Violent Crime in America

For families and individuals residing in America the threat of violent crime is a fear that we all have to live with. Just pick up your local newspaper or turn on your T.V. and see the headlines of murder, rape and assaults reported from coast to coast. There is an answer to the realization that you may be a victim of a violent crime, and that is to be prepared to defend yourself should you find yourself in a situation that warrants it.

Sexual Assault The Most Cowardly Of All Crimes

Sexual assault or rape can be defined as verbal, visual, or physical abuse that forces a person to consent to sexual contact or attention. It can happen in any number of different situations, by a stranger in an isolated place, on a date, or in the home by someone you are familiar with. Some rapist use drugs to take away a persons ability to defend themselves.

A Hate Crime

An offensive action performed against another person because of their race, gender, sexual orientation, which has a particular intent to cause harm to that person can be qualified as a hate crime. In the past five years the rate of such crimes has drastically increased.

Crimes Associated With Sex Tours

As long as the country in which you are staying and participating in sex tours within says prostitution is legal, you cannot get into trouble for engaging in sex tours there. However, there are some common crimes that are associated with sex tours that you should be aware of and try to avoid at all costs.

5 Tips On How To Survive In Prison

If YOU are facing Criminal Charges, or are going to Jail or Prison for the very first time, you ABSOLUTELY MUST READ the following information if you want to SURVIVE!

Stop the Killings: A Short Story

For quite some time now, I have been looking to write articles in a new genre. Stories about the pathos of boxing and articles dealing with issues of individual freedom are great, but at some point there is a need to see if I can really be more versatile...to see if I can actualize that idea that has been ensconced in my brain for so long. Well, that time came and I decided to do a piece that either involved a spree killer or a mass murderer. Sooner or later, I'd work my way to a serial killer, but first things first.

Why are Government Policing Agents Afraid of Community Neighborhood Watch Groups?

If you are like most people you want to live in a safe community and when you see things going astray you have probably thought about volunteering to help in the process. Perhaps you have considered setting up a community me will program?

The New Age Criminal

Meet the 21st century thief and the tools they use......what can we do?

Pay Now or Pay Later

American youth have a growing number of firearm related homicides that is exceeding any other age population. In Many urban cities, firearm related homicides among some youth age brackets have already increase by 200% to 400% during the first six months of 2006.

Girls and Violence

Girls? Violence? It almost seems as if those two words do not belong together. But a recent study shows that girls affected and associated with violence is bigger than anyone thought and growing. Why? What are the causes? Why are women turning to assault and attack more and more?

Counterfeiting of $5 Bills in Canada - Big Concern

Counterfeiting is a huge problem in the world whether it is done by international terrorists or rogue nation states. One of the most counterfeited currencies is of course the United States currency, probably because is one of the most respected currencies, however we are not alone with counterfeit problems.

Auction Fraud is Most Reported Cyber Crime, According to IC3

According to its website, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has recently received a large number of calls reporting fraud involving international automobile auctions online. Internet fraud makes up 62 percent of crime complaints received by IC3, rendering it the most commonly reported cyber crime.

Stun Guns for Self Defense

When I first got one of these stun guns, I was not convinced that they would really work so I tried the 100,000 volt model out on myself (I would not recommend anyone else out there try this) let me tell you, in under 2 seconds it hurt like the dickens and it knocked me on my butt. I'll never doubt their effectiveness again.

Spotlight Fallacy and Crime in Mexico

In a column I wrote in August of 2005, titled, Kidnapping Americans in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, I said this about the American press and their coverage of the events then taking place in the border city: