Practitioner Hightlights Blog

The ISCPP is calling on anyone who would like to present at the 2016 ISCPP Crime Prevention Symposium in Black Hawk, Colorado on September 14-16, 2016. We are looking for presenters who can speak to a worldwide audience of crime prevention practitioners. Click Here for More

1. Always have a verbal response to any knock. Avoid giving the impression that the residence is unoccupied. This may be a ploy of the home invader or a burglar to decide if you are home or not. Click Here for More

Do you have a program or personnel that are so good at what they do - they should receive international recognition? The ISCPP’s 2016 Crime Prevention Awards are the perfect way to recognize innovative programs or personnel!

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Due to the public and media outcry for video surveillance of first responder contact, specifically that of law enforcement, the issue of utilizing body worn camera’s have sparked several conversations regarding the potential use of such technology throughout the first responder communities. With the need for transparency, balanced by the ability to review contacts made by first responder members, the controversy of utilizing such technology creates quite a conundrum for our current entities. Will body camera’s hurt the industry or propel first responder’s efforts far into the future?

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Welcome to the 21^st Century and the technology that makes our lives more safe and crime free. Our Smart phones, with the appropriate app, can alert us to situations where we could possible become victims of crime.

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Crime prevention - indeed the world - is in the middle of a transformational age of technology.  It seems like everyday, I’m reading about a new product, app or web based technology that will make people safer, or provide needed information to police after a crime. 

  Thanks to Tom Poe for writing the interesting article on the first page of this newsletter about several new and exciting crime prevention products.

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My Property Locker

       This FREE program was created by polices officers from Maryland.  They tried to address the problem of victims of property crimes not having adequate descriptions of stolen property (descriptions, values, serial numbers, photographs).

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Your first robin, the Masters, a warm sunny day, I can only be talking of one thing of course--the welcome onset of spring.    For most of us, the warm weather means spending more time outdoors and in particular in our gardens.  Unfortunately, the same is true of criminals, as they seek out criminal opportunities in your neighbourhoods and around your home.

       Given this seasonal connection, have you ever wondered whether gardening can be used to deter criminal activity and promote neighbourhood safety?  Well, the answer to that question is a resounding YES!

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Longtime ISCPP Members, may remember that I reviewed the book Freakonomics by Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner in the 4th Quarter, 2005 issue of the Practitioner - almost 10 years ago!  It’s time to review the follow-up of this book that was published in 2009.

       Super Freakonomics, like it’s predecessor, is neither a crime prevention book, nor is it an economics book.  The authors examine the way humans make decisions from the standpoint of economics.  Many of the topics that are examined are certainly related to crime prevention. 

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The ISCPP completed successful ICPS Trainings & Testing's in Scottsdale, Arizona (USA) on April 7-9, 2015 and Charleston, South Carolina (USA) on April 20-22, 2015.  A full report and class photos in the next issue of the Practitioner. 

       The ISCPP is planning to conduct the International Crime Prevention Specialist (ICPS) Training & Testing in the following locations in 2015:

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