(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Project Sunset is an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) youth-centered engagement strategy taking place in North West Region. The Project is a ground-breaking crime prevention strategy, coupled with a third-party process and impact evaluation, a first of its kind in support of community safety and wellbeing in CanadaThe OPP is committed to turning creative ideas into actions. We are using new approaches to help solve complex policing challenges which also promote open communication, respect, and collaboration between all impacted stakeholders. This involves a basic change – a paradigm shift – as we move from more reactive policing practices towards proactive programming to strategically support youth, our communities and necessary system reform.
What is Project Sunset?
Project Sunset is about building sustainable community partnerships to identify innovative solutions that proactively address root causes of youth crime, social disorder and crisis. (www.projectsunset.ca)
Leadership is an OPP core value and as a strategic priority