National Crime Prevention Council is an American educational

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nonprofit organization in

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whose

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is to enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of

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and

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and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur. The organization is perhaps best known for its mascot

McGruff the Crime Dog McGruff the Crime Dog is an anthropomorphic animated bloodhound created by Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising executive Jack Keil (who also voiced the character) through the Ad Council and later the National Crime Prevention Council to increas ...

, a Bloodhound dog character created to educate children about crime prevention. Paul DelPonte, a one-time federal whistleblower, was appointed to head the organization in 2021.

History

Carl M. Loeb, Jr. (son of banker John Langeloth Loeb Sr.), was a former

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of the

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of the

National Council on Crime and Delinquency Evident Change, formerly the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD), is an American nonprofit social research organization. NCCD was organized by fourteen probation officers who met at Plymouth Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 1 ...

. Loeb left that group in order to found the National Crime Prevention Council in 1982, where he served as its

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. After more than two generations of helping Americans Take A Bite Out Of Crime®, the organization is mounting an ambitious effort to introduce the iconic crime dog to the next generation of crime stoppers. A core of the effort aims to link crime prevention with health.

Recent Events

Working with the United States Patent and Trademark Organization, the Council is mounting an extensive national campaign to warn consumers on the hazard of purchasing counterfeit goods. "No young person wants to be duped by fake products," said Paul DelPonte, Executive Director of NCPC. "This campaign equips them with the skills to take a bite out of counterfeits. It will save lives and will help choke off a growing global criminal enterprise." The campaign features new ads with McGruff in 3D anmination, as well as a race car driven by

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Joey Gase Joseph Robert Gase (born February 8, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 35 and 53 Ford Mustang and Toyota Supra for Emerling-Gase Motorsp ...

. In December 2021, McGruff and a public service announcement on kidnapping were featured in the animated television series the

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

. The reemergence of the iconic Crime Dog generated an outpouring of public support. In July 2022, McGruff made his first full-length movie debut in Disney's ''Chip 'n Dale: The Rescue Rangers.'' The organization is planning a major project to combat the fentyanl crisis.

References

External links

* Civil crime prevention Organizations established in 1982 Non-profit organizations based in Maryland {{nonprofit-org-stub