Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Information within these 15 chapters include...
1. Stopping crime where you live: An Overview
• Why crime prevention is up to you and your neighbors
• Building partnerships with police
• How to use this book
2. Starting a Neighborhood Crime
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Community Coaches -- Not Cops -- Will Cut Crime
By M.C. Blakeman
Imagine a gala reception for a thousand people – and only three waiters to serve the hungry crowd. Not a pretty picture. Yet those are the same odds police face every day.
Safe Homes, Safe Neighborhoods - Protecting Children
Create a Child Safety Map
You may have already taken an informal neighborhood walk to create a map of your area or as part of your neighborhood security survey. Now your neighborhood group needs to identify potential crime
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
A Neighborhood Crime Strategy
By M. C. Blakeman - San Francisco Chronicle 5-25-95
EVER SINCE HE ran for president, Bill Clinton has been promising to put 100,000 more cops on the streets.
But what will happen if Senate
Publication - Nolo.com Caring for Children Center - 2002
Teaching Young People to Protect Themselves
by Stephanie Mann and M.C. Blakeman
How to talk to your kids about crime and teach them to avoid becoming victims.
While the primary responsibility for protecting children rests with adults,
SAFE HOMES, SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS: Stopping Crime Where You Live
Stephanie Mann and Mary Claire Blakeman (Nolo Press 1993)
An encyclopedia on how to keep neighborhoods safe and crime free. Bruss states in his review, “The theme of this book is ‘you don’t have to put up with crime.’ This book includes: how to start a neighborhood crime prevention group; holding neighborhood meetings; working with police and other organizations; using neighborhood watch techniques; improving home security projects; assisting victims and witnesses; and protecting children.
This is an action book, both for individuals and communities. The authors explain how to drive drug dealers out of town, form a neighborhood watch program, stop gang violence and graffiti and protect yourself against muggings, rapes and carjackings.”
Can be found in most libraries.
Review by Robert J. Bruss - Tribune Media Services -
“This book is of extremely high quality, with precise writing and factual accuracy. It not only reports crime facts, but the authors explain what can be done to reduce crime.”
Bruss’ Grade: A+
National Resource Center Library - “Safe Homes, Safe Neighborhoods”
