Exploring the Ways Arts and Culture Intersect with Public Safety: Identifying Current Practice and Opportunities for Further Inquiry

Caroline Ross
Urban Institute / ArtPlace America, 2016

RESOURCE OVERVIEW

This scan considers the positive impact of place-based creative activity on public safety. They find that arts-based projects can enhance public safety efforts by promoting empathy and understanding, influencing law and policy, providing career opportunities, supporting community well-being, and contributing to the quality of life.

KEY SECTIONS

Aligning Assets

Page 2-6 summarizes current public safety trends and challenges

Page 8-12 highlights five ways that arts and culture strategies can work towards public safety goals.

Page 12-15 summarizes some public safety goals that can be supported by creative placemaking.

Page 17-28 includes an extensive list of stakeholders working at the intersection of public safety and creative placemaking.