“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”
― Aristotle
― Aristotle
1. Purposes
1.1 To try to build up public awareness and knowledge as to sensible procedures for dealing, effectively, with some types of criminal attacks against person and property.
1.2 Specifically, this bulletin:
- Explains why it was written in its present form and my future intentions, with respect to it.
- Defines and opens discussions on basic key terms used -- to place us all "on the same page."
- Accumulates and presents a link-list of online literature, websites, and videos designed to efficiently impart some of the available vital information to busy fellow humans -- in Section Five, below.
1.3 To begin accumulating specific information -- in Section Five, below -- pertaining to resources which can help fellow humans :
- to anticipate, prepare for, avoid and/or counteract criminal attacks, ahead of time.
- to act with sensible forethought during a criminal attack so as to minimize the hazards and undermine the criminal behavior, if this can be done with reasonable safety.
- to help mitigate the effects of the attack and rapidly recover stability, as efficiently as possible, following the actual experience of a criminal attack.
- to be more effective partners with police forces having jurisdiction over them, as part of a well-informed citizenry.
2. Background
2.1 This bulletin is a preliminary offering, to rush a lot of useful information into circulation -- without undue delay. Thus, it is first being published in this rudimentary form (the best I can do, for now) -- to begin trying to make a dent in our common peril, immediately.
2.2 I expect to keep developing this bulletin until it is ready to be incorporated into a comprehensive overall "Civic Mentor Anti-Crime Strategy." (More on this later, but as soon as possible)
2.3 This bulletin started out as a piece on "robbery." However, as this investigation progressed, I found it hard to stay within that boundary, at this stage of things. Too much has yet to be worked out before I can begin to see how all of this should be organized and to worry about the finished form.
2.4 As the accumulation of this information grows and takes on a more sensible shape, it can then be systematically analyzed to help synthesize a comprehensive, concise, consolidated, easy, and pleasing public-information system and service.
2.5 As I have chances to read all the literature, explore all the websites, and view all the videos -- and to hear back from others -- I may find that some may need to be removed from this bulletin, as unsuitable, while others will need to be added. In other words, this is "a work in progress.
3. Other related "Civic Mentor Bulletins:"
4. Wikipedia Discussions of Basic Terms Used or Implied
Assault -- "in common law, is the act of creating apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact with a person. An assault is carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in either criminal and/or civil liability."
Battery -- "is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact. In the United States, criminal battery, or simply battery, is the use of force against another, resulting in harmful, offensive or sexual contact."
Bullying -- "is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively impose domination over others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power. Behaviors used to assert such domination can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assault or coercion, and such acts may be directed repeatedly towards particular targets."
Burglary -- "(also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking) is a crime, the essence of which is illegal entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offence."
Carjacking -- is the unlawful seizure of an automobile. It is also armed assault when the vehicle is occupied.
Neighborhood Watch -- Coming soon, a separate, Civic Mentor system-module, to help us execute this civic duty, efficiently, for any neighborhood that desires to adopt that utility.
Robbery -- "is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear.
Scam -- "or confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, in the classical sense of trust. A confidence artist (or con artist) is an individual, operating alone or in concert with others, who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty, honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility, naïveté, or greed."
Self-Defense -- "is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one's property, or the well-being of another from harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is available in many jurisdictions, but the interpretation varies widely."
Theft -- "in common usage, is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, library theft and fraud."
