Bandit Towing - The Crime of Towing Fraud

Tow truck drivers are like cabbies. They are hardworking individuals out to make an honest buck. They will be there whenever you need them. They come to take away your car whenever your car breaks down. Outside of this invaluable service, tow truck drivers also clear the city streets and private parking lots of illegally parked cars.

Prison Ministry - Jail and Prison Chaplains Enlist Church Prison Ministry Teams

Churches today have the opportunity to establish ministry teams and partnerships with jail and prison chaplains to bring the message of light and life in Jesus Christ to those still living in spiritual darkness behind prison walls. Most churches and their members have had little contact with people in prisons and remain unenlightened about prisoners.

College Safety- Know The Facts About College Safety

College is supposed to be one of the best times in a person's life. With so much to learn and experience, it's easy to get caught up in the fun and excitement. But what about safety? Though they might seem self-contained and cozy, college campuses aren’t isolated from crime.

Counterfeit Cash - How To Know Your Money

Counterfeiting is one the nation's oldest crimes dating back to the mid-19th century. Counterfeiting of money is the criminal offense of making an imitation of money with the intent to defraud others into accepting it as real. It was a serious problem back then when banks issued their own currency.

How To Deal With Someone Threatening You With a Weapon

Most workplace violence is committed by strangers while engaging in another criminal act such as burglary or robbery. If you come in a face-to-face confrontation with somebody threatening you with a weapon such as a gun or knife, there are steps that you can do to make the confrontation less dangerous.

Arming Students with Defense Weapons

While security may not necessarily need to be increased, it definitely does need some modification. Security personnel should be trained in many different emergency situations. Preparation is the key and if security personnel know how to react to emergency situations, they are trained to handle an armed intruder on campus, then perhaps some campus violence can be averted.

Thirty Ways to Deter Car Theft

Fact: a vehicle is stolen every 25 seconds in the US. New vehicles are not the only targets, but older vehicles are actually a fan favorite because most of them are easy to steal, and its parts are in high demand. A vehicle that is stripped and its parts sold are actually worth 2 to 3 times the value of the car intact.

Our War On Drugs

Afghanistan is loaded with opium. Why doesn't our army destroy all of those thousands of acres of that deadly and addictive crop of poppy plants?

American Prejudices Against Asians

When we look at the events at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, we must question what role, if any, did racial prejudice play in Seung Hui Cho's criminal actions? He claimed in his letters and writings to have been taunted and teased by his peers. Was this due to his ethnicity? Could negative stereotypes of Asians have influenced how Cho was treated by his peers, or could it have been a factor in why he was so reserved and withdrawn. Sometimes, even perceived prejudice can play a very large part in how a person acts in social situations.

Evil Company Corrupts Good Habits

Go inside for a cure for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's current ills. Looking from the inside out the author gives us a doctor's view of what or who is actually killing society...

Identity Theft - The UK's Fastest Growing Crime

Over 100,000 Britons every year become victims of identity fraud - and the figure is set to double by 2010. And no wonder. Your identity is among your biggest assets, valued at around ?85,000.

School Security Cameras - Do Studies and Surveillance Mesh?

Do security cameras belong in schools? The answer to this continues to be the subject of heated debates. Parents and legislators are all for the installation of school security cameras while students and teachers vehemently oppose it. The issue is one that strikes a very powerful chord in schools everywhere, and echoes the dilemma that confront lawmakers on a national scale. Which is more important - safety or personal privacy?

Dealing With Anti Social Behaviour

Domestic anti-social behaviour is unfortunately something most of us have to deal with sooner or later. It can be anything from serious harassment from a close one to nuisances brought on by anti-social landlords or neighbours. A lot of victims blame themselves when situations get out of hand and are reluctant to file a police report or contact other appropriate authorities.

Jumping the Gun - Losing Our Soul

Something has happened to America's foundation and it was quite evident at the V-Tech convocation. Something's wrong when people are trying to turn the targedy of V-Tech into a political form for gun control and safety.

Virginia Tech Shooting Spree - Informing Your Children

Bad things happen everyday but catastrophes/massacres such as this are very infrequent. Children do not know this and when they come to know of something like this happening, there is a tendency for these children to worry, get scared, and even have nightmares. As a parent, it is your obligation to make sure that they understand that this is not very common.