ONE THOUSAND AND ONE WAYS TO AVOID GETTING MUGGED, MURDERED, ROBBED, RAPED, OR RIPPED OFF

• NCJ Number: 44846
• Author(s): V Bennett; C Clagett
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 255 pages
• Publication Format: Book (Hardbound)
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TEXT INCLUDES SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PROTECT ONE'S HOME, CHILDREN, BUSINESS, AND ONESELF FROM ALL TYPES OF PERSONAL AND PROPERTY LOSSES.

Abstract

CHAPTERS DISCUSS PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE IN THE HOME, INCLUDING TREATMENT OF LOCKS, LATCHES, AND KEYS; ALARMS; AND HIDING PLACES. A SECTION ON HOW TO PROTECT ONESELF IN PUBLIC DESCRIBES PICKPOCKETS, PURSESNATCHERS, AND METHODS OF SELF-DEFENSE. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE WAYS TO AVOID CONSUMER 'GYPS' AND WHERE TO FIND HELP FOR CONSUMER FRAUD. SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM MOLESTERS, MUGGERS, AND MARIJUANA ARE OFFERED. A SPECIAL SECTION DISCUSSES RAPE, INCLUDING PSYCHOLOGICAL TRICKS AND WAYS OF FIGHTING BACK. FURTHER CHAPTERS DETAIL CON GAMES AND BUNCO SCHEMES; PHONY PHYSICIANS AND COUNTERFEIT CURES; CAR THIEVES, GARAGE AND SHOWROOM CHEATS, AND BIKE BANDITS; HAZARDS WHILE TRAVELING; INVESTMENT AND INSURANCE PRECAUTIONS; PROTECTING ONE'S BUSINESS FROM SHOPLIFTERS, EMPLOYEE THEFT, HOLDUPS, BOUNCED CHECKS, SWINDLES, AND COMPUTER CRIMES; AND SELECTED PREVENTIVE MEASURES.