Make a Difference: Help Prevent Crime
- Be a positive role model.
- In school, take part in violence prevention and conflict resolution programs or activities. Promote or help establish drug-free and weapon-free zones. Report vandalism. Start a School Watch program modeled on the Neighborhood Watch idea.
- In your community, get to know your neighbors and learn ways to protect each other from crime and violence. Participate in Neighborhood Watch. Join a graffiti removal team. Report suspicious individuals to the police.
- Talk to younger kids about resisting substance abuse and peer pressure. Encourage them to follow personal safety rules and to use their energy in positive ways.
SOME RESOURCESThe U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education have provided a guide to creating safe schools. It can be accessed at: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/gtss.html
Check it out and share it with an adult.
