Welcome to the North Texas Crime Prevention Association

Welcome to the North Texas Crime Prevention Association website. We are one of the nine regional Associations that together constitutes the Texas Crime Prevention Association. Our region serves the following counties in north Texas: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hunt, Hopkins, Kaufman, Lamar, Rains, Rockwall, Tarrant and Van Zandt.

Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in furthering the cause of Crime Prevention. Although many of our members are employed by law enforcement organizations, we have both individual and corporate members who are involved in their individual communities in furthering their Crime Prevention efforts. There are various levels of participation, as explained further in the Membership Information section. We welcome your active participation.

The overall purpose of this website is to provide education and resources to citizens of the State of Texas related to Crime Prevention. Additionally, it serves as a source of research for our members in finding literature, presentations, teaching aides and other specific course content intended to make it easier for them to achieve their Crime Prevention goals and objectives.

We welcome your questions and comments. Whether you have content to offer or questions about specific programs, we encourage and value your input. We trust that you will find valuable and useful information while visiting our website and will return often to further your Crime Prevention goals.

Thank you.

President's Letter

Crime Prevention has gained momentum since it's inception in the 1970's. The NTCPA, which is one of the nine Texas Regional Associations, was pioneered and has been spearheaded by the Texas Crime Prevention Association.

The NTCPA has exemplified its dedication to a safer environment by providing educational programs, and developing initiatives to improve the alliance between law enforcement and the citizens of our communities. Programs such as drug awareness, McGruff, National Night Out, Citizens on Patrol, and Sky Watch Towers are just a few of the programs that have laid the foundation in the overall infrastructure of building a safer environment for our families.

Our region remains the largest Crime Prevention Association in Texas, not because of geographical numbers, but because of the dedication of our members. This dedication was prevalent to me in the first meeting/training session that I attended, and I continue to be astounded by the loyalty of our members. I challenge each of you to take the next step in not only promoting the NTCPA, but also pushing forward with the next program in your department or neighborhood. Growth in crime prevention is the future of our field, and agencies are really starting to grasp this concept. So, I urge you to do whatever it takes to keep our programs on the cutting edge where you live and work.

I look forward to serving as President of the NTCPA. Please do not to hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, ideas, critiques, proposals, or suggestions. I want to make sure that your concerns are addressed as soon as possible. We are all a piece of the puzzle, so please make it to the table, and together we will all be able to make Texas the safest state in the U.S. I want to thank you personally for doing what you do, and doing it with the best of your ability.

Sincerely
Steve Garst