5. The Online Literature, Websites, and Videos
Robbery
What to do if you've been robbed (Google search)
What to do if you've been robbed (YouTube videos)
Vehicular Theft
How to avoid auto thefts (Google search)
How to avoid auto thefts (YouTube videos)
Websites
5 Things No One Tells You About Being Robbed (Cracked)
What Should I Do If I Get Robbed? (Life Hacker)
6 lessons I learned when we were robbed (Offbeat Home & Life)
What Burglars Don't Want You to Know (The Urbach Letter, March 2010)
Videos
Avoid Home Invasion (video)
Door Jamb Armor Helps Stop Home Invasion and Burglary (video)
Strongest Deadbolt Door Lock- You Won't Believe It! (video)
How to Reinforce an Entry Door for Under $10 (video)
Stop Thieves from Breaking Into a Garage (video)
Garage Break In Prevention - Hardening Your House for Urban Survival (video)
Looters Burglars and Securing Your Home (video)
Tip: Find out and learn your insurer's procedures, guidelines, and recommendations
Websites
What to do when your home is burglarized or robbed (Seattle by Sarah)
How to Act when Held at Gunpoint (WikiHow)
WHAT NOT TO DO IF YOU GET MUGGED (The Bold Italic)
Videos
What to do if YOU are in a ROBBERY! (video)
What To Do If You Get Robbed While Traveling (video)
9 Reasons Why You Got Robbed While Traveling (video)
Travel Tips: How To Not Look Like A Tourist While Traveling (video)
How to Survive an Armed Robbery Fact vs. Fiction Part 1 of 2 (video)
How To Survive An Armed Robbery Fact vs. Fiction Part 2 of 2 (video)
Protecting yourself from a home invasion with Michael Bane (video)
How To Stop A Home Invasion (video)
Websites
What to Do After You've Been Robbed (How Stuff Works)
What to do AFTER you’ve been robbed (Preferred Insurance)
How to File a Claim When Your House Was Robbed (SF Gate)
Videos
What to do after you've been robbed (YouTube search)
6. Some of the Future Topics Contemplated
David Nelson
All Original Content © 2014, The MENTOR Enterprises / ELMS, All Rights Reserved -- BUT, I hereby waive those rights, to this extent: You may freely copy and pass this along, if you think it will do some good -- as long as it's free of charge, unchanged, and you include this statement.
2.1 This bulletin is a preliminary offering, to rush a lot of useful information into circulation -- without undue delay. Thus, it is first being published in this rudimentary form (the best I can do, for now) -- to begin trying to make a dent in our common peril, immediately.
2.2 I expect to keep developing this bulletin until it is ready to be incorporated into a comprehensive overall "Civic Mentor Anti-Crime Strategy." (More on this later, but as soon as possible)
2.3 This bulletin started out as a piece on "robbery." However, as this investigation progressed, I found it hard to stay within that boundary, at this stage of things. Too much has yet to be worked out before I can begin to see how all of this should be organized and to worry about the finished form.
2.4 As the accumulation of this information grows and takes on a more sensible shape, it can then be systematically analyzed to help synthesize a comprehensive, concise, consolidated, easy, and pleasing public-information system and service.
2.5 As I have chances to read all the literature, explore all the websites, and view all the videos -- and to hear back from others -- I may find that some may need to be removed from this bulletin, as unsuitable, while others will need to be added. In other words, this is "a work in progress.
3. Other related "Civic Mentor Bulletins:"
- National Crime Victims’ Rights Week / April 6-12, 2014
- SOURCES: CRIME STATS FOR YOUR LOCAL AREA
- LIFE-THREAT: ANGER MIS-MANAGEMENT
- LIFE-THREAT: BULLIES
- LIFE-THREAT: CYBER-BULLYING -- Online Assaults
- CIVIC MENTOR / Families / Standing against DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- DEALING WITH MALICIOUS PC-SOFTWARE ATTACKS
- DOUBLE-SCAM ALERT! Miscreant Impersonates Peace Officer in Telephone Scam (& More)
- SCAM STOPPER SEMINAR 7/18/13/THU / 2:00 pm / Pittsburg Senior Center
- SCAM ADVISORY -- 12/13/12 -- TRILEGIANTS
- SCAM ADVISORY -- WAKA WALMART GIFT CARDS
- HOLIDAY SCAMS AND MALWARE ALERT!!!!
- SCAM ALERT! "Work-From-Home" Scam
- FRAUD ALERT!!! -- Suspicious Microsoft Service Phone Calls
- NEW BLOG FEATURE -- HOAX and SCAM-CRUSHER!!!
4. Wikipedia Discussions of Basic Terms Used or Implied
Assault -- "in common law, is the act of creating apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact with a person. An assault is carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in either criminal and/or civil liability."
Battery -- "is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact. In the United States, criminal battery, or simply battery, is the use of force against another, resulting in harmful, offensive or sexual contact."
Bullying -- "is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively impose domination over others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power. Behaviors used to assert such domination can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assault or coercion, and such acts may be directed repeatedly towards particular targets."
Carjacking -- is the unlawful seizure of an automobile. It is also armed assault when the vehicle is occupied.
