The Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association (WCPPA) had its start in the Fox Valley back in 1977. At the time, it was organized by a group consisting of local college instructors and police officers to support and further crime prevention efforts in the area. The association started small and had partnerships through the years with the juvenile officers association and the training officers association before breaking off on their own. Since its beginning, the WCPPA has been affiliated with the National Crime Prevention Council and was a founding member of the Crime Prevention Association of America.
The WCPPA is a unique association in that membership is open to both law enforcement and loss prevention/asset protection in the private sector. Presently, there are over 150 members in the association from throughout Wisconsin. The WCPPA has recently been involved in some unique programs aimed at improving the safety and security of Wisconsin residents. Some of these programs include the
Good Drugs Gone Bad educational toolkit aimed at prescription drug abuse prevention and a partnership with the Home Depot stores to offer education and discounts on home security and safety related products. We are also very active in children’s safety and are proud to be affiliated with both the
Yell & Tell and
Charlie Check First programs.
Mission Statement
The purpose of
WCPPA is to establish and support a permanent network of Crime Prevention Practitioners who will provide leadership, foster cooperation, encourage information exchange and seek involvement from all segments of society to extend and improve crime prevention participation through the development of programs throughout Wisconsin.
The WCPPA holds an annual training conference that is held each September at different locations throughout Wisconsin. This conference has featured several national speakers in recent years. In the spirit of collaboration and networking, the WCPPA has also recently been partnering with other organizations such as the US Attorney’s Office, Center for Problem Oriented Policing and the Mid States Organized Crime Information Center to offer one day trainings on community policing, organized retail theft, scrap metal theft, media relations, severe weather spotter and identity theft.
The
objectives of the WCPPA include, but are not limited to the following:
- To foster professional and effective working relationships among law enforcement agencies, community crime prevention practitioners and the general public.
- To provide a central resource from which all crime prevention practitioners can obtain crime prevention information, guidance, support, referrals, to provide materials, technical assistance and audiovisual resources.
- To seek support from local, county, state and federal governments for community based and law enforcement crime prevention programs.
- To promote public awareness of crime prevention through development of speakers bureau, distribution of crime prevention materials and utilization of the media.
- To promote the development of crime prevention programs where they do not currently exist and provide services for maintenance of existing programs.
Application Form can be downloaded below:
WCPPA Membership Application