Stopping School Violence

More school shootings are in the news. Systems to identify youth and adults at risk and provide appropriate services are needed. Prevention is a very large key to preventing future school violence.

Child Sexual Abuse - Signs and Symptoms

Child sexual abuse is on the rise. There are numerous symptoms that a child can experience after being victimized. There is help for children who have been victimized by sexual abuse.

Reintegration of Formerly Imprisoned

Appropriate penitential policy aimed on social reintegration of the criminals is one of the most important factors while evaluating functioning of democracy in different countries. It is always hard for freed after a long time of imprisonment criminals to go through adaptation of free life and often they are not provided with successful reintegration into society. Spending many years in jail is one of the factors of de-socialization and often it ruins the connections or relations of imprisoned with their families, friends and the rest of the society. Possibility of successful social reintegration also depends on the character and nature of the committed crime and severity of punishment.

Sex Offenders - Setting the Record Straight

To set the record straight, the fact, Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) is a sexual abuse survivor is no surprise. All sex offenders--Pedophile, Ephebophiles and rapists are sexual and/or physical abuse survivors. While this does not condone their behavior, it explains what prompts them to act out sexually.

Crime Clustering and Neighborhood Watch Strategies

Most police departments know where their crime is and they have things broken down into zones or zip codes. They have charts and maps on the wall and it is probably very similar to the strategies used by the Iraqi Police and the US Military in battling the insurgency.

Auction Fraud is Most Reported Cyber Crime, According to IC3

According to its website, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has recently received a large number of calls reporting fraud involving international automobile auctions online. Internet fraud makes up 62 percent of crime complaints received by IC3, rendering it the most commonly reported cyber crime.

5 Tips For Identity Theft Protection

We live in a digital and information age which is why now more than ever its vital that you watch out for the cyber grifters online and off.

Seeing Bullying as It Truly Is: Violence

One of the most common occurrences in childhood is being bullied. Everyone has a story about that boy in that class or this girl in the other class who pushed them around, and used them to get something they wanted. A bully is a person who uses any approach at his or her disposal including, but not limited to, intimidation (physical, emotional, verbal),

Sexual Predators In My Area

As a parent, there is probably no limit to the extent you're willing to go to protect your child. The worrying began about 9 months before their birth and won't end until your death. One of the biggest areas of concern is safety from sexual predators. How do you know who the known predators are, how to identify a molester, or worse, if your child is being molested, and how to report suspected abuse?

Don't Break Probation

If you don't want to come back to Juvenile Hall, when you get out, DON'T BREAK PROBABION! Kids come back here for the dumbest reasons. They drink alcohol and use drugs; they don't go to school. They go out at night when they should be at home, etc.

Why Offer Pedophiles Therapy?

Admittedly, with this subject, no matter what I write there will be criticism, but it's worth it if others will take a step back from the emotions and consider true solutions to the problem of pedophilia. Fear and anger are normal responses to child molestation but they can't form the basis of any real solution. Instead, we need to understand the problem, craft prevention strategies, determine effective punishment and establish treatments for both the victims and the pedophiles. Since prevention, victim treatment and pedophile convict treatment/punishment are exhaustively covered elsewhere, we're going to focus, here, on therapy for pedophiles (and potential pedophiles) as part of the crime prevention strategy.

Police Officer Exercised Parental Responsibility--Beats Daughter with Broom Handle

Recently, a police officer was arrested for beating his 14-year-old daughter with a broom handle because she ran away for the third time. Ironically, she had reconsidered her transgression and returned home—to be met by an irate father and the beating ensued.

Groom Murdered on Wedding Day

The day after he was to walk down the aisle and marry the mother of his two children, 23-year-old Sean Bell instead had a funeral ceremony. Shot outside a strip club by New York City police, much outrage is being expressed concerning the incident which also left two men wounded.

Crime Prevention, How to be Proactive and Learn Some Self Defense Skills

Unfortunately Crime is on the rise. No matter where you live and work where there are people, some one will be unhappy. Its called human nature. No one can predict the future, but there is always something that can be done.

Reverse Search Phone Number - Did You Know That It Is That Easy?

You have hired a new private tutor for your kid. You also need to hire a baby sitter for your toddler. But you are worried. How do you verify whether he is the right person or not? How do you know whether he has a criminal past or sex related cases against him/her or not? It is definitely not practical to go to a detective agency every time you think of hiring a teacher or a baby sitter! The very thought of it is so outrageous, but have you ever paused to wonder it may be after all necessary?