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Your State - Crime Statistics
Disaster Center Crime Rates in Vermont from 1960 to 1997 www.disastercenter.com/crime/vtcrime.htm
Vermont Criminal Information Center Criminal Justice Services - Department of Public Safety 103 South Main Street Waterbury, VT 05671-2101 Phone: 802-244-8727 Fax: 802-241-5552 URL: www.dps.state.vt.us	A source for Your State - Crime Statistics and other crime research in Vermont.
Teen Violence Prevention Programs
Northeast Region Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Michael Rosati, Project Director Education Development Center, Inc. 55 Chapel Street Newton, MA 02158-1060 Phone: 617-969-7100 E-mail: michaelr@edc.org URL: www2.edc.org/capt	The fundamental mission of the national CAPT system is to bring research to practice. The CAPT system is designed to work with States and local communities, policymakers and local leaders, agencies and task forces to apply the science-based prevention technology that works. This group works in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont.
Youth Services 11 Walnut Street PO Box 6008 Brattleboro, VT 05302 Phone: 802-257-0361 Fax: 802-257-2171	They run a big brothers/big sisters program, family and youth conseling/parenting programs, and they provide intensive family-based services to families with children at risk.
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Community Crime Prevention Programs
ServiceNet Agency of Human Services 103 South Main Street Waterbury, VT 05671 Phone: 802-241-2220 Fax: 802-241-2979	Primarily a website run by the Agency of Human Services in Vermont with links to crime prevention resources.
Community Action - Brattleboro Area Diane Licfner, Director 87 Frost Street Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: 802-257-7051 Fax: 802-257-4587	They run several programs including empowerment support groups for low-income parents and advocacy work with legal aid services, subsidized housing and free therapy.
Spectrum One Stop - SOS Karen Bielawski, Director of Spectrum One Stop 177 Pearl St. Burlington, VT 05401 Phone: 802-862-5396 Fax: 802-660-0578	They do presentations and workshop on family communications, truancy, suicide, and runaways. They are also a resource for domestic violence and substance abuse issues. They have a jobs and education program as well as a restorative justice program. Their primary focus is on adolescents and their families.
Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area.
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