Crime Prevention Association of Nigeria (CPAN) serves as the secretariat for Operation Peace of Mind (OPM)Nigerian-AmericanCenterfor Peace and Development, in preventing crime in Nigeria. The Crime Prevention Association of Nigeria is modeled after the American National Crime Prevention Council (USA-NCPC) which is the Secretariat of Crime Prevention Coalition of America (CPCA). The NCPC is the leading non-profit organization in the United States of America on crime prevention. OPM is a member of the Crime Prevention Coalition of America.

The Mission of CPAN:

To mobilize a grass-roots effort for the prevention of crime in Nigeria by offering our youth an alternative lifestyle to committing crime.

When a crime is committed, no matter how serious, the community suffers. It affects businesses and investments that create jobs. Crime affects community social life and puts fear into the minds of citizens forcing them to retreat from their daily activities and hide behind iron rods and locked doors. It makes children fear going to school and victims suffer financial losses and most often loss of life. CPAN believes that the responsibility of fighting crime in Nigeria rests upon individuals, communities, public, private entities and government. CPAN helps Nigerian citizens learn how to protect themselves, loved ones, and their communities. We work with community leaders, private sector, government and non-government organizations to educate and facilitate the building of crime-free communities which creates a positive atmosphere for foreign investment and stronger economic development.


At CPAN:

dsdf	Sunny Ugochukwu (top center) observing an OPM Crime Prevention Fish Pond Pilot Project at Anambra State, Nigeria - empowering unskilled youths to operate their own business.

• We have initiated a comprehensive program that helps schools and parents work together to reduce crime and gang activity in educational institutions.
  
  
• We help citizens already committing crime by offering them meaningful alternatives thereby restoring their confidence and hope.
  
  
• We design programs that help students identify their professional interests, and develop individual programs to help them achieve their vision and goals.
  
  
• We document successful pilot projects that provide program ideas and tested strategies for those who are engaged in crime prevention efforts.
  
  
• We train security agents for corporate organizations and individuals.
  
  
• We counsel and help victims of crime.
  
  
• We increase crime prevention awareness and skills in youths, and engage them in community service to ensure peace and stability.
  
  
• We create low-cost quality crime prevention materials for students, school officials, and local communities, encouraging them to work with law enforcement.
  
  
• We work closely with law enforcement agencies and focused partners through crime prevention campaigns and initiative programs to achieve maximum national impact against crime.
  
  
• We help organize and train community organizations involved in crime prevention.
  
  
• CPAN collaborates with law enforcement agencies in developing national standards to guide individuals, communities, businesses, and governments in realizing the full value of crime prevention.
  
  
• We collaborate with law enforcement agencies to identify both direct and indirect trends that affect the type, method, and commission of crime through the analysis of our research and that of others.
  
  
• We conduct seminars for the agencies in charge of crime prevention in Nigeria.
  
  
  
  

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