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BALTIMORE CITY SENIOR CITIZEN CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM ASSAULT

NCJ Number
38534
Author(s)
D J LIPSTEIN; D A RIGGIN; C L LEE
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM ON CRIME PREVENTION FOR THE ELDERLY GIVES TIPS ON CITIZEN CRIME PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE WHEN OUTSIDE THE HOME.
Abstract
NUMEROUS VIGNETTES CONSIDER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN AGAINST ASSAULT ON THE STREET, IN STORES, ON THE BUS, AND IN ONE'S AUTOMOBILE. BOTH WHIMSICAL AND PRACTICAL SAFETY MEASURES ARE DISCUSSED. THE PLANNING OF TRIPS OUTSIDE THE HOME IS EMPHASIZED. PAUSES IN THE PRESENTATION ALLOW FOR VIEWER DISCUSSION. THIS ITEM IS INTENDED TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH TWO SIMILAR PRESENTATIONS AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM TO EDUCATE ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS IN WAYS TO REDUCE CRIME AND THE FEAR IT PRODUCES. FOR THE OTHER MATERIALS, WHICH DEAL WITH ROBBERY AND BURGLARY, SEE NCJ-38533 AND 38535 RESPECTIVELY...BLU