Community Response Unit

The Community Response Unit (CRU) was created to offer a new approach to dealing with community issues, such as crime and disorder, by using problem solving to deal with these issues.

Encouraging a shared responsibility with the public, CRU works with community and professional partners to attempt to identify the root cause of the problem through analysis and implementation of solutions that go beyond the traditional reactive law enforcement approach. Crime prevention solutions like Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) look at the factors that bring the victim, offender and location together to complete what is commonly referred to as the crime triangle. By making changes to the environment or educating the victim can help to disrupt this triangle and reduce the repetitiveness of crimes occurring. Other strategies like Crime Prevention through Social Development (CPTSD), deal with quality of life issues and rehabilitating the offender to prevent crime.  

Further inquiries can be made to the attention of the Community Response Unit at (705) 675-9171 ext. 2360 or 2212.

Email Inquiries can be sent here.