What is the best way to deal with crime and victimization?
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Hey!  The best way to deal with crime is to give Mike a job!\n\nBTW, love the schlevyhat!
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Always treat others, the way you want to be treated by them....sounds pretty simple, but it seems to be an impossible dream ...:-(\nWell, I try to live this , but I find myself really often upset ( but at least not violent )
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notify police and then go to court for help for domestic violence.  There they can help with everything including immigration
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The only folks that can prosecute criminals are your local law enforcement agency and the district attorney.\n\nIf you'd like to see them potentially prosecuted, you'll need to file a police report with the local law enforcement agency (local to where the crime happened).  It is up to the district attorney to determine whether the person involved will be prosecuted (based on the amount and quality of the evidence, details of the incident, etc.)\n\nThe longer you wait, the less credibility you typically have (especially since there are no independant witnesses).  If you want to file a police report, do it as soon as possible after the incident.  You may be asked to explain any delay in reporting the crime.  \n\nIn the future, the best thing to do for similar situations  is to get to somewhere safe as quickly as possible and call 9-1-1 to report the crime to the police.  If this person was, in fact, drunk, the police are going to want to start looking for them immediately and get them off the road before they actually hurt someone.\n\n---===---\n\nIn response to your edit... why are you letting your boyfriend tell you what to do?  If you want to report it to the police, then report it - you're as much a victim as he is.\n\nObviously, the fact that you are posting this question on Yahoo Answers tells me that you eventually found somewhere safe.  As soon as you get somewhere safe, you call the police.  Somewhere safe can be your home, a place with lots of people, a police station, a fire station, etc.  \n\nIf you report this to the police, something "may" or "may not" happen.  If you don't report it to the police, I guarantee that nothing will happen.  You need to decide for yourself what you want to do.
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Back then...some time ago....Crime was lower, hood looms didn't carry guns...one did not get sued for interfering in tricky situations...those were the good old days...Long gone.\nNow people are so desensitized that nothing faces them,they don't want to be bothered,don't want to get involved , so what if a crime is being committed...Turn away,close your eyes...make pretend it doesn't happen...that sadly is the norm now these days.\nIf I would have seen a drunk or anyone bother another human being that is incapable of defending him/herself, I would kick some serious A$$...been there done that and had to report to the police.Charges were dropped.\nWe need to watch out for each other...get involved...I do.
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Good old fashion way,  Whip them.\n\nKidding aside, there are a lot of things that you can do.  One popular method is to establish a reward system.
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I would think that you must start by studying criminology and psychology. Perhaps a course in sociology?
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Call the local police station and get their advice...
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Take the classes in criminal justice at the college. Keep in mind that it is also a dangerous job, and you have to deal with the criminals everyday.
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The best defense is a good offense.  Pay attention to your surroundings, turn your head and look around you.  Don't walk past a male very closely and avoid groups of males.\nWhen you walk around a corner or a vehicle, keep several feet between you and the object.  If someone is hiding behind it, it gives you a second or two longer to react.\nDo NOT carry a firearm until you are familiar with how to use it AND you have made the decision to kill someone.  They are not for display, if you pull it out -- use it -- or they will take it.\n\nHowever, you can use any hard edge (book, package, etc..) as a blunt weapon.  You can use any pointed object (ink pen, nail file, etc...) to JAB with.  An umbrella with a sharp point (you can even file it a little) works really well.  But remember, JAB -- don't swing.\n\nThe goal is to survive.  Give up items and money.  But do not let them take you to another location. (going limp is a defense)\nAgain, the goal is to survive---regardless of what happens, survive.
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Don't be noisy\nHelp when asked\nKeep a look out for suspicious persons around the neigbourhood\nKeep your house and compound clean
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Think of the perfect murder.  How would you pull it off?  Would you try to make it look like an accident, or make it so there is no evidence (even weapons, an obvious cause of death, etc.).  Next create your hero, and give him some trait that shows how only he could solve the case.  Next, find some way to discover how the crime was pulled off, obviously, no crime is perfect.  This is a pretty good formula to work by, and will give some pretty good results if you're patient.
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Build the fence.\nFine the employers.\nJail the ones who commit real crimes.\nSEND THE REST HOME ON A BUS.\nMIKE
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a) don't commit crimes.\nb) good behaviour and get parole.\nc) pay a fine.\nd) request you do 'x' hours of community service. (like that celebrity from LOST who had a DUI and had the option to do 'x' hours of community service or spend 'x' days in jail)\ne) jail break.
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1, buy a pesonal alarm. \n2, get a lift.\n3, relise that most street attacks happen to young men. not women.\n\nnote: stun guns, pepper spary ect are illigal wepons in the uk. so if you do use one, chuck it over a hedge or somthing to get rid of the evidance.
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WEll if someone is being attacked, I would wait till they stopped being attacked before coming to help - well that is if I know I will not be of much help ( I mean like someone is being shot and stuff) - but alot of it all depends upon the circumstances - I would probably call the police and stay nearby to relate what I saw when the police come..
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File a claim with the police.  File a claim with your insurance company.  Neither one will result in getting the merchandise back or any money, but it will establish a record of the crime.  This will help if you catch the same people in the act next time.\n\nAnother precaution you can take (besides locking up the car and house securely and/or with an alarm) is to engrave a code number on your stuff, and write down the code number on a separate piece of paper that you put in safe-keeping.  Then if you know who took the stuff, the police can check for the code number you provide them, and that will be enough evidence for them to reclaim the property and charge the criminals.\n\nGood luck!