Oral Presentation Professor Marie Colón Present me – may / 2014 Raquel Soto Vargas English 1020 ‘Online’ Criminal Justice, B.A.

The children, the youth and people like you…

Crime In ordinary language, the term crime denotes an unlawful act punishable by a state. Assault, robbery, fraud, prostitution, murder, vandalism and others.

Define crime prevention. Review the different types of crime prevention. Examine the principles of crime prevention. Identify the crime prevention strategies you can use to reduce the opportunities for crime in your community.

Crime Prevention Defined 1972 Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it. Source National Crime Prevention Institute

Crime Prevention Defined Crime prevention is a pattern of attitudes and behaviors directed at reducing the threat of crime and enhancing the sense of safety and security, to positively influence the quality of life in our society, and to develop environments where crime cannot flourish. Source National Crime Prevention Council

Types of Crime Prevention PunitiveCorrectiveProtective

Crime Prevention - Protective Neighborhood Watch Community Policing Public Education Homeland Security

Crime Prevention Triangle Opportunity DesireAbility

Crime Prevention Crime prevention is proactive, rather than reactive. Proactive: Policing attempts to prevent the crime from occurring in the first place. Reactive: Policing responds to crime after it has occurred.

Improve the quality of life for every community.

Increase the Effort Increase the Risks Reduce the Rewards Reduce Provocations Remove Excuses Source: Ronald V. Clarke and John Eck (2003) View the complete resource at

Community Policing Defined Community Policing Defined Community Policing is an organization-wide philosophy and management approach that promotes partnerships, proactive problem solving, and community engagement to address the causes of crime, fear of crime, and other community issues. Source: Community Policing Initiative – 1990’s

Are his principles of policing still applicable today? Absolutely! “Police at all time should maintain a relationship with the public,that gives reality to the historic tradition; the police are public and the public are the police. The police being only full-time individuals charged with the duties that are incumbent on all of the citizens.”

Personal safety Robbery prevention School safety Workplace safety Auto theft prevention

Start a Neighborhood Watch program. Institute community beautification projects. Organize voluntary resident patrols. Demonstrate against landlords who rent property to drug dealers. Make young people part of your neighborhood improvement activities. Organize annual community events. Make sure the local newspaper covers good news about your neighborhood.

Take an active role in your children's school. Act as role models. Set clear limits on behaviors in advance. Communicate clearly on violence issues. Help your children learn how to find solutions to problems. Insist on knowing your children’s friends. Work with other parents to develop standards for school-related events. Support school policies and rules that help create and sustain safety. Join with other parents to talk about violence and to discuss prevention.

Refuse to bring weapons to school. Report any crime or suspicious behavior immediately. Learn how to manage the student’s anger. Help others settle disputes peaceably. Start a school crime watch. Ask each student activity or club to adopt an anti-violence theme. Start a “peace pledge” campaign. Welcome new students and help them feel at home in your school.

Invite parents to talk with you about their children. Learn how to recognize warning signs that a child may be headed for violence. Encourage and sponsor student-led antiviolence activities. Offer to serve on a team to develop and implement a safety plan. Enforce school polices that seek to reduce violence. Incorporate discussions on violence and prevention in the curriculum.

Don’t give out personal information over the phone. Shred all documents. Don’t use your mother’s maiden name as a password. Minimize the identification information and the number of cards you carry. Don’t carry your Social Security card, birth certificate, or passport with you, unless absolutely necessary. Don’t put your telephone number or Social Security number on checks. Be careful when using ATM or ATH and phone cards. Pay attention to your billing cycles.

Never give out your name and personal information to others online. Don’t send personal information over the Internet, by , or over cellular phones. Don’t use passwords that are obvious. Avoid break-ins by changing your password regularly and memorizing it. Never agree to meet face-to-face with someone you’ve met online. Never respond to messages from unfamiliar persons. Look for web pages that have a proper title, additional resources, or a person that you are able to contact. Know who are the authors or sponsors of the site.

To provide community leaders, private sector partners, schools organizations, and all the people, information on crime prevention that will enable them to create safer, more secure, more vibrant personal life's and support them to live in a community free of criminal violence.

1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW Thirteenth Floor Washington, DC fax In Puerto Rico:

The National Crime Prevention Council Retrieved by: Cleveland Police Department and Police Department of Puerto Rico; Retrieved by: information/Crime-Reduction.aspx Ronald V. Clarke and John Eck (2003); Retrieved by: