Help teach teens about crime prevention, as they are more victimized by crime than any other age group. Share the following 10 tips with teens to help them be safe, vigilant, and street smart.
1.Stay alert and tuned into your surroundings wherever you are--at school or the mall, on the street, waiting for a bus or subway, or driving.
2.Send the message that you’re calm, confident, and know where you’re going.
3.Stick to well-lighted, well-traveled streets. Avoid shortcuts through wooded areas, parking lots, or alleys.
4.Don’t accept rides or gifts from someone you don’t know well and trust--that includes people you’ve met on the Internet.
5.Know the neighborhoods where you live, go to school, and work. Keep in mind locations of fire and police stations and public telephones. Remember which stores and restaurants stay open late.
6.Take the safest route to and from school, stores, or your friends’ houses. Know where to go for help if you need it.
7.Don’t display your cash or any other inviting targets such as cell phones or expensive jewelry and clothing.
8.Carry your backpack or purse close to your body and keep it closed. If you are just carrying a wallet, put it inside your coat or front pants pocket, not in your back pocket or backpack.
9.Have your car or house key in your hand before you reach the door.
10.Trust your instincts. If something or someone makes you uneasy, avoid the person or situation and leave as soon as possible.
If you want your teen to know more about gangs, here's a site that helps Youth Gangs: Know the Facts. This is a pdf file and make take a little time to load.
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Teens need parents. Not friends. it is all about the family. Someone needs to know generally where they kids are at all times. I am not saying there won't be a few falling through the cracks, but we are living in a city with a lot of crackheads who are parents. YOu can't change them, you can't. We as a city (davenport) should take care of ourselves by seeing to it that these crackheads don't move here. That is the only way to reduce this teen crime.
I agree. The problem we have is the city lets everybody live here. It seems like if they are low, or no income, drug addicted, or convicted felons they get the red carpet thrown out.
They do and we all pay for it. No connection is made betweeen the development of more serviecs and housing for the poor and criminal and how much this costs us in the long run in taxes, services, and growth.
We aren't growing because no one wants to live here with all the crime and slum that low income services bring. Curb it and they will come.
anon at 11:
If there is someone with those facts I haven't found their site yet. There is a direct correlation between low-income housing projects and crime. Usually low income equates to low education also which is another of the main causes of crime. Tomorrow I'll do a post which goes along with what you stated. We have a lower education per capita than other cities, and a lot of commuters. People are moving to Eldridge or Blue Grass but still working here. The problem with slowing down the services is that it equals government monies. As long as the State and Federal government subsidize it, we won't be able to do much to get rid of it.
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