NC BLET Crime Prevention questions with answers graded A+

NC BLET Crime PreventionDefinition of Crime Prevention - correct answers Strategies and measures that seek to reduce the risk of crimes occurring and their potential harmful effects on individuals and society, including fear of crime, by intervening to influence their multiple causes Things that MAY prevent crime - correct answers -Religion/religious conviction -New technology -Skill set -New laws -Punishment Crime Triangle consists of... - correct answers Skill, Opportunity, Desire/Motive How to you prevent crime (according to the Crime Triangle)? - correct answers Remove 1 of the 3 sides Ways to deter the desire to commit crime - correct answers -Jail time -Money Ways to deter skill sets to commit crime - correct answers -update security/technology -Harden the target (you can't remove the skill set but you can make a new one harder to acquire) Ways to deter opportunity to commit crime - correct answers More proactive LEO presence Principles of opportunity reduction - correct answers 1) Opportunities (opp.'s) play a role in causing all crime 2) Crime opp.'s are highly specific 3) Crime opp.'s are concentrated in time and space 4) Crime opp.'s depend on every day movements of activity 5) One crime produces opp.'s for another 6) Some products (targets) offer more tempting opp.'s 7) Social and technological changes produce new opp.'s 8) Opp.'s for crime can be reduced 9) Reducing opp.'s does not usually displace crime 10) Focused opp. reduction can produce wider declines in crime What is SARA? - correct answers A problem-solving model SARA stands for... - correct answers Scanning (methods of ID'ing problem) Analysis (help to ID response strategies) Response (should have wide range of partners) Assessment (helps measure impact of efforts on the problem) What is the most important tool in preventing crime? - correct answers Your mind Ways to enhance personal safety - correct answers -Report crime to police -Dont walk/jog early or late by yourself (bring dog) -Walk with a friend -Only carry amount of money you need -Do not display cash, phones, jewelry -Park in well lit areas, close to stores and people -Have your key out when approaching your locked door -Lock car always -With dating abuse, don't be alone with him/her -With battered spouse, call police -Give up property, not your life Self-awareness tips - correct answers -Stay alert -Be confident -Look people directly in eyes -Trust your instincts -Know the neighborhood Why should you look people directly in the eyes? - correct answers The eyes tell where/what they are going to attack Which is quicker: acting or responding? - correct answers Acting Tips for traveling by public transportation - correct answers -Be attentive -Pick aisle seat -Be loud if attacked -Use taxi, not Uber Things to do if attacked - correct answers -Don't panic -Don't resist (give them the property) -Use distractions -With weapons, be calm, cooperative, and negotiate Why use a drivers license number instead of a SS#? - correct answers 1) Prevent identity theft 2) LEO's can't identify/contact you with a SS# Ways to be safe on the Internet - correct answers -Have updated online security (AVG, Norton) -Use a website rating service -Avoid free screensavers, smiley faces, pop-ups -Safeguard private info -Use complex usernames/passwords -Use parental controls -Lock down wireless networks One way to use an email address to help prevent crime? - correct answers -A "SAFE" email folder where you keep photos, serial numbers, makes, models, and values of each valuable item you own -Can be help LEO and insurance if things get stolen How to people commit fraud or identity theft? - correct answers -Dumpster diving for thrown out documents -Steal from mailbox -Shoulder surf -Steal important documents in burglary or B&E -Purse/wallet snatching -Buy records from a bribed employee -Hacking -Scanning card information Besides money, reasons people may commit fraud or ID theft? - correct answers -Terrorism -Medical Procedures -Get away with traffic violations -Get away with felonies -Passports Ways to protect yourself from ID theft - correct answers -Take outgoing mail to USPS mailbox, not personal one -Have friends pick up mail when out of town -Pay bills online on secure sights -Examine credit reports -Shred important documents adequately -Do not carry SS card -Only give SS# when absolutely necessary