Written by Mallorie Cloum
Crime is a serious issue around the world. Thankfully, there are people dedicated to spreading awareness, educating the general population, and working to prevent crime all across the world. If you are interested in learning more about crime education and what people are doing to try and prevent it, the sites listed on this page are great resources to start with.
Adults & Children Together Against Violence
Working to educate communities, the Adults and Children Together (ACT) strives to create safe and healthy environments for today's youth, in order to protect them from violence. Through this website anyone can work to bring ACT into the community. You can also find training opportunities to become an ACT Community Coordinator or Facilitator.
Family Violence Prevention
The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) strives to prevent violence within a home, and to help those whose lives have been affected by violence. They invite you to join in their campaigns to make our world a safer place for women, children, and their families. An example of a campaign is the Start Strong program, which is dedicated to preventing intimate partner violence by teaching youths between the ages of 11 to 14 how to develop healthy and safe relationships.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Quite simply put, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, is an organization dedicated to not only the prevention of drunk driving, but the prevention of underage drinking, and it offers support to the victims of the crime of driving drunk.
National Crime Prevention Center
Working to keep people safe from crime, the National Crime Prevention Center, provides communities with information and help to learn efficient crime prevention strategies, to better engage community members, and coordinate with local agencies. If you want to learn more about crime prevention, this site offers information on bullying, cell phone safety, gang violence prevention, and a number of other crimes.
Security On Campus, INC.
A non-profit organization, Security On Campus, INC. is dedicated to bettering college and university campuses, by creating a safer environment for students. The website offers a vast amount of resources such as information on seminars, national regulations for college campuses, and ways to teach the younger generations about campus safety.