Crime Prevention Ottawa Community Safety Awards
Nominate a Leader in Crime Prevention!
Crime Prevention Ottawa’s second annual Community Safety Awards honour individuals and groups making a contribution to the safety of our community.
You can nominate any individual, group or program you feel has made an outstanding contribution to crime prevention and community safety in Ottawa. Crime prevention leaders represent all walks of life, volunteers and staff with many different kinds of organizations. We have created flexible categories of: Community Safety Volunteer; Community Safety Program; Community Safety Leader; Business Leader in Community Safety; Youth Leader; Enforcement Professional, and City of Ottawa Community Safety Award. Selection Criteria
Nominations will be reviewed and selected based on the following:
Commitment and Perseverance The individual, group or program has actively participated in preventing crime and enhancing community safety for at least two years.
Innovation and Use of the Evidence The individual or group has developed an innovative crime prevention idea, project or strategy that is based on the evidence of what works for preventing crime.
Contribution The individual, group or program has made a real contribution towards the reduction of crime and the enhancement of community safety.
Nomination Procedure To nominate an individual, group or program, complete a nomination form(s) and submit it to the CPO Awards Committee.
The nomination form can be found at: www.CrimePreventionOttawa.ca
Save the form to your computer to complete it if you wish to submit it by e-mail to [email protected] . Nominations can be submitted any time before the deadline of October 12, 2010. You can also submit the nomination by regular mail to CPO, 110 Laurier Ave West, Ottawa, K1P 1J1 Award Procedures Successful candidates and nominators will be notified no later than October 25, 2010. An awards selection committee made up of the two members of the CPO Board of Directors, three members of the CPO Community Forum and the CPO Staff will adjudicate the awards. Awards will be presented at City Hall on November 8, 2010.
The Awards
Community Safety Volunteer The nominee must be in a non-paid position as a volunteer and must have demonstrated his/her commitment to their community through outstanding contribution towards crime prevention and community safety.
Community Safety Program The nominee must be a non-profit program that has made an exemplary contribution in the area of community safety and crime prevention. Contributions could include the development of innovative projects for youth, for preventing domestic violence, for preventing substance abuse, for neighbourhood renewal or any other crime prevention project.
Community Safety Leader The nominee may be in a paid capacity working for a school board, hospital, community group or other non-profit agency who has provided exemplary leadership in his/her community in the area of crime prevention and community safety.
Business and Community Safety The nominee should be a business person who has shown leadership in promoting community safety and crime prevention by providing partnership, resources, assistance, and program contributions.
Youth Leader The nominee can be in either a paid or non-paid position but must be under 25 years of age as of December 31, 2010. Children or youth nominated for this category should be positive role models for other children or youth in their community; should have outstanding leadership skills; and should be actively involved in crime prevention and community safety projects in the broader community or at school.
Enforcement Professional The nominee must be an individual who has provided exemplary leadership in the area of crime prevention within an enforcement context, including but not limited to, the Ottawa Police Service, OC Transpo Security, OPP, RCMP, Ottawa Community Housing Security or a private security firm.
City of Ottawa Community Safety Award The nominee should be a City of Ottawa employee (including OC Transpo and the Ottawa Public Library) that has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the area of promoting and implementing crime prevention and community safety strategies within their field of work.
Please note: It is not necessary to specify which award you are nominating an individual/group/program for as the Awards Committee will select the appropriate award category. More than one recipient may be selected for each award category and it is possible that there will be no recipients in a category. 2010 Award Nomination Form
This two-page form is set up to allow you to complete the information while at your computer. You may, however, wish to download the form, print, and complete the information by hand.
Completed nomination forms must be received by October 12, 2010. Please E-Mail or mail the form to: [email protected] or CPO at 110 Laurier Street West, 2nd floor, Ottawa ON K1P 1J1
Info about the individual, group or program being nominated for an award:
Name:
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City and Postal Code:
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Info about you, the nominator:
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Phone: Email: Justification for nomination:
This section must be completed and attached to page 1 of the Nomination Form. Attachments such as relevant reports, newspaper clippings or pamphlets, etc., will also be accepted. Please describe the nominee’s accomplishments in crime prevention and community safety. Do not assume that the panel will know anything about the nominee. Include any attributes/accomplishments of the nominee which you feel the selection committee should be aware of.
1. Describe the contribution made by this individual, group or program towards the reduction of crime and the enhancement of community safety. (Description is not to exceed 500 words.)
2. How long has this individual, group or program been involved in preventing crime and enhancing community safety?
3. Tell us about how is this individual, group or program is effective at making our community safer.