The United States Postal Service has released a "Stop Family Violence" Stamp. Funds raised in connection with sales of the stamp will be transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services. Click here to buy! In addition, there is also a Amber Alert stamp.
Question: How many U.S. Teens are solicited for sex online?
Answer: Crimes Against Children Research Center has published a study that reports that almost one in five U.S. teenagers have had unwanted solicitation for sex while online.
Girl's Fight Back
The College Girl's Guide to Protecting Herself by Erin Weed
This book is designed to be the A-Z guide for every girl attending college. Erin wrote the book to be an easy read, but without giving simplistic or fear-based advice you've heard a million times before. It's written with her signature tone, mixing serious topics with humor and fun. 186 pages. Published by Boulder Press and distributed by MidPoint Books.
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Net Crimes & Misdemeanors
Outmaneuvering Web Spammers, Stalkers, and Con Artists By J. A. Hitchcock
As the number of Web users continues to swell, so do the number of online opportunists and con artists. Recognizing that "it's a jungle out there," cybercrimes expert J.A. Hitchcock has written a reader-friendly guide that helps Web users identify, avoid, and survive online scams and predators. Hitchcock details a broad range of abusive practices, shares victims experiences and anecdotes, and offers advice on how to handle junk e-mail, "flaming," privacy threats, financial scams, cyberstalking, and identity theft. Included are tips, strategies, and techniques that can be put to immediate use, and pointers to the laws, organizations, and Web resources that can aid victims and help them fight back.
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The Gift of Fear By Gavin de Becker
Gavin de Becker garnered widespread media attention with his bestselling book, THE GIFT OF FEAR, which revealed the practical lessons from his decades of studying violence for the purpose of protecting ourselves from the dangerous situations people typically face - street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace. The book, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for four months and has been published in 13 languages, was featured multiple times on the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC-TV's Prime Time Live, and Larry King Live, as well as the pages of Time and Newsweek, and was endorsed by every major women's magazine.
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Web Sites
Defend Children - Our mission is to advertise on all media outlets until an aware public motivates state and federal lawmakers and judges to enact and enforce laws that defend children.
Denise Brown - Since Nicole's murder, Denise has dedicated her life to insuring that her sister did not die in vain. Denise is actively involved in many programs and organizations that help others. From radio, television, the Internet, and entertainment, Denise is using all mediums available to spread her message of non violence and awareness. Look for Denise to continue to pursue her mission, and expect that she will never go away!
The CrimeWeb Network - CrimeWeb is a free, centralized web based clearinghouse designed to facilitate the timely and efficient exchange of public safety related information between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. CrimeWeb is offered free to citizens and is made possible by the public safety agencies that provide the CrimeWeb service to their communities and by local and national corporate sponsors.
The National Center for Victims of Crime Resource Library - This library contains the material needed to address crime and victimization information needs. Included in the library are: No Cost full-text reports and studies, current statistics with references, and a list of recommended reading.
National Crime Prevention Council - The National Crime Prevention Council's mission is to enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur. To achieve this, NCPC produces tools that communities can use to learn crime prevention strategies, engage community members, and coordinate with local agencies.
National Association to Protect Children - PROTECT is a national pro-child, anti-crime membership association. We are founded on the belief that our first and most sacred obligation as parents, citizens, and members of the human species is the protection of children from harm. We are committed to building a powerful, nonpartisan force for the protection of children from abuse, exploitation and neglect.
Domestic Violence Project - The largest indexed set of violence research links. Over 1400 carefully chosen and indexed links to violence research resources on the Internet. A convenient drop down menu lets you navigate among categories. The list is updated frequently.
Polly Klaas Foundation - We help find missing children, prevent children from going missing in the first place, and promote child safety legislation like Amber Alerts. You can also register to help find missing children.
Crime Survivors - Crime Survivors vision is for victims of crime to recover from their experience mentally, physically, emotionally, and financially, by receiving the respect, support, and protection from law enforcement, the judicial system, and the community.
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network - RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.
Stalking Victims Sanctuary - This place is a place of sanctuary and of coming together to end the violence. We have collected detailed information on stalking, how to identify it, understand it and make some sense of it, what it can become, and suggestions for dealing with it. If you have have been or are being stalked, we have an online support group where you can participate in the therapeutic process of sharing, or gain invaluable information from others.
PedoWatch - With nearly 60% of the convicted sex offenders in the US living next to us, working with us, worshipping with us and associating with our children, it is is important that parents and guardians of children become aware and educate themselves about sex offender behaviors and how people from all walks of life gain the trust children and later molest them.
Free Sex Offender Search - Do you know where your children are? Who they are talking to? How well do you know your neighbors? Sexual offenders, predators, criminals live throughout our community. For years we have been victims to their silent threat. Times change, and we are now empowered more than ever to protect our families, our children, ourselves.
Predator Safety - When the police need insight and expertise on understanding and catching predators, pedophiles, murderers and rapists, they call upon Chris McDonough. He is sought after by the media, corporations and community groups for his expertise and understanding of the criminal mind.
WHOA (Working to Halt Online Abuse) - WHOA is a volunteer organization founded in 1997 to fight online harassment through education of the general public, education of law enforcement personnel, and empowerment of victims. We've also formulated voluntary policies which we encourage online communities to adopt in order to create safe and welcoming environments for all internet users.
WHOA-KTD (Kids/Teen Division) - WHOA Kids/Teen Division is the offshoot of WHOA, a volunteer organization founded in 1997, to fight online bullying, harassment and stalking of Kids and Teens. We do this through the education of parents, teachers, the general public, law enforcement, and others, as well as letting victims know they are not alone. We've formulated voluntary policies which we encourage schools and online communities to adopt in order to create a safe and welcoming environment for all.
Net Crimes & Misdemeanors - This Web site is designed as a resource for readers of Net Crimes & Misdemeanors. To effectively utilize the directory of Internet resources featured, a copy of the book is essential.
A to Z Fraud - At A to Z Fraud we believe we've put together the best and biggest anti-fraud directory and anti-fraud resource site on the Internet. We've got hundreds of pages, with hundreds of fraud, scams, and identity theft links organized in a way to help you review the information you're seeking FAST.
Those Are MY Private Parts - An excellent children's book about the important issues of body awareness, self-esteem and self-assertive behavior. It helps to educate children even at a very young age to protect themselves and address their questions to people they can trust. I highly recommend this book to parents, caregivers, nursery school teachers, family counselors and child psychologists.
ARK Online - ARK Online is an independent publication staffed by a (small) group of people who care about animals and want to use the Web to broadcast information about animal welfare to a wide array of readers
Defense By Design - offers the individual as well as the company or organization a realistic and customized approach to modern defense. With experience and expertise in both crime prevention and personal defense, the training is more comprehensive than what is typically offered by law-enforcement or traditional "self defense training." In fact, our instructors have delivered in-service seminars to these same professionals for their own dissemination. Programs and seminars are designed according to your specific needs.
isurvive.org - a website for survivors of abuse, and a community coming together beyond our painful pasts into a lighter future. Our goal is to support healing and growth for anyone who has experience with abuse.
www.radkids.org - radKIDS is the national leader in children's safety, with headquarters based in South Dennis, Massachussetts. radKIDS is brought to children and parents by the training and development of nationally certified instructors drawn from their own communities. By empowering a community with certified local instructors, the radKIDS Personal Empowerment Safety Education package is not just a program but a true gift to the community.
Parenting the At Risk Child - Your source of information and resources for parenting a child at risk for ADHD, addiction and antisocial behavior. Your child may be at risk if someone in your family has any of these disorders.
Global Institute of Traumatology - Our mission is to provide effective crisis management for significant trauma episodes in areas of planning, response, intervention and recovery to help promote public safety, restore public order and stabilize members of the impacted community.
Famstastic Living - Famstastic Living is a centralized destination for information families can use to help them achieve their dreams. If you want to stay on top of relationships, fashion, sports recreation, finances, parenting, entertaining and more, Famtastic Living is a mustto book mark.
The Avocado Store - We are a non-profit organization with all proceeds going to The Timothy Circle, Inc., a non-denominational Christian ministry providing a home and work for men with developmental challenges. Our support comes through donations from friends like you when you select avocados from our store. A portion of your donation may be tax deductible. Check with your tax advisor. We are a private ministry; we accept no monies from any governmental agency; we are not affiliated with any religious denominational group.
Insurance Information Institute, Inc. - The mission of the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) is to improve public understanding of insurance -- what it does and how it works. For more than 40 years, the I.I.I. has provided definitive insurance information. Today, the I.I.I. is recognized by the media, governments, regulatory organizations, universities and the public as a primary source of information, analysis and referral concerning insurance.
