Crime prevention series

Appendix II: Training

Published in:
Crime prevention for migrant communities
Kayleen M Hazlehurst
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1990
ISBN 0 642 15514 3 ; ISSN 1031-5330
(Crime prevention series) ; p. 39

1 - Hints and training techniques

Below is a list of points and techniques which trainers can include in their community-based training programs.

• Ice breaking exercises
• Clear explanations, practical examples
• Use of visual materials (posters, whiteboard, butcher's paper and pens, videos)
• Grounding discussions in community experiences
• Community ownership of problems and solutions
• Brainstorming (workshop activities)
• Group exercises to practice new skills (that is, the use of role modelling)
• Listing goals (short simple sentences)
• Team building
• Action planning
• Above all, HAVING FUN!

2 - New skills training

Below are listed new skills which can be introduced to the working group through special training programs (either offered by local or visiting trainers, or through 'learning by doing' kinds of activities based on information gathering by the group).

These new skills will make our working group special, by making it more effective and a source of inspiration to other community members.

Training in new skills for the working group could include:

• Teamwork and Team Building
• Communication Techniques
• Problem Solving
• Action Planning
• The Primary Prevention Approach
• Crisis Intervention
• Dispute Resolution and Mediation
• Negotiation
• Setting up Support Groups
• Networking and working with other groups