CRIME PREVENTION: A GLOBAL CONCERN

National Crime Prevention Week: September 1 - 7, 2007

       The National Police Commission, in cooperation with the Interagency Technical Working Committee shall again spearhead the 13th annual National Crime Prevention Week (NCPW) celebration from September 1 to 7, 2007.

       In consonance with the weeklong observance, various programs, projects and activities towards public support and participation in the prevention of crimes will be undertaken.
For this year, the objectives include:

• To broaden community support for the anti-crime campaign through the conduct of intensive awareness drive in schools, barangays and business communities;

• To establish and/or strengthen multi-sectoral linkages and networking on crime prevention at national and local levels particularly in initiating projects and activities with a view towards benchmarking of best practices;

• To give attention to the social infrastructure that breeds crimes (e.g. poverty, unemployment); and

• To solicit the active involvement of national government agencies, local levels of government and the private sector, particularly the business groups, and other local and international organizations concerned.

        One major program is the holding of a Round Table Consultative Conference to forge partnership with the business sector in the fight against crimes.

        Another program is the monitoring of Student Crime Prevention Network in all schools in Metro Manila aimed to capacitate the youth through the conduct of seminars and training on character-building, civic consciousness, and volunteerism since they play a proactive role in crime prevention and public safety.

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

August to September 2007

• Display, hanging of streamers/posters in strategic areas along EDSA and Expressways, Napolcom and PNP Regional Offices, other government agencies, malls, MRT/LRT stations and churches

•Distribution of crime prevention IEC materials (leaflets, brochures, stickers, etc.) to the public

•Television and radio guesting or plugging

•Film Showing on the latest Modus Operandi

     ‚Conduct of Crime Prevention Seminars/Visitation on the following schools/colleges, to wit:

          •Commonwealth High School, Pasay City West H.S, Eusebio High School (Pasig City), Ramon Avanceña H.S. (Manila)

          •San Beda College (SBC),University of Manila (UM), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science & Technology (EARIST), Philippine Christian University (PCU), University of the East (U.E.)-Caloocan City

•September 3, 2007 - Kickoff Ceremony (Round Table Consultative Conference with the business sector)

•September 3-5, 2007- Livelihood Fair at the Napolcom Bldg., Makati City

•September 4, 2007-Ugnayan ng Mamamayan at Pulis sa Metro Manila (sponsored by PNP-NCRPO)

CRIME PREVENTION TIPS

Handling Cash
You can take extra precautions when handling cash.

•Count cash out of sight.

•Always lock the rear doors of your premises.

•Restrict deliveries to daylight hours whenever possible.

•Restrict customer access at night to one door.

•Introduce extra protection for those who work alone, particularly at night-for example, by issuing mobile phones and personal alarms (if practical or possible), or by checking with them regularly.

•Develop safe procedures for the first worker to arrive in the morning and the last to leave at night.

•Recognize that leaving the premises with cash in hand is a high-risk activity.

•Always have cash carried to the bank by an adult staff member.

•Don’t carry cash in a marked bank bag.

•Lock all car doors while driving to the bank. Do not make stops en-route.

•Carry a personal alarm and mobile phone when carrying money.

•Tell other staff members when you expect to return from the bank.

•Pre-book taxis when carrying cash and record the number of the assigned taxi.

•Minimizing the availability of cash and valuables on the premises may discourage a potential robber.

     •Keep as little money as possible on the premises.

     •Use bank security drop facilities.

     •Encourage staff to keep larger notes out of customer view - in a safe, for example.

     •Bank more frequently, but at irregular times and using different routes.

     •Display signs, which warn that little cash is kept on site.

     •Reduce cash transactions by accepting checks, credit cards and electronic payments.

(Reference: Brochure, An Australian Government Initiative)