Overview
The Crime Prevention and Community Safety Branch contributes to the development and implementation of crime prevention programmes and activities geared towards improving citizen security. Programmes are coordinated and executed to impact individuals and communities at the highest risk of committing violent crimes.
To date, the Branch supports 34 priority schools and communities in and around the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO). Regional Case Management Officers and Case Managers are assigned to schools in the Metropolitan Area, Central, and Western Regions to work with students in priority schools and communities.
Key Functions
- Design and implementation of crime prevention programmes targeting high-risk individuals and communities
- Support to 34 priority schools and communities within and around ZOSOs
- Deployment of Regional Case Management Officers and Case Managers in the Metropolitan, Central, and Western Regions
- Capacity building for local governance structures through training and technical assistance
- Delivery of Music, Sports, and Technology programmes to at-risk youth
- Coordination of involuntary returned migrant reintegration support
- Coordination of the Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP) at the community level
- Partnership with MDAs, civil society, and international organisations on crime prevention initiatives
Contact
Ministry of National Security and Peace
NCB South Tower, 2 Oxford Road, Kingston 5
Jamaica, West Indies
Tel: (876) 906-4908 | Fax: (876) 906-1724