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This is the feed from NCPC's TypePad based blog, Prevention Works

Jun 25, 2008 Community Guns
On May 29, 2008, a 10-year-old girl named Kathina Thomas was shot and killed while...
Jun 18, 2008 Heat = Crime?
I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire; The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, And,...
Jun 17, 2008 College Stress: How Are Your Kids Handling the Change?
Throughout my entire academic experience, I have been warned about the dangers of substance abuse....
Jun 16, 2008 Containing the Epidemic of Domestic Violence – Part 2
Obviously, domestic violence is always committed by a partner of the victim. However, what most...
Jun 13, 2008 Containing the Epidemic of Domestic Violence – Part 1
This is the first part of a two-part blog. According to the Bureau of Justice...
Jun 05, 2008 Phishing: Don’t Let Them Catch Anything
Recently, 38 people were arrested and charged in conjunction with a global crime ring for...
Jun 03, 2008 Protecting Our Children - From Us?
I love to read. I read everything from imaginative children’s books such as Where the...
May 29, 2008 Can Your Cell Phone Help Fight Crime?
We all know that technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in the last couple...
May 21, 2008 Recidivism: A Solution at Hand?
“Prison-based education is the single most effective tool for lowering recidivism.” - Karpowitz & Kenner...
May 20, 2008 Scams and Common Sense
Not a day has gone by lately that I have not received an email saying...
May 08, 2008 Care to Give Me All Your Money?
You know the phrases. You may have even seen a few in that card you...
Apr 30, 2008 21 for 21?
CADCA recently published an article, based on a New York Times story, reporting on a...
Apr 29, 2008 How Are You Using Social Networks To Prevent Crimes?
Earlier this month, the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Department in Manchester, United Kingdom, set up...
Apr 28, 2008 Garden Variety Terrorists
We generally think of environmentalists as a thoughtful lot, committed to achieving peaceful change. And...
Apr 22, 2008 Troop 1500: Girl Scouts Breaking the Cycle of Crime
This Girl Scout troop doesn’t just sell Thin Mints and attend day camp. Troop 1500,...
Apr 21, 2008 Lights, Camera, Assault Charges
By now I’m sure everyone has seen or at least heard about the group of...
Apr 17, 2008 Think Happy Thoughts
A sinister thought, just the one. It’s fleeting. There are no twisted machinations, just one...
Apr 10, 2008 Who’s to Blame?
Over the past week there have been several national headlines about crimes committed by children...
Apr 08, 2008 Got Gas?
Perhaps it is a sign of the times and ridiculously high gas prices. Or maybe...
Apr 04, 2008 Don’t Let Someone Steal Your House
When I think of house stealing I think of squatters and home invasion. Well, recently...