3. Crime is the commission or omission
by a person having capacity of any act
which is either prohibited or compelled by
law and the commission or omission of
which is punishable by a proceeding
brought in the of the government whose
law has been violated.(Wharton’s
Criminal Law, 1957, Vol.1 p.11)
5. It
is an act to be done in order that a
crime could not happen.
It is everybody’s concern. We have to
join hands in order to lessen crime in
our community if not totally eradicate
it.
7. The Philippine National Police is committed to
ensuring public safety and reducing the fear and
the incidence of crime in the community. But
there are many things each and every community
member can do to reduce his or her chances of
becoming a victim or prevent the incidence of
crime from happening. Below are crime
prevention tips for your home, your business,
yourself and your family. We urge you to
familiarize yourself with the information
contained in this section and to make crime
prevention, awareness and education a part of
your everyday life.
8. CRIME PREVENTION TIPS
Get
to know your neighbors and all those
residing in your street. They will be your
partners in watching the activities in the
block.
Organize a street watch composed of
neighbors as members. Be concerned and
cooperate in watching activities on the block
and reporting unusual or suspicious behavior
to the police and the street watch officer.
Exchange names, home and work telephone
number among members.
9. Prepare
diagram of the block or neighborhood
where you belong.
Look after your neighbor’s house when he
/she is away and ask him/her to look after
yours.
Get to know your Police Chief and members
of the police station in your area. Write down
the station’s emergency hotline number in a
place you can easily see in the case you will
need police advise or assistance.
11. EMERGENCY CALLS
An
emergency call is defined as a
situation where a person’s life or property
is in danger or threatened. In progress
calls are where crimes are being
committed at the time of your report.
12. EXAMPLES OF EMERGENCY
CALLS
Accidents with injuries
Attempted suicides
Rescue calls
Ambulance calls
Persons injured or bleeding
Strangers forcibly entering a
house
Strangers carrying
households articles and
appliances from neighbor’s
house.
Rape
Someone trying to gain
entrance to your home
Group of persons with
weapons preparing to fight
Automobiles stopping to
pick up a person walking
along the street and it looks
that the person doesn’t want
to go, especially young
children.
Shootings
Armed Robberies
13. NON-EMERGENCY CALL
A non-emergency call is a situation
where a person’s life and property is not in
immediate danger. Included under this
crimes against property, crimes against
persons where the victim is not injured
and offenders are not at or near the scene.
However, a police officer is needed to
respond, investigate and take a report.
14. EXAMPLES
OF NON- EMERGENCY CALLS
Smashed
doors or windows in unoccupied
homes or stores.
Abandoned car on the street
Persons loitering near school
Information and rumors of impending
crimes
Late discovery of the crime against person
or property.
16. Make
sure you and the members of your family
know the whereabouts of everyone for the day.
Instruct all family members and household help not
to entertain stranger at the gate or on the phone.
Children should be especially trained not to
converse with strangers on the phone.
Teach your family and household helps to verify
the identity of phone callers before identifying
themselves.
Never give out information on the whereabouts of
family members to just anyone on the phone.
Friends or relatives should be politely asked to call
again so they can personally talk to the person they
are looking for.
17. Instruct family members and your house help that designated
family member must be contacted in an emergency or if
there are dubious characters at your door or on your phone.
List the important phone numbers in the front or back of
your directory for easy access.
Be aware of phone swindlers who call in and report that one
family member has been in an accident and is asking for the
family member or household help bring cash or other
valuable to a certain place. Verify with another family
member before acting on this.
Advise your children to refrain from playing/loitering on
streets outside your residence where they are highly
vulnerable to abduction. Advice your children never to leave
home without telling you of their destination and expected
time of arrival.
20. Day
or night, do not walk in the dark streets, alleys
and unsafe shortcuts.
Stray away from dark isolated places or vacant lots
at night. These areas are hangouts of criminals. Do
not take chances.
Do not walk between parked cars in parking lots.
Avoid walking alone in unit and uncertain places. At
night, wait for buses, taxicabs or jeepneys in welllighted areas.
When going to economically depressed
areas(slums/squatter’s area) communities, do not
wear expensive jewelry and carry substantial cash.
If you decide to go to such places, remove your
jewelry; this may save your life or limbs.
23. When
in a bus or jeepney, do not extend your hand
out the window; your watch/ jewelries could be
snatched or your hand injured by another vehicle.
when you ride a cab, take the habit of getting the
name of the cab, its plate number, and the cab driver’s
name. This will be handy in case you leave something
in the cab or if the driver tries to hurt or rob you.
Be careful with what you are carry when riding on a
crowded bus. If you are to carry so many things, take
a cab home and check the cab well before alighting.
If you are to visit someone, call him/her for your
expected time of arrival. This will be helpful in case
an accident happens on the way. It is also advisable to
always inform your relatives or neighbors where you
are going and for how long you will be away.
26. Never
try to buy something from the sidewalks;
instead, go to a department store. The goods may
be a little more expensive there but it is safer since
you avoid thieves, pickpockets and sidewalk
hawkers.
Never grab a bargain sold gold watch, diamond
ring or anything from the sidewalk. You are likely
to be gypped with a stolen good and could be later
on changed with theft.
Never exchange your wrist watch, expensive pen or
gold ring “a found diamond ring”. Never bargain or
argue with stranger in the streets. Ignore them and
just leave.
Never go with a stranger to get a bargain article.
You may be robbed or gypped at the back street.
28. If
someone is talking to you, seek the help of
security guards (when inside a building) and
then call or go to the nearest police/ station in
your area.
Do not ride a jeepney if there are no female
passengers inside, wait for the next vehicles. It
is safer to take a bus if you are commuting
alone at night. Sit near the driver if passengers
are predominantly male.
Do not hitch a ride with person you do not
know very well. It is always safer to take the
bus, jeepney or taxicab.
29. Avoid
watching movies alone; always take
someone with you- a relative or trusted
friend.
Ask somebody to accompany you when
travelling, especially if night will overtake
you.
Always carry in your bag a whistle or
anything that may be used to sound alarm
when in danger. Scream or shout for help
when you are in danger of being attacked.