Home invasion -- "is a term used in the United States to describe illegal and usually forceful entry to an occupied, private dwelling with violent intent to commit a crime against the occupants, such as robbery, assault, rape, murder, or kidnapping."
Motor vehicle theft -- "(sometimes referred to as "grand theft auto" by the media and police departments in the US) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a car."
Mugging-- "is a type of street crime." Dictionary.com defines it as "an assault or threat of violence upon a person, especially with intent to rob."
Motor vehicle theft -- "(sometimes referred to as "grand theft auto" by the media and police departments in the US) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a car."
Mugging-- "is a type of street crime." Dictionary.com defines it as "an assault or threat of violence upon a person, especially with intent to rob."
Robbery -- "is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear.
- At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear.
- Robbery is differentiated from other forms of theft (such as burglary, shoplifting or car theft) by its inherently violent nature (a violent crime); whereas many lesser forms of theft are punished as misdemeanors, robbery is always a felony for this reason"
Scam -- "or confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, in the classical sense of trust. A confidence artist (or con artist) is an individual, operating alone or in concert with others, who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty, honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility, naïveté, or greed."
Self-Defense -- "is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one's property, or the well-being of another from harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is available in many jurisdictions, but the interpretation varies widely."
Theft -- "in common usage, is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, library theft and fraud."
5. The Online Literature, Websites, and Videos
LINK-LIST ACCUMULATOR
I expect to constantly rework this list (and bulletin)
as its most logical pattern
reveals and refines itself
5.1 GENERAL SOURCES
Robbery
What to do if you've been robbed (Google search)
What to do if you've been robbed (YouTube videos)
Vehicular Theft
How to avoid auto thefts (Google search)
How to avoid auto thefts (YouTube videos)
5.2 BEFORE A CRIMINAL ATTACK
5 Things No One Tells You About Being Robbed (Cracked)
What Should I Do If I Get Robbed? (Life Hacker)
6 lessons I learned when we were robbed (Offbeat Home & Life)
What Burglars Don't Want You to Know (The Urbach Letter, March 2010)
Videos
Avoid Home Invasion (video)
Door Jamb Armor Helps Stop Home Invasion and Burglary (video)
Strongest Deadbolt Door Lock- You Won't Believe It! (video)
How to Reinforce an Entry Door for Under $10 (video)
Stop Thieves from Breaking Into a Garage (video)
Garage Break In Prevention - Hardening Your House for Urban Survival (video)
Looters Burglars and Securing Your Home (video)
Tip: Find out and learn your insurer's procedures, guidelines, and recommendations
5.3 DURING A CRIMINAL ATTACK
What to do when your home is burglarized or robbed (Seattle by Sarah)
How to Act when Held at Gunpoint (WikiHow)
WHAT NOT TO DO IF YOU GET MUGGED (The Bold Italic)
Videos
What to do if YOU are in a ROBBERY! (video)
What To Do If You Get Robbed While Traveling (video)
9 Reasons Why You Got Robbed While Traveling (video)
Travel Tips: How To Not Look Like A Tourist While Traveling (video)
How to Survive an Armed Robbery Fact vs. Fiction Part 1 of 2 (video)
How To Survive An Armed Robbery Fact vs. Fiction Part 2 of 2 (video)
Protecting yourself from a home invasion with Michael Bane (video)
How To Stop A Home Invasion (video)
5.4 AFTER A CRIMINAL ATTACK
Websites
What to Do After You've Been Robbed (How Stuff Works)
What to do AFTER you’ve been robbed (Preferred Insurance)
How to File a Claim When Your House Was Robbed (SF Gate)
Videos
What to do after you've been robbed (YouTube search)
6. Some of the Future Topics Contemplated
- How to be an effective witness
- How to organize and run an effective neighborhood watch system
- How to monitor and properly evaluate crime data to reach sound conclusions for local action
- What should be in your mobile and household anti-crime kits and practices
- As things progress, I fully intend to seek out direct inputs and guidance from law enforcement agencies (all levels) to cooperate with them in refining this basic aggregation of available information
- and so on...
Much more work to follow...
David Nelson
All Original Content © 2014, The MENTOR Enterprises / ELMS, All Rights Reserved -- BUT, I hereby waive those rights, to this extent: You may freely copy and pass this along, if you think it will do some good -- as long as it's free of charge, unchanged, and you include this statement.
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