The province is providing more than $532,000 to police agencies, community-based organizations and the Victims’ Fund for new policing tools and programming through the Civil Forfeiture Program.
The police and community program funding will be used to provide for the following:
Program supplies for the “F” Division Youth Advisory Committee (RCMP);
An anti-gang initiative to provide education to youth about street gangs (Saskatoon Police Service);
A cyanoacrylate fuming chamber to assist police with advanced fingerprint identification (Weyburn Police Service);
A 3D laser scanner to improve crime scene analysis (Prince Albert Police Service);
Personal safety devices for victims of domestic violence (Parkland Victims Services);
A domestic violence program to engage community and build accountability for family violence (Piwapan Women’s Centre and Lac La Ronge Domestic Violence Committee);
A pilot project to develop a Sexual Assault Centre in Moose Jaw (Regina Sexual Assault Centre);
A women’s wellness retreat for those who have survived trauma and victimization (La Loche Friendship Centre); and
The development of a crystal meth awareness strategy (Moose Jaw Partners Against Violence).