BLOCK PARENT PROGRAM
To reduce or prevent incidents of child molesting
and sexually related offences involving children
through cocmunity participation.

It involves a large portion of the community for
the first time in an organized support of a Crime
Prevention Program.

Description:

Interested adults submit a duplicate spplication to an Area
Co-ordinator who then aubmite these to C.P.U. for approval as Block
Parents. Rejections are based on evidence of drug abuse, alcoho! abuse,
or any sex offencea by any member of the houeehold involved. C.P.U. uses
C.P.I.C. and iocal cards for this information. One copy of approved
application held by C.P.U. and the other returned to the Area Co-ordinator
who holds it on tile and issues the Block Parent sign to the applicant.
Upon a Block Parent resignation, sign is returned to Co-ordinator, her
copy of application returned to C.P.U. and both coples are destroyed.

BLOCK PARENT ADVISCRY
ObBjective(s) (a) To promote the continued life of the Block Parent
Program by sending a pereonalized form letter each
month to every Block Parent.

(b) To give each Block Parent a sense of positive
ascociation with their police department.

(c) To quash the usual “horror story” rumours that
circulate by issuing real information.

(2) To allow Block Parente to prevent possible continued
attacks, etc., by providing them with information
to assist police in early apprehension of offenders.

A wonthly letter will be published by C.P.U. and sent to each Block
Parent. It will contain simple, factual information about any suspects
that investigatora feel might be spotted by Block Parents (see attach #1).
investigators will complete a form (see attach #2) to publish desired

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information. Thia will be aubject to a series of checks. Items published
“Children are educated in the schools regarding the use of the signs. will be in sequence for the year to assist in easy reference.
Generally there {s one co-ordinator per school.

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Should a publiehed case be successfully concluded, this too will be
Funding: published in an acceptable mannec. Items should be published as eo last
pau avenue of investigation, or to suppreaa Yumours, or to prevent reoccurring
Signs have been purchased by service clubs and councils through C.P.U. offences of injury nature.
budget. Total spent in 1977 - $660.00

Film for Grades 1 & 2 - "What's @ Block Parent?” - $350.00
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Funding:

Approximately $3,100.00 per year is estimated for CPU Municipal Budget.
Remainder of this year - $1,800.00. See attached breakdown for expenditure.