Crime Prevention and Security
By Charles Montaldo, About.com Guide to Crime / Punishment
Have to taken all the security measures possible to make your home safe? How about your child's school? Is the school doing all it should to keep everyone safe? Learn what prevention steps can be implemented at home, school and work to make sure you and your family is safe as possible.
Home and Family Safety
Whether you live in a high-rise apartment complex, a mobile home park or an upscale gated community, you can be the victim of crime. No matter what your circumstance, there are steps that you can take to increase security and protect your family.
- Home Crime Safety Quiz
- Apartment Crime Safety Quiz
- Start An Apartment Watch Program
- Is Your Child Ready to Stay Home Alone?
- Is Your Child's School Safe?
- College Campus Safety Guidelines
- Auto Theft Prevention Tips
- iPod Muggings - A Growing Problem For Students
- Home Office Safety Quiz
- How to Choose a Home Alarm Company
- Safety Tips for Selecting a Babysitter
- Teaching Children Skills to Prevent Abduction
- Schools Can Take Action Against Date-Rape
- Protecting Your ATM Card
- Use Your ATM Safely
Workplace Safety
Whether you work for someone else or own your own business, you can be a victim of crime at work. There are steps that can be taken to reduce the risk. These prevention tips can save money and lives.
- Small Business Robbery Safety Quiz
- Business Burglary Prevention Tips
- Robbery Prevention Tips for Businesses
- If Your Business Is Robbed
- How To Detect Counterfeit Money
- How To Deal With Someone Threatening You With a Weapon
- Is It Safe to Hire an Ex-Convict?
- Home Office Safety Quiz
Identity Theft
People have not only lost their credit ratings, money, and reputations due to identity theft, spent years trying to straighten out their lives, have been refused loans, educational opportunities, job offers, and have even been arrested for crimes they did not commit. Prevent identity theft from happening to you and find out what you can do if you become a victim.
- Identity Theft Safety Quiz
- What Is Identity Theft?
- If Your Identity Has Been Stolen
- Get Copies of Your Credit Reports
- Your Wallet: Too Much Information?
- When Should I Provide My Social Security Number?
- Identity Theft at the Workplace
- Workplace Identity Theft FAQs
- Avoiding Identity Theft Through Job Bank Fraud
Internet Dangers
The Internet has opened up a vast world of information and communication, but it also has provided increased opportunites for criminals and predators. Protect your family and your computer from those who try to do you harm -- online and off.
- Home Computer Safety Quiz
- Monitoring Children Online
- Ten Safety Rules for Kids Who Use the Internet
- Top Five Ways to Avoid Spam
Cons and Scams
New technology has given us a wide range of wireless and computer communication tools, but unfortunately the same tools are available to criminals to perpetrate new, and some very old, scams and con games. The world is full of con artists who will use all kinds of ploys to defraud others out of their money. Be aware of these frauds.
- Nigerian Scam Continues to Rip Off Millions
- Avoid Disaster Aid Scam Artists
- Avoiding International Mass Marketing Fraud
- Advance-Fee Fraud Schemes
- Business / Employment Schemes
- Counterfeit Check Schemes
- Frauds and Scams Used Against the Elderly
- FBI Email Hoax
- Staged Auto Accident Fraud
- Notorious 'Reshipper Scam' Transforms
- Phony Escrow Services
- Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes
- X-Box Giveaway - Internet Scam
Holiday Safety
The holiday season is filled with happiness and celebration, but it can also be a time of danger. Unfortunately, there are criminals who use the holidays to target victims who may be distracted by the busy season. The holidays present special challenges to safety and security. Become aware of the dangers and takes steps to keep your holidays happy.
- Holiday Safety Quiz
- Stay Safe During the Holidays
- Halloween Safety Quiz
- Answering the Door During the Holidays
Crime Victim Resources
Every crime has a victim who suffers some harm at the hands of the offender -- either physical, financial, psychological or emotional. Thanks to the efforts of victim rights groups, crime victims no longer get lost of forgotten in the criminal justice process. Almost every state in the U.S. has passes laws that protect the victims of a crime.
- The Rights of Crime Victims
- Victim Impact Statements An Important Tool
- A Guide for Victims of Crime
- Victim Assistance and Compensation Programs
- Victim Assistance Programs By State
- Crime Victims' Rights by State
- What is Stockholm Syndrome?
- Help for Victims of Domestic Violence
- Avoiding Dating Violence
- Help for Victims of Elder Abuse
- How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Road Rage
- Road Rage Quiz
- If You Are Being Stalked
- Protect Yourself Against Sexual Assault
- Date-Rape Drugs: Protecting Yourself
The Death Penalty
One of the best crime prevention tools is a deterrent. Those who support the death penalty consider it the strongest crime deterrent of them all. Although opposition to the death penalty has grown in recent years, the majority of Americans still support executions for our worse criminals.
