Posts Tagged ‘communities’

CRIME REPORTS: Community Policing & Neighborhood Crime Statistics

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

crimeCrimeReports has joined forces with thousands of law-enforcement agencies across the United States.  Their goal is to help reduce, solve and prevent future crimes.  The system allows authorities to communicate with citizens by establishing open dialogues.  By becoming a member, you too could be a part of the anonymous tip giving, public crime alert map, data analytics and messaging.

According to their website:

Working with over 700 agencies across North America, CrimeReports is the largest online resource for accurate, up-to-date crime information. The CrimeReports network offers a family of affordable, easy-to-use software tools for law enforcement agencies to understand crime trends and share current neighborhood crime data with the public. Community members can access the integrated crime map and receive email crime alerts for free at www.CrimeReports.com, empowering them to make informed decisions to help improve the safety of their neighborhood and community.

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“A Child Is Missing” REGISTER YOUR CHILD TODAY

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

A child is missing

A program to help find missing children and elderly citizens has been credited with finding more than five children. A Child Is Missing, Inc. is a non-profit based out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida that provides a FREE notification system to communities when someone goes missing. This service fills in the gap that the Amber Alert doesn’t cover. For an Amber Alert to be activated in certain areas there has to be indication that an abduction took place, and a vehicle description must be given. There are different requirements in various states to actually activate an Amber Alert. Police departments and sheriff’s offices can join this new service that can reach out to citizens within minutes of when a child or adult goes missing.

Law enforcement can call the service, and the notifications will be sent. A technician will record a message of what the missing child or adult was last seen wearing, their last location and any known physical characteristics. The recording will also give key information on how to contact authorities.

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JOIN PROJECT ALERT IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

ProjectALERT_logoAre you retired from a federal, state or local agency? Want to put your investigative tools to good use?

Become a partner in the Project Alert program through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The team is comprised of nearly 200 professionals and former investigators who want to lend their expertise and knowledge to help communities across the country.

According to the NCMEC’s website:

Project ALERT members also represent NCMEC at law enforcement conferences, provide law enforcement training, and address community awareness initiatives. They can integrate NCMEC resources such as age progression, facial reconstruction, poster distribution, DNA protocol, search experts, and database searches into the investigation.

This consulting service is supplied at no cost to the requesting agencies. All travel arrangements and expenses associated with travel and resource materials are coordinated and paid for by NCMEC.

Contact Project ALERT if you are in need of

  • seasoned investigators, critical resources, and additional manpower to resolve long-term, missing-child cases
  • training on various aspects of missing child cases
  • community outreach assistance for presentations on child-safety issues and prevention strategies
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NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK APRIL 18 – 24

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Today marks the start of National Crime VictimsRights week.  The Office for Victims of Crime is urging the public to honor victims and to help those with unsolved cases across America. There are great resources available to help plan an effective week in your own communities.  Log on to check out the resource guide.

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TAKE 25 PROGRAM FOR SAFETY

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

take25_bmp2_You can host a TAKE 25 event right in your own community to help educate children and parents on safety.  This program, offered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children aspires to get communities across America involved and to hopefully prevent abductions.  It was created in honor of National Children’s Day to encourage parents and guardians to take 25 minutes to educate their children about safety topics.  The goal is to help children make better decisions in life, set limitations on what they do, and give parents and guardians the tools they need.  Some of the topics covered are Internet, school, out and about, and at home safety.  Take a few moments to read more about Take 25 and consider becoming a volunteer or hosting a program in your own neighborhood.

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