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Occurrences & Situations:

Robbery is defined by the US department of Justice as: The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody or control from a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Rape The majority of women think of rape as a stranger jumping out of the bushes and sexually assaulting her. This is a good news and bad news situation. The good news is that the "jump out the bushes rapist is A) the rarest type and B) the easiest to avoid and prevent. The same measures that keep you from being robbed will protect you from being sexually assaulted in this manner.

Stalking and Domestic Violence If you are in immediate need of assistance with a stalker go to Pyramid of personal safety, Five Stages of Violent Crime  and the Stalking Solutions pages to get some basic tips on how to protect yourself. If you think a situation might be heading towards stalking read the profile of potential rapists, abusers and stalkers. Contact the police, get a lawyer, get a restraining order and get in contact with the local women's crisis center for immediate help.

Will You Be the Victim of a Violent Assault? - Take the Test Violence is on the increase all over the world. Whenever a city reaches a population of one million people crime and particularly violent crime explodes. How adept are you at avoiding becoming a victim?

Women's Voice: Guns Effective Defense Against Rape A 1989 study (Furby, Journal of Interpersonal Violence) found that both male and female survey respondents judged a gun to be the most effective means that a potential rape victim could use to fend off the assault. Rape "experts" considered it a close second, after eye-gouging.

SAFETY TIPS FOR WOMEN (and men) All women should empower themselves with safety tips/information. Top of our safety tips list is to always use your common sense and TRUST YOUR INSTINCT, it's there for a reason. If a situation is uncomfortable then get out of there as quickly as possible. Here you will find some general safety and self defense information to better arm yourself in the event of attack.

Mall Security America's malls face a challenge: keeping terrorists out, welcoming shoppers in. We wouldn't put up with metal detectors, so "mall cops" are left to guard the front lines. The nation's second-largest mall company is right here in Chicago, managing everything from Oakbrook Center to Water Tower Place. They're using video surveillance that might impress the Pentagon, training their guards to study how shoppers act, not just how they look.

Mall Security Officials Adopt Israeli Safety Measures The recent wave of suicide bombings in London's mass-transit system has heightened fears in counterterrorist circles of similar attacks in America. Federal officials stress there is no specific information that suicide bombers are poised to strike here.

America's Malls Prepare For the Unthinkable The possibility of suicide attacks against the nation's 1,200 enclosed shopping centers, bustling icons of U.S. wealth and consumerism, is still only a grim theory. But the mere idea has transformed the way private security companies, like Mr. Lufkin's employer, IPC International Corp., train their guards and go about their business. The inspiration for their preparation for the unthinkable did not come from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Department of Homeland Security. It came from Israel, the country with the most experience keeping human bombs out of its shopping centers.

Inside a Domestic Terror Attack November 9, 2004 For the past two years the Islamists have been busily constructing the infrastructure of a terror network in the United States and lately have been staffing it with the expendable bodies that will be used to carry out the attacks.  Beyond that they have also moved to put in what in their view is dependable leadership.

Man Gets Leniency For Helping Catch Rapist The New York Man Got A Plea Deal For Turning In The Wisconsin "mall Rapist." Fifteen years may seem a lenient sentence for a man who admitted videotaping himself and another man sexually assaulting two young girls. But his cooperation helped authorities catch a serial rapist wanted for more than a decade in Wisconsin, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.

Carjacking Facts

Family Security at Hotels or Motels

Family Security at Shopping Centers

Family Security at Bank ATM Machines

Family Security Travel Planning

Assessment of a Multi-Agency Approach to Drug Involved Gang Members NIJ-Sponsored, 1996

Bomb and Arson Crimes Among American Gang Members: A Behavioral Science Profile National Gang Crime Research Center, 2001

Criminal Behavior of Gang Members and At-Risk Youth National Institute of Justice, 1998

Gangs, Guerilla Warfare, and Social Conflict: The Potential Terrorism Threat From Gangs in America National Gang Crime Research Center, 2001

Disorderly Youth in Public Places Office of Community Oriented Policing, 2001

Street fighting Survival on the street is about a whole lot more than physical prowess or fighting skills. People who live with constant violence are cunning, vicious, dangerous and most importantly, they cheat. This is NOT the same thing as the much touted "there aren't any rules in a streetfight" B.S. that Internet warriors (who touch themselves while watching Roadhouse) like to parrot. The "streets" have rules, just like any other place where human beings get together and interact.

Tactics & Solutions:

Boys & Girls Clubs Gang Prevention/Intervention Through Targeted Outreach The Boys & Girls Clubs of America has developed a special gang prevention and intervention initiative targeting youth ages 6-18. Through referrals from schools, courts, law enforcement, and community youth service agencies, the tested and proven Targeted Outreach program identifies and recruits delinquent or at-risk youth into club programs and activities. The initiative is sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Gang Awareness Training Education (G.A.T.E.) G.A.T.E. is a school based anti-gang education program in which the goal is to demystify the gangs and the gang subculture to young people. G.A.T.E targets 5th-8th grade. It is taught by police officers from the community they serve.

Gang Outreach Gang Outreach is a faith-based, award winning, multi-racial, multi-cultural gang prevention and intervention program in Lake County, Illinois, providing services designed to positively influence the lives of at-risk youth in four areas: Developmentally, Emotionally, Socially and Spiritually.

Gang Resistance and Education Training The G.R.E.A.T. Program is a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum. The program’s primary objective is prevention and is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership.

Preventing Car Crime in Car Parks [UK] The car park, as a managed facility, provides a great deal of scope for controlling car crime. Nevertheless, as this and previous studies have shown, thefts of and from cars can be a serious problem in some car parks. Earlier work has largely focused on evaluating initiatives taken in single car parks. This study takes a wider look at the car park industry, examining the problem of car crime in many different sorts of public car parking environments commonly found in our city centers and towns, and at train stations.

Law Enforcement Tech Guide for Small and Rural Police Agencies (PDF 1837K) This practical and user-friendly guidebook is geared to the small and rural police agency, providing strategies, best practices, recommendations, and ideas for successful IT planning and implementation.

Gang Structures, Crime Patterns, and Police Responses NIJ Sponsored, 2002

Addressing Community Gang Problems: A Practical Guide Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1997

A Guide to Assessing Your Community's Youth Gang Problem National Youth Gang Center, 2002

Preventing Adolescent Gang Involvement Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000

Girls and Gangs: Identifying Risk Factors for Female Gang Involvement University of North Carolina, 1998

        

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