Reader's Digest HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CRIME by Ira A. Lipman
This is the most comprehensive manual on crime prevention, safe guarding and self-protection available. This book provides essential valuable guidance and timeless practical advices on being safe and alert for yourself, your family, your home and your business.
Written and revised by Mr. Ira A. Lipman, the Founder, Chairman and President of one of the world's largest security service companies, Guardsmark. Since its founding in 1963; Guardsmark has earned it the position of one of the world’s largest security service companies and is known for its innovative security concepts and rigid standards of excellence.
How to Protect Yourself from Crime® was featured on a Today Show segment about crime prevention and has been endorsed by :
The U.S. Department of Justice
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency
The National Sheriff’s Association
The National Retired Teacher's Association
The American Association of Retired Persons
State Governors and officials
Spokespersons from throughout the academic and law enforcement communities
First published by Atheneum in 1975, the book has since been published in four editions and was reprinted as a government manual by the U.S. Department of Justice. The revised and expanded fourth edition was released by Reader’s Digest in 1997.
TABLE OF CONTENTS :
PART 1 : Security in Your Home
Doors and Windows
Interior Security
Alarm Systems
Your Telephone
Your Dog
Service Employees and Invited Strangers
Lighting Your Home
Outside Security
Home Security During Vacations
Special Tips for Apartment Dwellers
Special Occasions Mean Special Risks
PART 2 : Security Away from Home
Vehicle Security and Carjacking
Security in the Streets
Security While Shopping
Security in the Workplace
Vacations, Business Trips, and Traveling
Moving to Another Community
PART 3 : Family Security
Family Violence
Security for Infants and Young Children
Security for Older Children and Teenagers
Drug and Alcohol Abuse and the Family
Compulsive Gambling and the Family
PART 4 : Community Security
Neighborhood Crime Prevention
School and Campus Security
Security in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Elderly Victims of Crime
Consumer Fraud, Con-Artists, and Con-Games
Investment Fraud and White-Collar Crime
PART 5 : Protection from Violent Crimes
Defenses Against Rape
Acquaintance Rape and Campus Sexual Assault
Sexual Harassment and Stalking
Robbery Prevention and Defense
Arson, Vandalism, and Hate Crimes
Murder
PART 6 : Corporate Security
Kidnapping and Extortion Problems
Terrorism, Bombs, and Bomb Threats
Computer and High-Tech Crime
PART 7 : The Criminal Justice System
The Criminal Justice System: Victims, Witnesses, Jurors
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