Police Week
May 11 – 17, 2008

Police Week is an annual event dedicated to promoting crime prevention, recognition and awareness of policing services in the community.

Since 1970, Police Week has been observed in May to coincide with Peace Officers Memorial Day, recognized internationally on May 15th. Police Week has always been scheduled for the full week containing May 15th, beginning with a Sunday and ending on a Saturday. This year, May 11-17, 2008 has been designated Police Week in Ontario.

This year’s theme “Working with Today’s Youth To Build Safer Communities” will promote positive interaction between police and young people. The efforts of the government, police, the community and youth working together to reduce the risk of youth crimes are essential in building safer communities.

Police services will be commemorating this special week by engaging the public in a variety of activities that will help them to recognize the outstanding and meaningful work undertaken by police to promote community safety. To assist you in planning for local events, a Media Relations Plan will be available for downloading through the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) website: www.oacp.on.ca.

The OACP has provided valuable input in the selection of this year’s theme, and it has posted the Police Week information on their website. Police services are encouraged to promote this year’s Police Week theme throughout the year. The open houses, activities and information sessions held during Police Week will result in more people becoming aware of the collaborative work police services engaged in to enhance safety in our communities.