Fight Crime: Invest in Kids:

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids is a national, bi-partisan 501(c)(3) organization made up of more than 2,500 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, other law enforcement leaders, and violence survivors. Our mission is to build public and policy-maker support for the quality social and educational programs that help all kids develop into healthy, productive adults and that reduce crime and violence.

With our national headquarters in Washington , DC , Fight Crime: Invest in Kids has nine state offices: California , Illinois , Maine , Michigan , New York , Ohio , Oregon , Pennsylvania , and Tennessee .

Our members are leaders of law enforcement and crime victims are a powerful group of community leaders who have extraordinary access to and credibility with their elected officials and other local leaders. Our strategy is to build broad-based public and policy-maker support " especially among moderates and conservatives for increasing investments in programs that help disadvantaged children and families.

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids undertakes four major areas of activity:

*Strategic recruitment, education and training of law enforcement and crime survivors.

*Production of research reports, briefs, and policy analyses.

*An earned (not paid) public education media campaign.

*Education of policy-makers and opinion leaders.

2. Resources Available on the Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Web Site:

Fight Crime: Invest in KidsT website www.fightcrime.org includes materials on issues such as:

*Cost/Benefit Analyses

*Early Childhood Education

*Parent Coaching and Support

*Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention/Foster Care

*After-School Programs

*Interventions for Troubled Kids

We address these topics in a variety of ways. Our website contains links to: (a) research reports, briefs, and policy analysis; (b) many state-specific materials; (c) PowerPoint and transparency presentations; (d) national and statepolling data; and (e) policy resources and fact sheets. These materials are described in more detail below, along with links to specific items.

a. Research Reports, Briefs, and Policy Analysis designed to be user friendly for policy-makers and the media. All of our reports include extensive evidence that quality design and implementation is a critical component for these programs to be effective in reducing crime and helping kids reach their full potential. Publications include:

School and Youth Violence Prevention Plan : Our four-part plan to dramatically reduce crime and violence, and help young people learn the skills and values they need to become good neighbors and responsible adults. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/SYVPP03.pdf

Cost/Benefit Analyses:  Investments in Children Prevent Crime and Save Money. Â A cost benefit report of how investments in pre-kindergarten, child care, and after-school programs save money by preventing crime. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/CostBenefit.pdf

Early Childhood Education:Quality Pre-Kindergarten: Key to Crime Prevention and School Success. A report detailing the benefits of pre-kindergarten in reducing later crime and violence. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/PreKBrief.pdf

  A Stitch in Time: What Works with Troubled Preschoolers.   A brief detailing the need for early childhood education in order to prevent delinquent behavior and get kids on the right track.

http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/stitchintime.pdf

Head Start Improves Achievement and Reduces Crime.   A two-page fact sheet showing how increased funding for Head Start reduces the education gap and prevents later crime. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/HeadStartBrief.pdf

After-School Programs:

America s After-School Choice: The Prime Time for Juvenile Crime or Youth Enrichment and Achievement. A report demonstrating the effectiveness of after-school programs in protecting our children between the hours of 3pm and 6pm, known as the prime time for juvenile crime. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/as2000.pdf

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention/Foster Care:

New Hope for Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect. A look at what works to prevent crime and violence by preventing child abuse and neglect. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/CANreport.pdf

Interventions for Troubled Kids:

Bullying Prevention is Crime Prevention. A report detailing the effects of bullying and its link to later crime. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/BullyingReport.pdf

Caught in the Crossfire: Arresting Gang Violence By Investing in Kids. A national report on gang prevention and crime-fighting interventions. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/gangsreport.pdf

b. State-specific Materials including reports, polls, and other materials, such as state-specific two-page research summaries of our reports on pre-kindergarten, child abuse and neglect prevention, child care, and after-school programs. http://www.fightcrime.org/states.php

California

California 's Child Care Crisis: A Crime Prevention Tragedy. A report calling attention to the critical importance of quality child care programs in California . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/CAchildcare.pdf

California 's After-School Choice: Juvenile Crime or Safe Learning Time. A report detailing how after-school programs benefit children, youth and communities in many ways: reduced crime, increased academic achievement, and less truancy as young people receive the support they need to grow up to be productive, healthy and contributing members of their communities. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/ca-as.pdf

