%T Local governance, community safety and gender: a comparison of Australian and Canadian initiatives %A Carolyn Whitzman %I 1st State of Australian Cities National Conference, 3-5 December 2003, Sydney, Australia %D 2003 %K Violence prevention, %K Crime prevention, %K Local government, %K Gender, %K Public safety %U https://apo.org.au/node/309394 %X This paper briefly outlines the state of crime prevention and community safety initiatives in Australia and Canada, followed by an analysis of practical and theoretical dilemmas in getting to the first stage of community safety planning, that of problem identification. %9 Conference paper