International Bulletin: Community Safety and Indigenous Peoples

Published in English and French by the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC), this periodic bulletin focuses on causes and prevention of violence in a variety of sites and situations in which indigenous peoples might be threatened or involved. The range of news articles included in an issue might range from reporting on a conference on "Ethnicity, Violence and Exclusion in Colombia" to tackling sexual assault in aboriginal communities in New South Wales, Australia. In addition to news articles, issues include a Community Action in Prevention section, as well as a general section of events, funding, and subscription information.

The Community Action in Prevention section has a listing and brief description of projects and initiatives covering a global range and an urban-to-rural reach. Projects vary from an urban support space with a traditional approach to services - the Aboriginal Front Door Society, to a community development model of bottom-up decision-making to revitalise the Ranui community - The Ranui Action Project (RAP). Another example is the Ngapartji Ngapartji Project, an intergenerational indigenous project focusing on language, digital technologies, and enhanced access to national cultural forums, mainstream media, and cross-cultural life-skills mentoring through Big hART, a large arts company in Australia. This section of the bulletin also includes a tools sub-category that describes resources and toolkits available to those working in communities on assessment, project development, and services. Examples are: "Toolkit: Culturally Sensitive Violence Prevention Resources and Information for Aboriginal Communities" and "Getting to Outcomes with Developmental Assets: Ten Steps to Measuring Success in Youth Programs and Communities".

Click here to access Edition 3 online. Archives and access to the French edition are also available through this link.