Californias Next After-School Challenge: Keeping High School Teens Off the Street and On the Right Track. A report pulling together new research from California and across the nation showing the effectiveness of after-school programs for high school teens in preventing crime and other risky behavior, as well as increasing academic achievement. http://www.fightcrime.org/ca/highschool/CAHSAS.pdf

Keeping the Promise of a Safe Home for Northern California 's Children: The Impact on Child Abuse and Future Crime of  Capping Federal Foster Care Funds. A report that details the risks of placing a federal funding cap on foster care funds in Northern California . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/cafostercare.pdf

Public Safety Cant Wait Californias Preschool Shortage, A Missed Opportunity for Crime Prevention. A report that highlights the long-term crime-fighting success of early education programs in California . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/capreschool.pdf

Colorado

Preventing Crime with Quality Child Care: A Critical Investment in Colorado 's Safety. A report detailing the success of child care as a crime reducing intervention in Colorado . http://www.fightcrime.org/coccdbg.pdf

Delaware

Eliminating Quality Standards and Local Control of Head Start Threaten Delaware â€Ts Public Safety. A report that shows Head Start and similar pre-kindergarten programs cut crime. Children left out of Head Start are more likely to commit crimes when they grow up compared to children who did attend the program. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/deheadstart.pdf

Florida

High-quality Pre-Kindergarten: The Key to Crime Prevention and School Success in Florida . An in-depth report on the crime-fighting benefits of Pre-Kindergarten in Florida . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/flprek.pdf

Illinois

Quality Pre-Kindergarten:  The Key to Crime Prevention and School Success.  A report on the effectiveness of pre-kindergarten in Illinois in reducing crime. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/Ilprek.pdf

When the school bell rings… juvenile crime or constructive time? After-school programs are the answer. A report detailing how after-school programs benefit children, youth and communities in many ways: reduced crime, increased academic achievement, and less truancy as young people receive the support they need to grow up to be productive, healthy and contributing members of their communities. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/ILASReportWendnotes.pdf

Iowa

Abandoning Iowa 's Most Vulnerable Kids Impact on Crime of Proposed Federal Withdrawal Of Foster Care Funding Pledge. A detailed report on the risks of future crime if federal foster care funding is capped. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/iafostercare.pdf

Maine

Protect Kids, Reduce Crime, Save Money - Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect In Maine . A report detailing the crime-fighting strategies that reduce child abuse and neglect, specifically in-home parent coaching, in Maine . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/mecan.pdf

Preventing Crime with Quality Child Care: A Critical Investment in Maine â€Ts Safety. A report detailing the success of child care as a crime reducing intervention in Maine . http://www.fightcrime.org/meccdbg.pdf

Maine Faces Deep Cuts In Programs that Keep Kids From Becoming Criminals. A report that explains the danger imposed to Maine â€Ts crime prevention by proposed budget cuts.

http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/mebudgetcrunch.pdf

High-Quality Pre-K Can Prevent Teenage Pregnancy and Future Crime in Maine . A report detailing the effectiveness of high quality pre-kindergarten as a deterrent to teen pregnancy and juvenile crime in Maine . http://www.fightcrime.org/me/mainepregnancy.pdf

Michigan

High-Quality Preschool: The Key to Crime Prevention and School Success in Michigan . An in-depth report on the crime-fighting benefits of Pre-Kindergarten in Michigan . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/miprek.pdf

Minnesota

  Preventing Crime with Quality Child Care: A Critical Investment in Minnesota 's Safety. A report detailing the success of child care as a crime reducing intervention in Minnesota . http://www.fightcrime.org/mnccdbg.pdf

New Mexico

High-quality Pre-Kindergarten: The Key to Crime Prevention and School Success in New Mexico . An in-depth report on the crime-fighting benefits of Pre-Kindergarten in New Mexico . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/nmprek.pdf

New York

Protect Kids, Reduce Crime, Save Money - Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect in New York . A report detailing the crime-fighting strategies that reduce child abuse and neglect, specifically in-home parent coaching, in New York . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/nycan.pdf

New Yorks After-School Choice: The Prime Time for Juvenile Crime Or Youth Enrichment and Achievement Report. A two-page report summary of the crime-fighting benefits to New Yorkers of after school programs. http://www.fightcrime.org/ny/after-school/Nyas2pager-3.pdf

Caught in the Crossfire: Arresting Long Island Gang Violence By Investing in Kids. A report specific to Long Island that details strategies of preventing gang violence. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/nygangreport.pdf

Ohio

High-quality Pre-Kindergarten: The Key to Crime Prevention and School Success in Ohio . An in-depth report on the crime-fighting benefits of Pre-Kindergarten in Ohio http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/ohprek.pdf

Abandoning Ohio 's Most Vulnerable Kids Impact on Crime of Proposed Federal Withdrawal Of Foster Care Funding Pledge. A detailed report on the risks of future crime if federal foster care funding is capped. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/ohfostercare.pdf

Keeping Ohio 's Kids from Becoming Criminals: Risks and Opportunities. A look at the most effective strategies to fighting crime in Ohio . http://fightcrime.org/reports/ohbudgetreport.pdf

Oregon

High-quality Pre-Kindergarten: The Key to Crime Prevention and School Success in Oregon . An in-depth report on the crime-fighting benefits of Pre-Kindergarten in Oregon . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/orprek.pdf

Protect Kids, Reduce Crime, Save Money - Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect in Oregon . A report detailing the crime-fighting strategies that reduce child abuse and neglect, specifically in-home parent coaching, in Oregon . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/orcan.pdf

Abandoning Oregons Most Vulnerable Kids Impact on Crime of Proposed Federal Withdrawal Of Foster Care Funding Pledge. A detailed report on the risks of future crime if federal foster care funding is capped. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/orfostercare.pdf

Pennsylvania

High-quality Pre-Kindergarten: The Key to Crime Prevention and School Success in Pennsylvania . An in-depth report on the crime-fighting benefits of Pre-Kindergarten in Pennsylvania . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/paprek.pdf

Pro posed Budget Cuts Threaten Public Safety By Slashing Policing and Investments in Kids. A detailed report that explains how budget cuts will harm Pennsylvania â€Ts fight against crime. http://www.fightcrime.org/pa/pabudgetcrunch.pdf

Rhode Island

Preventing Crime with Quality Child Care: A Critical Investment in Rhode Island 's Safety A report detailing the success of child care as a crime reducing intervention in Rhode Island . http://www.fightcrime.org/riccdbg.pdf

Tennessee

High-quality Pre-Kindergarten: The Key to Crime Prevention and School Success in Tennessee . An in-depth report on the crime-fighting benefits of Pre-Kindergarten in Tennessee . http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/tnprek.pdf

Eliminating Quality Standards and Local Control of Head Start Threaten Tennessee â€Ts Public Safety. A report that shows Head Start and similar pre-kindergarten programs cut crime. Children left out of Head Start are more likely to commit crimes when they grow up compared to children who did attend the program. http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/tnheadstart.pdf

Utah

Preventing Crime with Quality Child Care: A Critical Investment in Utah 's Safety. A report detailing the success of child care as a crime reducing intervention in Utah . http://www.fightcrime.org/utccdbg.pdf

c. PowerPoint and Transparency Presentations on the evidence that effective programs for children reduce crime, with subset presentations on issues regarding early childhood programs, child abuse and neglect prevention programs, after-school programs, programs for troubled kids, and more. http://www.fightcrime.org/other.php

d. National and State Polling Data conducted by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids on support for increased investments in children as a key crime-prevention strategy, improving school success, and other benefits. Our most recent national poll of kindergarten teachers found that children who had not had access to pre-kindergarten programs were substantially less prepared to succeed in school than those who attended pre-kindergarten. http://www.fightcrime.org/polls.php

e. Policy Resources and Fact Sheets on key issues, federal and state programs and funding, policy recommendations, and how to contact policy-makers. http://www.fightcrime.org/natlpolicy.php , http://www.fightcrime.org/statepolicy.php