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With programs across the United States and around the world, Youth Crime Watch demonstrates that young people can make the difference in keeping their schools and communities safe from crime, drugs, and violence.

Regional Youth Summits 2010 In 2010, a series of Regional Youth Summits will replace YCW's National Youth Crime Prevention Conference, taking the 20-year tradition of our National Conferences to a local level.
Florida - March 25-27, 2010		New England - March 25-26, 2010



Call for entries! YCW Poster Contest - deadline Feb 16, 2010. Have a say at YCWA - Grab a seat on the Next Generation Board! Applications due April 2, 2010.		Updated (Dec 2009) YCWA site standards lay the ground rules for a solid program. The standards have changed - please review them today! Monroe Middle School (Tampa) has jump-started its YCW program. With creative ideas - from adding random acts of kindness to their reporting pool to recruiting a faculty core group - the site has found a way to make the program work best for them. See the full Monroe MS success story (PDF 388 kB). » past stories

International roundup
Haiti devastated by earthquake, struggles to rise from the rubble - YCW members do all they can to help in affected communities.		Jamaica: Police recognize community center. JCC members in Brazil teamed up with local business leader for a charity event. JCC/YCW Guinea-Bissau releases its Guinea-Bissau 2009 Annual Report. » international programs
Other sources
Jan 2010: One in four teenage girls involved in violence (SAMHSA) Compendium of successful crime prevention projects (PDF 3.7 MB) in urban settings around the world (Intl Ctr for Prev of Crime) Stop snitchin'? Watch the 60 Minutes report on the code of silence that is killing our most desperate communities. The COPS office at USDOJ has a nice study of school-based crime prevention programs, including Youth Crime Watch.		U.S. Dept of Education Grants A study (May 2008) by the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Dept. of Education highlights the importance of crime reporting. Check it out: Prior Knowledge of Potential School-based Violence: Information Students learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack (PDF) Check out the School Violence Fact Sheet (PDF) from the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center.

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