NCJ Number
96264
Date Published
Unknown
Length
49 pages
Annotation
This manual provides background information, case studies, ideas, and suggested tasks to help businesses develop crime prevention programs for their employees, customers, and communities.
Abstract
Businesses are concerned with three kinds of crime victimization: thefts of company assets, violent crimes at the work site, and street crimes that impact the victim, the victim's family, and the victim's work. When businesses get involved in crime prevention, their actions must have top executive approval, be presented in a business-like manner, and prove beneficial over a specified time period. Experiences of several corporations and business associations are reported to provide ideas for other organizations. In working with communities, businesses can contribute such skills as market research, risk/benefit analysis, auditing, and communications and public relations. They also have five basic assets to share with the community: money, services, personnel, goods and equipment, and facilities. Companies can help their employees avoid criminal victimization through education, liaison with local law enforcement, bulk purchases of security equipment for employee use at home, direct deposit of paychecks, and individual counseling of employees on crime prevention methods. Appendixes include information on campaign booklets and camera-ready materials, resources, a crime prevention film list, and methods for developing an employee education program. A slogan and mascot figure are included.