Community and Crime Prevention
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Get the 411 on Today's Youth Agenda and Breakout Session Descriptions
- Catherine Sorensen PowerPoint Presentation (4.6 MB)
- Marisela Doyle PowerPoint Presentation (123 KB)
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Holly Torske Presentation
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Get the 411 Resource Guide
- Community Action Seminar
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2006 Nationwide Internet Resource Directory
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2006 Statewide Resource Directory
- Justice System Flowcharts
- A Parent's Guide on Underage Drinking
- More Than You Think
- The Stronger Influence
The Community & Crime Prevention Branch is responsible for the planning and implementation of informational and educational workshops and activities focused on community crime prevention. While criminal justice agencies can respond to crimes, it is the neighborhoods and communities that can help to prevent and reduce crimes. This is facilitated by the Branch providing information and training on how individuals, businesses, agencies/organizations, and communities can get involved.
McGruff Crime Prevention Campaign in Hawaii
Find out more about how the McGruff Crime Prevention Campaign has helped Hawaii's youngsters.
"Get the 411 on Today's Youth" Conference
October 30 & 31, 2008
Hawaii Convention Center
The "Get the 411 on Today's Youth " conference provided information about behaviors that put youth at risk, factors that can prevent youth from engaging in these behaviors, and national and local programs that work to address attitudinal changes and behaviors.
Selected workshop presentations are available below.
Day 1 Breakout Session
"What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)?
Catherine Sorensen, Dr. PH, Family Health Services Division, FASD Office, Hawaii State Department of Health (Honolulu, HI)
Gigi Davidson, Parent Advocate (Honolulu, HI)
Day 1 Breakout Session
Underage Drinking and Youth: Trends, Laws, and Consequences
Marisela Doyle, Enforcement for Underage Drinking Laws, Military Grant (Honolulu, HI)
Holly Torske, Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (Calverton, MD)
Community Action Seminar
The Community Action Seminar is a co-sponsored event designed to educate and inform participants to work toward community team-building.
Help For Hawaii's Crime Victims
Also see: Crime Victim Compensation Commission
If you are a victim of crime, the Crime Victim Compensation Commission provides compensation to victims of violent crimes for their crime-related injuries and losses, and to "Good Samaritans" for injuries or property damage suffered in the prevention of a crime or apprehension of a criminal.
Resource Directories
A Parent's Guide on Underage Drinking
How alcohol affects the teenage brain, parental influence on use of alcohol, and proven skills to prevent underage drinking.
More Than You Think Campaign (for youth)
An underage drinking website for youth -- facts, risks, myths about alcohol.
The Stronger Influence (for adults)
A website for adults on understanding the facts about underage drinking, talking to your kids, and tools for parents/guardians to prevent underage drinking.