Title: (Optional) Describe methods for protecting persons.
Course: Public Safety I (15101-I) > Section: CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Exploring Policing

Description should include

- educating citizens to use legal and common-sense methods
- suggesting safe methods for traveling at night, both on foot and by car, in a city or in a rural area
- suggesting methods to discourage attack or for citizens to defend themselves
- teaching citizens how to avoid becoming a victim of a cyber crime
- teaching younger children how to protect themselves from attack by adults
- teaching methods for summoning emergency police assistance in various situations and environments
- discussing laws pertaining to use of deadly force by private citizens.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the common self-defense techniques taught to children?
- Why must a private citizen be aware of his or her rights and liabilities in defending himself or herself from attack?
- How might a citizen precipitate a crime being committed against them (e.g., leaving keys in vehicle, escalating a dispute)?
- What is phishing?
- What is spyware?
- What are some scams criminals use to victimize citizens?