Message from WSCPA President - Mark Solomon
Dear Members and Friends –
It has been a very active time for the Washington State Crime Prevention Association.
CPTED Certification Course
This October, we held our 2nd WSCPA CPTED Certification course for 2023, hosted by the Everett Police Department. We are grateful to Everett PD for hosting and thank all of those who attended. The breadth of our class participants was inspiring, from Law Enforcement to Code Enforcement, from School Districts to Business Improvement Areas. Attendees travelled from Banbridge, Bellingham, Edmonds, Everett, Federal Way, Puyallup, Redmond, and Tacoma. Even Bently (and his human, Rebekah) travelled from Olympia to be with us!
45th Annual Crime Prevention Conference
In September, we held the 45th Annual WSCPA Crime Prevention Conference in Olympia. We had an incredible array of work workshops, presenters, and vendors. It was great to see you all there. A special thanks to all who attended, to the Olympia Hotel at Capitol Lake for hosting us, and to our very special Keynote Speaker, Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison.
We have uploaded pdfs of the workshop presentations to our webpage. You can find them by going to the ‘Conferences’ tab on our website and selecting ‘2023 Workshop Presentations’. If you missed the conference, or want to refresh yourself with what was presented, please visit this page. We hope to add more presentations soon.
It has been a very active time for the Washington State Crime Prevention Association.
CPTED Certification Course
This October, we held our 2nd WSCPA CPTED Certification course for 2023, hosted by the Everett Police Department. We are grateful to Everett PD for hosting and thank all of those who attended. The breadth of our class participants was inspiring, from Law Enforcement to Code Enforcement, from School Districts to Business Improvement Areas. Attendees travelled from Banbridge, Bellingham, Edmonds, Everett, Federal Way, Puyallup, Redmond, and Tacoma. Even Bently (and his human, Rebekah) travelled from Olympia to be with us!
45th Annual Crime Prevention Conference
In September, we held the 45th Annual WSCPA Crime Prevention Conference in Olympia. We had an incredible array of work workshops, presenters, and vendors. It was great to see you all there. A special thanks to all who attended, to the Olympia Hotel at Capitol Lake for hosting us, and to our very special Keynote Speaker, Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison.
We have uploaded pdfs of the workshop presentations to our webpage. You can find them by going to the ‘Conferences’ tab on our website and selecting ‘2023 Workshop Presentations’. If you missed the conference, or want to refresh yourself with what was presented, please visit this page. We hope to add more presentations soon.
Other Updates
2024 Crime Prevention Conference
Our 46th Annual Crime Prevention Conference will be September 17-18, 2024, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Wenatchee, WA. We are excited to bring together a diverse group of professionals to identify pathways to advance crime prevention. The registration link for the September 2024 conference will be live shortly.
Seeking 2024 Conference Presenters
Are you passionate about Crime Prevention? Do you have a unique initiative you are working on or success you’d like to share? WSCPA is now accepting session proposals for the September 2024 Conference in Wenatchee. Share your expertise and present at the 2024 Crime Prevention Conference! You can submit your workshop proposal directly to us at info@wscpa.net. Submission deadline is March 31, 2024.
Crime Prevention Thursdays
Crime Prevention Thursdays will resume on Thursday January 18, 2024. The first Crime Prevention Thursday of 2024 will be our quarterly statewide Check-in. Please join us to share what's been happening in your communities, things you are working on, or areas in which you might need assistance. Please register for January’s session here. If you have ideas for future crime Prevention Thursday topics, or have a topic you would like to present, please let us know by emailing us directly.
Please Renew Your Membership!
As we will soon close out 2023, we ask that you renew your WSCPA membership for 2024. As reminder, the major benefits of membership are: Access to members-only WSCPA Crime Prevention materials; access to the WSCPA YouTube Channel where you can view previous Crime Prevention Thursday Offerings; discounts on all WSCPA Trainings and conferences, and; access to the wide network of the 114+ agencies and several hundred individuals throughout Washington State (and beyond!) that connect through the WSCPA. Individual memberships are $35/year and agency/organizational memberships are $199/year. To renew, or to become a new member of the WSCPA, please go here.
Thank you for all you do for your communities. We hope to see you soon. In the meantime, Take Care and Stay Safe!
Mark
2024 Crime Prevention Conference
Our 46th Annual Crime Prevention Conference will be September 17-18, 2024, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Wenatchee, WA. We are excited to bring together a diverse group of professionals to identify pathways to advance crime prevention. The registration link for the September 2024 conference will be live shortly.
Seeking 2024 Conference Presenters
Are you passionate about Crime Prevention? Do you have a unique initiative you are working on or success you’d like to share? WSCPA is now accepting session proposals for the September 2024 Conference in Wenatchee. Share your expertise and present at the 2024 Crime Prevention Conference! You can submit your workshop proposal directly to us at info@wscpa.net. Submission deadline is March 31, 2024.
Crime Prevention Thursdays
Crime Prevention Thursdays will resume on Thursday January 18, 2024. The first Crime Prevention Thursday of 2024 will be our quarterly statewide Check-in. Please join us to share what's been happening in your communities, things you are working on, or areas in which you might need assistance. Please register for January’s session here. If you have ideas for future crime Prevention Thursday topics, or have a topic you would like to present, please let us know by emailing us directly.
Please Renew Your Membership!
As we will soon close out 2023, we ask that you renew your WSCPA membership for 2024. As reminder, the major benefits of membership are: Access to members-only WSCPA Crime Prevention materials; access to the WSCPA YouTube Channel where you can view previous Crime Prevention Thursday Offerings; discounts on all WSCPA Trainings and conferences, and; access to the wide network of the 114+ agencies and several hundred individuals throughout Washington State (and beyond!) that connect through the WSCPA. Individual memberships are $35/year and agency/organizational memberships are $199/year. To renew, or to become a new member of the WSCPA, please go here.
Thank you for all you do for your communities. We hope to see you soon. In the meantime, Take Care and Stay Safe!
Mark