 212-689-6370 URL: www.communityinterest.org
Hate Crime Prevention Programs
American Jewish Congress Center for Prejudice Reduction (CPR) Amy Levine, Executive Director 45 N. Station Plaza, Ste. 207 Great Neck, NY 11021 Phone: 516-466-4650 Fax: 516-466-4313 URL: ajcongress.org	To encourage dialogue and education to reduce violence and discrimination brought about by hate and bigotry. CPR hosts a conference on prejudice reduction for educators in the New York counties of Nassau and Suffolk. The event aids school districts in the replication of anti-bias curriculums that address cultural, religious, and racial tensions on campuses. CPR also has a library, multi-media collection that features books, films, videotapes and audiotapes, curriculum materials, and other items available for use by schools, government agencies, religious and community groups, businesses, and others. CPR also created a program called StopBias which works with youth who have been charges with racial-bias offenses.
Anti-Defamation League Abraham Foxman, National Director 823 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 Phone: 212-885-7700 URL: www.adl.org	Mission statement: To stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all people alike. ADL is dedicated to promoting intergroup cooperation and interfaith understanding.
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Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. Deirdre Reznik, Education Associate 120 Wall Street, Suite 1500 New York, NY 10005-3904 Phone: 212-809-8585 Fax: 212-809-0055 URL: www.lambdalegal.org	Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.
National Conference for Community and Justice of New York (NCCJ-NY) Steven Schubert Executive Director 70 West 36th Street, Suite 104 New York, NY 10018 Phone: 212-967-3111 Fax: 212-967-9112 URL: www.nccj.org	Purpose: To promote understanding and respect among all races, religions, and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution, and education. NCCJ programs include local community dialogues that involve a cross-section of leadership and grassroots citizens and create a space for honest exchange about issues related to race, ethnicity, culture, and religion; youth residential programs that provide activities for high school students aimed at reducing prejudice and developing cross-cultural leadership skills; and multi-cultural and human relations education in school.
National Council of Churches - Church World Service - Burned Churches Program Donna Derr, Acting Director of Emergency Response Program 475 Riverside Drive Room 606 New York, NY 10115 Phone: 212-870-3151 Fax: 212-870-2236 URL: www.churchworldservice.org or www.ncccusa.org	In mid-June of 1996, the National Council of Churches (NCC) launched a national rebuilding project to assist in the rebuilding of burned churches. A dedicated team of consultants from the NCC developed a comprehensive plan and process to distribute the many resources amassed though a broad appeal. The functions of the Church Rebuilding Project Team include a wide variety of technical assistance and building services, coordination of volunteer participation, and the matching of partner organizations and denominations to congregations struggling to rebuild their sanctuaries. In addition to a very detailed assessment process, the team conducts and coordinates the fair, equitable and efficient distribution of donated resources (in-kind) including church furniture, other furnishings, supplies and accessories, building materials/supplies and the screening and allocation of cash grants.
New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project Richard Haymes, Executive Director 240 West 35th Street, Suite 200 New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212-714-1184 Fax: 212-714-2627 URL: www.avp.org	Documents incidents of anti-gay violence in New York City and provides educational materials on the problem of anti-gay violence.
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Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area.