Video on crime prevention

This video is to show us how we can actually prevent a crime from happening.

Crime prevention

Hi everyone. Still remember the entry which I blog about crime prevention? Well, I've done some research about crime prevention. I hope this will help some of you to prevent yourself from facing crime issue (:

What is crime prevention?

Crime prevention is the attempt to reduce victimization and to deter crime and criminals. It is applied specifically to efforts made by governments to reduce crime, enforce the law, and maintain criminal justice.

Why do we need to prevent crime?

Preventing crime is the responsibility of those who seek a safe, peaceful environment. Learning effective ways to deter crime is the first step to securing and maintaining low crime rates

Ways to prevent it

Stay informed of crime legislation initiatives. Contact your local representatives to get the latest information regarding new proposals. Encourage your leaders to vote for bills that target crime and protect communities. Examples of these types of bills include legislation for harsher sentencing guidelines and initiatives to enact curfews for underage citizens

Stay involved in the community. Participate in neighborhood watch programs to stay proactive in crime prevention in your immediate surroundings. Volunteer time and money to social programs that help at-risk youth. Programs like Big Brothers Big Sisters of America provide mentors to young people in need of positive influences. These activities help deter crime as well as guide the actions of youth

Report criminal offenses to the authorities. Take note of suspicious activities that occur inside and outside your neighborhood. Contact the police with eyewitness information such as a suspect description to assist law enforcement in their crime prevention efforts. Avoid looking the other way when criminal offenses occur. You could find yourself in need of another citizen’s assistance if you become a crime victim.

Secure your valuables. Use monitored alarm systems to protect your home and vehicle. Avoid leaving high-priced items in plain view of others. Store yard and portable items in your garage when you’re not home. Use a heavy duty lock to protect your bicycle from theft. Never flaunt large amounts of cash or jewelry to people you don’t know well.

Travel with a group. Use the strength of numbers to help prevent crime. Never go to unfamiliar places by yourself, especially at night. Bring a cell phone and extra money for emergency use. Walk along well-lit paths when traveling outside.

Brochure for prevention of terrorism

Hi there. I have something interesting to share with you people. It's the brochure for prevention of terrorism. 

Crime prevention posters

These are some crime prevention posters and brochures which my friend attached to me in the email. 

still remember this poster? This is one of the terrorist who tried to attack Singapore. This poster were put up at almost everywhere in Singapore to raise awareness. So that people can be recognise his face and report him to the police straight after they saw him or beware of this particular terrorist who happen to pass by us.

well, personally I think these posters might be helpful or effective to a certain extent. It does play a part of raising awareness to the people around. However, not many people bother to take a closer look at it. Maybe they thought that Singapore police will be doing their job well and protect them at the same time, so they don't have to worry too much.

I think the posters which are put up there has their purpose behind it. Hopefully everyone will make an effort to at least pay a little attention to the posters being put up. It's our country, we need to be more concern about it, don't you guys think so? Hmmms.

Car vandalism

Hey people, remember me telling you guys that I will be sharing the pictures of car vandalism which my friend had attached to me? There is it.

See how terrible the vandal has done to their car.

An email that I've received

I've just receive an email from my friend in my neighbourhood and I'm surprised to know that he had actually witnessed a crime in the car park.

This is the email I've received.

JON YEN [Jon77@email.com] SENT: FRI 20 Oct 2009 12:03PM TO: You Yo, Last nite was parking car at Blk 10 level 3 multi-storey carpark, and this is what I saw! I cannot believe it, so terrible of people to do such things to another’s car, no respect what so ever. See the pictures I attached? All these cars are sprayed with paint and scratched, my god! Hope you can forward this email to all our neighbours to warn them that vandals are around and making trouble for us!! &*#^$% one! Hope everyone can be on the lookout for each other and inform suspicious characters in our neighbourhoods. Oh yah, you know that policeman Pete right? Maybe you can check with him on any tips for us when parking our cars? PS: Check out the crime-prevention posters I snapped last week, you think they work meh? Jon from Blk 3, Vic Street

Everyone might think that Singapore is a safe and sound country, but there are still crime going around here and there. Therefore, I advice everyone that we should still be careful and take note of ways to prevent crime as well. 

After looking at the pictures that my friend had send me, I sympathized the owner of the car. Their cars were sprayed with paint and scratched. Imagine if your car are those BMW or other expensive car, I bet your heart must be aching real hard now. 

I've forward this email to all my friends and also upload it to this blog of mine. I hope it does raise some awareness to all of you. I have also receive some crime-prevention posters which my friend had snapped last week. I will be sharing the posters with you people the next blog entry.