First Response to Victims of Crime Who Have a Disability
S t r e e t P r o s t i t u t i o n
Theft of Customers' Personal Property in Cafés and Bars
Street Robbery
Panhandling
Robbery at Automated Teller Machines
Hate Crimes
Physical and Emotional Abuse of the Elderly
Crimes Against Tourists
Assaults in and Around Bars
Home Invasion Robbery
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First Response to Victims of Crime Who Have a Disability
Anyone can be victimized by crime. But people who have a disability can be more vulnerable to victimization than others in society. People with a mental impairment can be less able to recognize and avoid danger, and people with a physical impairment can be less able to protect themselves or escape harm -
S t r e e t P r o s t i t u t i o n
This guide addresses the problem of street prostitution, focusing on female prostitutes and male clients. It begins by describing the problem and reviewing factors that contribute to it. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem. -
Theft of Customers' Personal Property in Cafés and Bars
We begin this guide by describing the problem of theft of customers’ personal property from cafés and bars and reviewing associated risk factors. We then identify a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem, and, finally, review responses to this type of problem. -
Street Robbery
This guide addresses street robbery and reviews factors contributing to its occurrence. It then provides a series of questions to help you analyze your local street robbery problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice. -
Panhandling
This guide addresses the problem of panhandling.† It also covers nearly equivalent conduct in which, in exchange for donations, people perform nominal labor such as squeegeeing (cleaning) the windshields of cars stopped in traffic, holding car doors open, saving parking spaces, guarding parked cars, buying subway tokens, and carrying luggage or groceries. -
Robbery at Automated Teller Machines
This guide addresses the problem of robbery of people using automated teller machines (ATMs) and night cash depositories.† The guide begins by describing the problem and reviewing factors that increase the risks of ATM robbery. It then identifies a series of questions that might assist you in analyzing your local ATM robbery problem. -
Hate Crimes
This guide begins by describing the problem of hate crimes and reviewing factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local hate crimes problem. It reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice. -
Physical and Emotional Abuse of the Elderly
This guide begins by describing the problem of elder physical and psychological abuse and reviewing factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local elder abuse problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice. -
Crimes Against Tourists
This guide addresses tourist crime, beginning by describing the problem and reviewing the factors that contribute to it. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem. -
Assaults in and Around Bars
This guide deals with the problem of assaults in and around bars. -
Home Invasion Robbery
This guide begins by describing the problem of home invasion robbery and reviewing factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local home invasion robbery problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice.