A computer screen or iPhone can never replace you Your students greatly miss your human connection Your students can better navigate these events because of the impact you have made on them this year Your impact is victory. Stay strong. The National Center for Prevention of Community Violence (NCPCV) 2020
AC4P Contagious Civility During COVID-19
Yes, this is stressful. It’s also a time of incredible anxiety and feelings of hopelessness. Unfortunately, the first line of our character is clearly being tested. This is now raising its head through the sudden rise in domestic violence. It can also be witnessed even in the way we interact with each other. Parking lots…
Violence Is A Process, Not An Event
by Bobby Kipper, Executive Director NCPCV During these unsettling times the issue of anxiety and aggression can quickly turn into heated words and physically acting out behavior. These are certainly difficult and anxious times that challenge our emotions in many ways. Anger and aggression can easily be a result of our inability to control our…
The Frontline for Your Frontline: The Importance of Peer Support Teams During COVID-19
by Katherine Kuhlman, PsyD It’s no secret that the Coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on first responders. Many agencies are becoming short-staffed due to responders contracting or being exposed to the virus, and families of responders are worrying and their loved ones venture to the front lines daily, putting themselves at risk. Responders have admitted…
We Are Growing
We are pleased to announce the opening of our new Arizona Headquarters to kick-off 2018. The new office is located at 2578 Smoke Tree Lane in Prescott, AZ. The National Center for Prevention Of Community Violence has been partnering with agencies in Arizona for several years to bring the latest in Prevention Programs to schools…
Sgt. McComie Winter Park Police Department
Speak with Love, Act with Kindness, and Pay it Forward is our family motto and mission. We have raised our daughters ages six (6) and ten (10) to be global citizens and to pay it forward to those around them. This year our daughters asked to deliver a cake, a handmade card, and party supplies…
Corporal Melinda Wray – Norfolk Police Department
On a recent spring morning in April, a man wandered into the Police Administration Building in Downtown Norfolk. The man smiled politely with a wide, toothy grin and stared at the officers. When asked if he needed any assistance, the man simply stated, “I think I’m lost.” The man knew his first name and believed…
Ofc C Deuell – Norfolk Police Department
On April 4th, 2016 I responded to an accident on Sewell’s Pt Rd where a car had pulled out in front of a motorcycle, causing an accident. A good Samaritan who saw the accident stopped, checked on the injured motorcyclist, called 911, and stayed on scene until paramedics and PDD arrived to make sure that…
W.L. Hoyle – Coolidge Police Department
On October 16, 2015, while on patrol I decided to take a break at the local Subway restaurant. When approaching the cashier I learned someone had already paid for my meal. I spoke with “Nicole” and thanked her for her kindness. “Nicole” told me she lives for the pay it forward experience, and wants to…
Commander Rodney Smith – Coolidge Police Department
While sitting in the briefing room, I observed two of our records clerks walking by. They were pulling a cart of copying paper. I also observed officers engaged in conversation watching the records clerks struggling with the cart. An explorer who was speaking with me, excused himself from the conversation and went and assisted the…