Committed Any Crimes Lately?

Crimes come in two major classes: misdemeanor and felony. A felony crime is the most serious class of crime and it brings with it the distinction of staying on your record pretty much forever.

The Cost of Meth: Is Your Rental Property in Danger of Becoming a Meth Lab?

Operators of meth labs have discovered the best place to cook meth, your backyard.

It's Not Me

We have all heard the horror stories. Some of us have actually lived them, and unfortunately some of us are.

Dear Mr. Jesus

This story is about the savagely beaten death of Lisa Steinberg in New York City in 1987. Joel Steinberg was convicted of first degree manslaughter and served only 15 years. At the end of this story is a song dedicated to child abuse awareness, and is about the true story of Lisa Steinberg.

Punished for Doing the Right Thing

Are we now teaching our youths to look the other way when they see something wrong happening? Wouldn't you want them to be able to do the right thing without being punished? The state of Florida has decided to prosecute my son...

Kids and Crime - Epidemic Proportions or Media Hype?

As a consultant in the security industry, I have readily gotten caught up in all the hoopla surrounding the increase in violence and crime in this country. I hate to say it, but the truth is that crime is good for my business and any outbreak or measurable increase in crime helps to sell more security systems.

A Letter To Girls Who Are Locked Up In Juvenile Hall Or Are In Prison

I know that Juvenile Hall is not where you want to be but I want to encourage you to make your time here worthwhile. You will never have as much time to think about your life and who you want to become. You have time to get excited about what you want to accomplish and the dreams you want to live!

New Zealand Parents' Fears

Parents in South Auckland in New Zealand have been warned by local authorities to keep their young kids in their houses at night. The warning was issued after two street gang incidents broke out recently. There have been no fatalities to date, but the life of a young teenage boy is still currently hanging in the balance.

Australian Police Check or Getting a Copy of Your Criminal History

A short look at the purposes of an Australian Police Check and Obtaining a copy of your Criminal History.

Prisoners' Rights

There much has been discussed about the conditions and life in the correctional institutions in the USA. Even though that the correctional system in the USA remains effective and humanist and satisfies the world standards, still there are lots of problems that are faced either by prisoners or by prison authorities. To the most part the regulations and rules for prisoners are quite strict and violate most of their rights and freedoms that they still have being a prisoner. Such kind of tension causes only additional problems with different kinds of violence inside the prison cells.

Lottery Scam Uses FBI Name to Collect Money

The FBI was made aware of an email scam in which victims receive emails that name-drop different major organizations, including the FBI itself. Claiming that they represent Lottery House, a so-called lottery that has been approved by the FBI and Scotland Yard as a legal operation, the senders of the scam email attempt to part victims with their money through promises of a larger prize payoff.

Crime Clustering and Neighborhood Watch Strategies

Most police departments know where their crime is and they have things broken down into zones or zip codes. They have charts and maps on the wall and it is probably very similar to the strategies used by the Iraqi Police and the US Military in battling the insurgency.

Self Defense - Tasers in Schools - Is It Time

With all of the very sad and unfortunate events of the last few weeks in schools in Colorado and Pennsylvania, the time has come to consider the most effective, non lethal self defense weapon in the world-the advanced Taser. They would not be used by school officials necessarily but by their trained security personnel for the defense of our children.

Stopping School Violence

More school shootings are in the news. Systems to identify youth and adults at risk and provide appropriate services are needed. Prevention is a very large key to preventing future school violence.

Target - JFK

The assassination of President Kennedy, by a nine member hit-team, is no longer a secret. Learn the true story of why, where, and when, each named assassin was eliminated. Also learn why Oswald was not on the hit-team, never shot JFK; and, finally, why Jack Ruby eliminated Oswald.