Support for Fight Crime: Invest in Kids School and Youth Violence Prevention Plan
Submitted by the Crime Prevention Committee
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WHEREAS, The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) believes that community safety and crime prevention are everyone's responsibility; and,

WHEREAS, the 20,000 members of the IACP work continuously to fight crime and remove dangerous criminals from our communities; and

WHEREAS, rigorous scientific research and our members' years of experience on the front lines show that society can greatly reduce crime by providing quality after-school and early childhood care and education programs for working families, interventions to get troubled kids back on track, and child abuse and neglect prevention programs for at-risk parents; and

WHEREAS, investments like these more than pay for themselves in reduced crime and associated costs, reduced welfare and remedial education costs, and the increased revenue generated by greater productivity of workers; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) duly assembled at its 118th Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, calls on public officials to fully fund the crime prevention programs cited in the Fight Crime: Invest in Kids' School and Youth Violence Prevention Plan, including after-school programs, quality early childhood care and education, programs that help get troubled kids back on track, and programs proven to improve deficient parenting and prevent child abuse and neglect.