National police leadership survey on crime prevention through social development : Sondage national auprès des chefs de police sur la prévention du crime par le développement social

The Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family received funding from the National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) to conduct a survey to determine the level of understanding and commitment of police leaders (e.g., through partnerships and activities), and to raise awareness and educate police on CPSD. [...] The involvement of various individuals and agencies, the formation of formal partnerships, and the strengthening of social bonds in the community all increase the effectiveness of any CPSD strategy (Stroick, 2002). [...] Design and monitoring of the website and translation of the survey from English to French was contracted to Neurofinance, Inc., Montreal, who was also responsible for collecting and organizing the data once the survey period was complete. [...] Given the size of the sample and the projected response rate, a majority of the survey questions were close-ended, having a combination of exhaustive and non-exhaustive response sets. [...] The survey letter gave explicit instructions that the “commanding officer” or “chief” of the chosen police service/detachment/agency was to complete the survey in cases where the specific name and contact information of the “police leader” could not be determined.