Undergraduate Sales

Undergraduate Sales

If you are a criminal justice major at a college or university, you can earn extra money by selling the My Property ID Registry security system to students, staff and community members. Our security system is a law-enforcement-accepted enhancement of a strategy...
How to Start a Neighborhood Watch

How to Start a Neighborhood Watch

A Neighborhood Watch group doesn’t require your local law enforcement agency’s involvement to get started. In fact, most police departments and sheriff’s offices have neither the time nor resources to offer any organizational help. But once your...
Operation ID Pilot Studies

Operation ID Pilot Studies

Between 1974 and 1978, 378 pilot studies were conducted to validate Operation Identification. In 1979, Allen Voss, Director of the GAO, wrote the following memo to Griffon Bell, U.S. Attorney General. GGD-79-54 Department of Justice Should Explore the Feasibility of a...
Gateway Crimes

Gateway Crimes

The gateways crimes being discussed in this blog are felonies. We’re talking about burglary and theft of homes and businesses. These gateway crimes are committed by youthful offenders—teenagers and young adults—who have taken a giant step to another, more...
#9PMRoutine

#9PMRoutine

The #9PMRoutine is a Twitter social media hashtag. It is a national reminder by local law enforcement agencies that homes, businesses and motor vehicles should be routinely secured against burglary and theft. Customizable Messaging With nearly 18,000 law enforcement...
Operation ID and Boy Scouts

Operation ID and Boy Scouts

Operation Identification (Operation ID) has been a fixture of the Boy Scouts since the first crime-prevention, merit-badge booklet was published in 1996, and most recently revised in 2020. Along with Neighborhood Watch and calling 911 in an emergency, Operation ID is...