Please note that all NICRO offices will be closed from Friday 12th December 2025 until Monday 5th January 2026.

This includes the marking of assignments and responding to queries on the online platforms. 

If you need help during this period, please contact:

Free telephonic counselling: 0861-322-322 ♦ Gender-based Violence: 0800-150-150 ♦ Cipla 24hr Mental Health Helpline: 0800 456 789 ♦ Suicide Crisis Line: 0800 567 567

Service Streams
Service Streams

Objective

To prevent the occurrence of crime and violence

Target Groups

  • Individuals
  • Families and communities
  • Community structures such as community policing forums, CBOs, churches, and neighbourhood watches
  • Schools
  • Service providers including private practitioners, NGOs, and government departments.

Focus Areas

  • Raising awareness about crime and violence
  • Crime prevention - identifying and addressing the risk factors, those negative influences in the lives of individuals or a community: broken families, family violence and parental neglect, drug and alcohol abuse, gender-based violence, high unemployment and poverty.