crime prevention

1. CRIME PREVENTION
AWARENESS FOR
STUDENTS

2. WHAT IS CRIME?

3. • Which specific acts or omissions constitute "crimes" depends
on the governmental bodies where you live.
• An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be
prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
• Crime is inevitable aspect of the society.

4. CRIME
PREVENTION

5. • Crime prevention is the attempt to reduce and deter
crime and criminals. It is applied specifically to efforts
made by governments to reduce crime, enforce the law,
and maintains criminal justice.
• Crime prevention has been defined as “the anticipation,
recognition and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation
of some action to remove or reduce it.” Crime prevention
means using your instinct, commons sense and action to
reduce a criminal’s opportunity.

6. • The goals and objectives of our crime prevention
programs
• To maintain public awareness of crime on society.
• Provide preventive safety measures regarding
both personal safety and property, proactively
review lighting and brush issues on the
community and to research new methods to
reduce crime and the fear of crime on the
community.
• An important element in crime prevention is
educating the members of the community on how
to reduce their chances of becoming a victim of
personal or property crime.

7. Keeping the family Safe
1 Make sure you and members of your family know the
whereabouts of everyone for the day. Place a “whereabouts”
board in the kitchen or family room where family members can
post their schedules or destinations for the day.
2 Instruct all family members and household help not to entertain
strangers at the gate or on the phone. Children should be
especially trained not to converse with strangers on the phone.
Transactions, if any, should be done outside the gate. This will
prevent closer observation of your premises or the household
layout.

8. 3. Instruct family members and your house help that designated family member
must be contacted in an emergency or if there are dubious characters at your
door or on your phone. List the important phone numbers in the front or back
page of your directory for easy access.
4. Be aware of phone swindlers who call in and report that one family member
has been in an accident and is asking for the family member or household help
to bring cash or other valuable to a certain place. Verify with another family
member before acting on this.
5. Verify the identity of callers at your gate before opening the door. Use
peepholes provided on gates and doors for this purpose. Should the stranger be
a repairman, electrician or the like, verify his identity by calling the service office.
6. Advise your children to refrain from playing/loitering on streets outside your
residence where they are highly vulnerable to abduction. Advice your children
never to leave home without telling you of their destination and expected time of
arrival.

9. What can you do?
1. Ensure all doors and windows have locks in working condition. Keep only
that is used to enter the house open, all other entry points to your household
should be securely locked to prevent unnoticed entry into your home.
2 Make it a habit to check that all doors and windows are locked at night
before going to sleep. The dark of night is a most ready camouflage for
robbers and other criminals.
3 Keeps porches, yards, and all entrances to your house and garage well
lighted. Leave lights on inside your house when you go out for the evening.
4 Keep a record of the important information (especially make, model number,
serial number) of all household facilities and equipment, such as TV, radio,
video cassette recorder, refrigerator, VCR, washing machine. Have an
inventory of your jewelry and other precious items and documents like birth,
baptismal and marriage certificates.

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6. Store cash and other valuable in the bank. Hiding them inside locked
drawers does not guarantee that they will be safe from the knowing
eyes and practiced moves of robbers.
7 Bring in all outdoor equipment (bicycles, garden hose, mower, etc.) at
night. Leaving these valuables out in the garden or street is an open
invitation to robbers and thieves.
8 Protect your house from prying eyes by using curtains or drapes.
9 Provide family members with their own keys to the house. This is safer
than leaving the key in a “secret” place, one that can be discovered by
any person who takes the time to watch your movements when you
leave your home and come back at night.
10 If you and your family are going on a vacation, ask a neighbor to
watch your home, or ask a relative to stay in your home while you are
away. An empty house is a prime target for criminal elements.

11. Tips for Women
If someone is talking you, seek the help of security guards (when inside a
building) and then call or go to the nearest police block/station in your area.
2 Do not ride a jeepney if there are no female passengers inside, wait for the
next vehicles. It is safer to take a bus if you are commuting alone at night. Sit
near the driver if passengers are predominantly male.
3 Do not hitch a ride with a person you do not know very well. It is always safer
to take the bus, jeepney or taxicab.
4 Avoid watching movies alone; always take someone with you – a relative or
trusted friend.
5 Ask somebody to accompany you when traveling, especially if night will
overtake you.
6 Always carry in your bag a whistle or anything that may be used to sound
alarm when in danger. Scream or shout for help when you are in danger of
being attacked.

12. PREVENTION OF CRIME FOR THE STUDENTS

13. COMMON CRIMES INVOLVING THE STUDENTS
• Theft
• Disorderly Conduct
• Simple Assault or Battery
• Possession of Marijuana/ Drugs
• Curfew Violations
• Harassment
• Gang war

14. how to create a safe
school

15. Students
• Settle arguments with words, not fists or weapons. If you don't know how,
learn how.
• Don't carry guns, knives, or other weapons to school.
• Report crimes or suspicious activities to the police, school authorities or
parents.
• Tell a school official immediately if you see another student with a gun,
knife or other weapon.
• Tell a teacher, parent or trusted adult if you're worried about a bully,
threats or violence by another student.
• Learn safe routes for traveling to and from school and stick to them.
Know good places to seek help.
• Don't use alcohol or other drugs, and stay away from places and people
associated with them.
• Get involved in your school's anti-violence activities. Hold an anti-
violence poster contest, hold an anti-drug rally, volunteer to counsel
peers. If there isn't a program at your school, help start one.

16. Parents
• Sharpen your parenting skills. Emphasize and build on your
children's strengths.
• Teach your children how to reduce their risks of becoming crime
victims.
• Know where your kids are, what they are doing, and who they are
with, at all times.
• Set clear rules about acceptable activities, in advance.
• Ask your children about what goes on during the school day. Listen
to what they say and take their concerns and worries seriously.
• Help your children learn non-violent ways to handle frustration,
anger and conflict.
• Do not allow your child to carry guns, knives or other weapons.
• Become involved in your child's school activities, PTA and field
trips, and help out in class or the lunchroom.

17. School staff
• Evaluate your school's safety objectively. Set targets for improvement. Be honest
about crime problems and work toward improving the situation.
• Develop consistent disciplinary policies, good security procedures and incident
response plans.
• Train school personnel in conflict resolution, problem solving, drug prevention,
crisis intervention cultural sensitivity, classroom management and counseling skills.
• Make sure staff can recognize trouble signs and identify potentially violent students.
• Encourage students to talk about concerns about activities in their school, home
and neighborhood. Carefully listen to what they say.
• If a student makes a threat of violence, take him or her seriously. Address the
problem immediately and act to prevent a potential conflict.
• When something violent and frightening happens at school or in the neighborhood,
take time to talk about it. Discuss the consequences and get students to think
about what other choices, besides violence, might have been available. Get help
from trained counselors, if necessary.
• Work with students, parents, law enforcement, local government, and community-
based groups to develop community-wide crime prevention efforts.

18. Community partners
• Law enforcement can report on the type of crimes in the surrounding
community and suggest ways to make schools safer.
• Have police or organized groups of adults patrol routes students take to
and from school.
• Community-based groups, church organizations, and other service
groups can provide counseling, extended learning programs, before and
after school activities and other community crime prevention programs.
• State and local governments can develop model school safety plans and
provide funding for schools to implement the programs.
• Local businesses can provide apprenticeship programs, participate in
adopt-a-school programs or serve as mentors to area students.
• Colleges and universities can offer conflict management courses to
teachers or assist school officials in implementing violence prevention
curricula.

19. THANK YOU!!!

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