Guardians of the Community
The Block Parent® Program of Canada
Seiten
2025
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-6005-8 (ISBN)
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-6005-8 (ISBN)
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Guardians of the Community chronicles the inception, succession, and eventual decline of the Block Parent® Program of Canada.
The Block Parent® Program of Canada was launched in 1968 following a tragic child abduction and homicide in Ontario. It rapidly expanded across the country, becoming the largest volunteer-led child safety initiative. For over fifty years, the program relied on volunteer homemakers, mostly stay-at-home mothers, who signaled their homes as safe havens for distressed children. Supported by partnerships with police, local businesses, and schools, the program provided a community-based approach to child protection. Although participation declined over the years, recent concerns about bullying, traffic safety, and child protection have sparked renewed interest in Block Parent communities.
Guardians of the Community examines the social, political, technological, and cultural conditions that shifted along with the program to understand the landscape of child protection and community crime prevention over the last five decades. The book draws upon open-ended interviews with key figures who were instrumental in launching and leading the Block Parent Program, analyses of annual reports and documents from the program, and public sources including newspapers, social media, and Hansard debates to explore public and political perceptions of the program and related safety concerns. In exploring the motivations underlying involvement in child safety programs, Guardians of the Community reveals the connections between community engagement and cohesion, civic responsibility, and concerns around child protection.
The Block Parent® Program of Canada was launched in 1968 following a tragic child abduction and homicide in Ontario. It rapidly expanded across the country, becoming the largest volunteer-led child safety initiative. For over fifty years, the program relied on volunteer homemakers, mostly stay-at-home mothers, who signaled their homes as safe havens for distressed children. Supported by partnerships with police, local businesses, and schools, the program provided a community-based approach to child protection. Although participation declined over the years, recent concerns about bullying, traffic safety, and child protection have sparked renewed interest in Block Parent communities.
Guardians of the Community examines the social, political, technological, and cultural conditions that shifted along with the program to understand the landscape of child protection and community crime prevention over the last five decades. The book draws upon open-ended interviews with key figures who were instrumental in launching and leading the Block Parent Program, analyses of annual reports and documents from the program, and public sources including newspapers, social media, and Hansard debates to explore public and political perceptions of the program and related safety concerns. In exploring the motivations underlying involvement in child safety programs, Guardians of the Community reveals the connections between community engagement and cohesion, civic responsibility, and concerns around child protection.
Kimberly N. Varma is a professor in the Department of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Kanwal Khokhar is a federal government policy advisor, working on Indigenous inclusion at Natural Resources Canada.
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Mothers on Watch
1. A Refuge for Children from the City Jungles of North America
2. Where It Once Took a Village, It Now Takes a Device: The Rise and Fall of Block Parent
3. Adaptation and Relevance: The Fate of Block Parent
4. Calculating Security: Community, Collective Consciousness, and the Protection of Vulnerable Populations
Conclusion: Community Well-Being and Finding Purpose
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.4.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 1 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4875-6005-2 / 1487560052 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4875-6005-8 / 9781487560058 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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