32) What is Ontario's modernized approach to CSWB?

The ministry has been working with its inter-ministerial, community and policing partners to develop a modernized approach to CSWB that addresses crime and complex social issues on a more sustainable basis. This process involved the following phases:

• Phase 1 – raising awareness, creating dialogue and promoting the benefits of CSWB to Ontario communities through the development of the Crime Prevention in Ontario: A Framework for Action booklet, which was released broadly in 2012. The booklet is available on the ministry's website: mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/sites/default/files/content/mcscs/docs/ec157730.pdf

• Phase 2 – the strategic engagement of various stakeholders across the province, including the public. This phase concluded in November 2014, with the release of the Community Safety and Well-Being in Ontario: A Snapshot of Local Voices booklet. This booklet highlights feedback from the engagement sessions regarding locally-identified CSWB challenges and promising practices. The Snapshot of Local Voices is also available on the ministry's website: mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/sites/default/files/content/mcscs/docs/ec167634.pdf

• Phase 3 – the development of the third booklet entitled Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework: A Shared Commitment in Ontario, which was released in November 2017. The booklet consists of the Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework (Framework) and toolkit of practical guidance documents to assist communities in developing and implementing local CSWB plans. The Framework encourages communities to work collaboratively across sectors to identify local priority risks to safety and well-being and implement evidence-based strategies to address these risks, with a focus on social development, prevention and risk intervention. The Framework also encourages communities to move towards preventative planning and making investments into social development, prevention and risk intervention in order to reduce the need for and investment in and sole reliance on emergency/incident response. This booklet is available on the ministry's website: mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/Publications/MCSCSSSOPlanningFramework.html.

33) Was the CSWB planning process tested in advance of provincial release?

The Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework: A Shared Commitment in Ontario booklet was developed using evidence-based research, as well as practical feedback from the eight pilot communities that tested components of the Framework and toolkit prior to public release. Further, learnings from on-going community engagement sessions with various urban, rural, remote and Indigenous communities have also been incorporated. The booklet was also reviewed by the ministry's Inter-ministerial CSWBWorking Group, which consists of nine Ontario ministries and Public Safety Canada, to further incorporate multi-sectoral input and perspectives. As a result, this process helped to ensure that the booklet is a useful tool that can support communities as they move through the CSWB planning process.

34) What is a risk factor?

Risk factors are negative characteristics and/or conditions present in individuals, families, communities, or society that may increase social disorder, crime or fear of crime, or the likelihood of harm or victimization to persons or property in a community.

A few examples of risk factors include:

• Risk Factor: Missing School – truancy