Don't Become A Victim of Crime.






A common sense approach to
preventing victimization.

For tips on specific topics, click on the link to the right.
CRIME
PREVENTION
TIPS
Crime Prevention Tips
Women's Personal Safety Network
The excerpt below is from Crime Prevention Tips, published in 1996, and applies today.  All
you have to do is watch the news, read the paper, or browse the Internet to know that women
and men, but particularly women, are putting themselves in harms way even though decades of
information has been available to help them make better decisions.  The conclusion - this
information is not getting to the public.  The intention of this website is to provide a solution to
that problem.
Dear Readers,

Whether we like it or not, crime exists.  Pretending it doesn't or that it happens to "her," not "me" does not lessen the reality - that crime
exists!

When it comes to crime prevention, we must not only look out for ourselves, but also for those we know and for the strangers who cross
our paths every day.  Crime cannot be prevented if people think only of themselves.  Society has been doing that for years and crime has
increased to unbelievable levels.

I believe that the information I have gathered is important and needs to be made more easily available to the public.  I hope this [website]
will provide that service.  Read over the tips often and share them with your friends and family.

The tips in this website were obtained through various sources.  Some are from college course handouts, hospital sexual assault center
literature, fliers and brochures from organizations dealing day to day with victims of crime, and from conversations with people
considered expert in the field of crime, sexual assault, and crime prevention.

This information gives insight into precautions you can take to minimize your potential for being victimized.  There is, of course, no
guarantee that should you follow all the tips given, you will not be a victim or that each tip may work for you.  But awareness is the first
step to maintaining your personal safety and the safety of those you love.

After "awareness" the next important step you should take to maintain your personal safety is to have a "plan."  No matter where you go
or what you do, you should know what you will do if a potentially dangerous situation occurs.  Although we cannot always predict how
we will react to a crisis, nevertheless, it is important to have at least thought about your actions under such circumstances.

Reducing your risk of becoming a victim is the goal of crime prevention.  You can do this by observing simple common-sense practices.  
Following these practices does not constrict your enjoyment of life.  To the contrary - because you become aware, alert and observe
crime prevention tips, you have lessened your risk of assault and, therefore, can enjoy the freedom to go about living and enjoying life.

                                                                                                                                                                    Sheila Schneider
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