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This tool bridges a major gap in the Canadian policing and community safety field, by offering a central repository to share information and research among the policing community, as well as learn about policing activities across Canada. </p> <p>The Policing and Community Safety Research webpage features several useful resources to assist the policing community, including the Canadian policing Research Catalogue and the Index of Policing Initiatives.</p> <p><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/cnmcs-plcng/rsrch-prtl/index-en.aspx"><strong>Canadian Policing Research Catalogue</strong></a><br> A consolidated library of policing research to provide the policing community, policy makers, academics, other stakeholders and the general public with a virtual, online forum to access evidenced-based policing research, information and best practices in a single location.</p> <p><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/plcng-rsrch/plcng-rsrch-gnd-en.aspx"><strong>National Policing Research Agenda</strong></a><br> Policing research priorities have been identified for the Canadian policing community for years 2014-2016. </p> <p><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/cnmcs-plcng/ndx/index-en.aspx"><strong>Index of Policing Initiatives</strong></a><br> A searchable, evergreen, online database of innovative policing initiatives and best practices submitted by police services and governments from across Canada - the first of its kind in Canada.</p> <p><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/plcng-rsrch/plcng-rsrch-smpsm-en.aspx"><strong>National Policing Research Symposium</strong></a><br> Public Safety Canada, in partnership with Simon Fraser University, co-hosted the Symposium which brought together representatives from the three national police associations, Canadian and international academics, federal, provincial, and territorial government representatives, and other policing partners to discuss policing research in Canada.</p> <p><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/plcng-rsrch/plcng-rsrch-xtrnl-en.aspx"><strong>Policing Partners</strong></a><br> We welcome you to link to our many partners.</p> <p><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/plcng-rsrch/plcng-rsrch-snd-en.aspx"><strong>Send Us Your Work</strong></a><br> What kind of material can be submitted to the Canadian Policing Research Catalogue? </p> <div class="clearfix"></div> <dl id="wb-dtmd"> <dt>Date modified: </dt> <dd><time property="dateModified">2016-06-14</time></dd> </dl> </main> <nav role="navigation" id="wb-sec" typeof="SiteNavigationElement" class="col-md-3 col-md-pull-9 visible-md visible-lg"> <h2 id="wb-sec-h">Countering Crime</h2> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li> <h3><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/index-en.aspx">Policing</a></h3> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/brgnl-plcng/index-en.aspx">Indigenous Policing</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/cnmcs-plcng/index-en.aspx">Economics of Policing</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/ntrntnl-plc-pckpng-en.aspx">International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/plcng-rsrch/index-en.aspx">Policing and Community Safety Research</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/crm-prvntn/index-en.aspx">Crime Prevention</a></h3> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/crm-prvntn/tls-rsrcs/index-en.aspx">Crime Prevention Tools and Resources</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/crm-prvntn/fndng-prgrms/index-en.aspx">Crime Prevention Funding Programs</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/crm-prvntn/crm-prvntn-prjcts-en.aspx">Crime Prevention Projects</a></li> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/crrctns/index-en.aspx">Corrections and Criminal Justice</a></h3> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/crrctns/crrctns-plc-en.aspx">Corrections and Criminal Justice Policy</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/crrctns/prgms-cmmnt-dvlpmnt-en.aspx">Community Safety and Community-based Corrections</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/crrctns/cmmnt-crrctns-nttv-en.aspx">Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/crrctns/ntnl-ffc-vctms-en.aspx">National Office for Victims</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/rgnzd-crm/index-en.aspx">Organized Crime</a></h3> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/rgnzd-crm/rgnzd-crm-rsrch-en.aspx">Organized Crime Research</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/rgnzd-crm/frst-ntns-rgnzd-crm-en.aspx">First Nations Organized Crime Initiative</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/rgnzd-crm/ntgrtd-mrkt-nfrcmnt-en.aspx">Integrated Market Enforcement Teams</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/rgnzd-crm/ntgrtd-prcds-crm-en.aspx">Integrated Proceeds of Crime (IPOC)</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/rgnzd-crm/ntnl-crdntng-cmmtt-en.aspx">National Coordinating Committee on Organized Crime</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/chld-sxl-xplttn-ntrnt/index-en.aspx">Child Sexual Exploitation on the Internet</a></h3> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/chld-sxl-xplttn-ntrnt/vlntry-prncpls-en.aspx">Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/llgl-drgs/index-en.aspx">Illegal Drugs</a></h3> </li> <h3><a href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/hmn-trffckng/index-en.aspx">Human Trafficking</a></h3> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/cnt/cntrng-crm/hmn-trffckng/fndng-prgms-cmbt-hmn-trffckng-en.aspx">Human Trafficking - 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