Personal Protection
Criminals often look for opportunities and take advantage of easy
targets. The Personal Protection program offers tips on being aware of one's surroundings
and recognizing dangerous situations. Topics include target hardening, types of criminals,
walking, vehicle safety, shopping, weapons, car jacking and phony police officers. The
fundamental concept is to reduce the individual's exposure to crime.
Conflict Management
Physical altercations and other problems are often a result of a
miscommunication between two parties. Conflict Management covers basic communication skills and
teaches the audience how to de-escalate possible verbal confrontations. An interactive
exercise on communication is demonstrated at the end of the presentation.
Road Rage
This program introduces the problems of aggressive driving and road
rage. Tips are given to the audience on how to avoid road rage situations stemming from
others and even themselves. The video "Preventing Road Rage; Anger Management for
Drivers" from the AAA foundation for Traffic Safety is used in the Presentation.
Drug Awareness
A straightforward presentation about narcotics and how users and
communities are effected. Real drug paraphernalia is exhibited together with police
undercover video of drug dealers, users and rave scenes. Highlighted drugs include
marijuana, crack cocaine and designer drugs.
Child Abuse Program
The program familiarizes citizens with current family and child
problems along with the role of the police and the law.
Student Protection
The program gives students tips on being aware of their surroundings
and making themselves a less likely target for opportunist criminals. Topics include
general safety, Ybor City and the rave scene. A police undercover video of a rave is part
of the presentation.
After Math - Lessons in School Safety
An interactive CD-ROM presentation that focuses on school safety issues
in each of four topics:
- Weapons
- Alcohol
- Suicide
- Conflict
Each topic is a separate program. Students will have a chance to make
choices as the drama unfolds. Their decisions will determine the outcome of the story.
Fraud Prevention
The program gives preventative tips to citizens on a variety of con
games that are in circulation. Prize offers, pyramid schemes, chain letters, magazine
sales, bogus prize offers and travel vacation scams are just a few that are covered in this
presentation.
Telemarketing Scams
The program discusses fraudulent telemarketing along with methods of
protection against abusive and deceptive telemarketers.
Hurricane Awareness
A presentation covering the physical and mental emergency preparedness
for natural disasters (primarily hurricanes). The potential danger of a hurricane can be
minimized with preparation beforehand accompanied by knowledge of how to respond during
one. The focus is to lesson property damage, reduce panic and fear, and to save
lives.
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