Title: INTERNET SCOUTING
Author: Michael F. Bowman
Company: Attorney at Law

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CRIME PREVENTION

Date:         Thu, 25 Jul 1996 19:43:52 -0400
Reply-To: "Paul S. Wolf" <aa854@cleveland.Freenet.Edu>
From: "Paul S. Wolf" <aa854@cleveland.Freenet.Edu>
Subject:      Crime Prevention Merit Badge

Here are the Reqs. for the new MB.  I picked up a copy of the booklet at HQ
today.

Paul
=====================================================================Crime Prevention (New Badge - July 1996)

1.      Define "crime" and "crime prevention."

2.      Prepare a notebook of newspaper and other clippings that addresses
        crime and crime prevention efforts in your community.

3.      Do the following:

        a.      Talk to a store owner or manager about the impact of crime
                on the way the store is run and how crime affects prices.

        b.      Talk with a school teacher, principal, or school officer
                about the impact of crime in your school.

        c.      Explain what a neighborhood watch is and how it can benefit
                your neighborhood.

        d.      Define white-collar crime and explain how it affects all
                citizens of the United States.

4.      Discuss the following with your counselor:

        a.      The role of a sheriff's department or police department in
                crime prevention.

        b.      The role of citizens, including youth, in crime prevention.

        c.      Gangs and their impact on the community.

        d.      When and how to report a crime.

        e.      The role and value of laws in society.

5.      Do the following:

        a.      Inspect your neighborhood for opportunities that may lead
                to crime. Learn how to do a crime prevention survey.

        b.      Using the checklist in this (the Crime Prevention Merit
                Badge) pamphlet, conduct a security survey of your home
                and discuss the results with your family.

6.      Teach your family or patrol members how to protect themselves from
        crime at home, at school, in your community, and while traveling.

7.      Visit a jail or detention facility.  Discuss your experience with
        your counselor.

8.      Discuss with your counselor the purpose and operation of agencies
        in your community that help law enforcement personnel prevent
        crime, and how the agencies help in emergency situations.

9.      Discuss the following with your counselor:

        a.      How drug abuse awareness programs, such as "Drugs: A Deadly
                Game" help prevent crime.

        b.      Why alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana are sometimes called
                "gateway drugs" and how "gateway drugs" can lead to the
                use of other drugs.

        c.      Three resources in your city where a person with a drug
                problem or drug-related problem can go for help.

        d.      How the illegal sale and use of drugs lead to other crimes.

        e.      How to recognize child abuse.

        f.      The "three Rs" of Youth Protection.

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Paul S. Wolf, P.E.                              aa854@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu
           Traffic Engineer, Cuyahoga County Engineer's Office
           SIGOP, The Scouting Center on The Cleveland Freenet
   Past President, Great Lakes Region, Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs