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Stuff Every Crime Prevention Scout Should Know: the Study Guide

Practice facts for the Crime Prevention merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential. Grab a snack: this guide is the friendly version, with the answers explained and a groan-worthy joke waiting at the end of most cards.

Knowing Crime Prevention Scout saves you money, time and the occasional embarrassment.

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Chapter 1: Fire Prevention and Alarms

What is white collar crime?

Short answer: Nonviolent financial crime, often in business

White collar crime is typically nonviolent financial wrongdoing, often committed in business settings.

Groan of the day: White collar crime is no joke, even without a punchline.

Sources: Scouting America: Crime Prevention

What is target hardening?

Short answer: Making something harder to break into

Target hardening makes property harder to access, like tamper-proof packaging.

Groan of the day: Harden the target, soften the crime.

Sources: Crime prevention

The cheat sheet

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  • Crime prevention means intervening before a crime occurs to lower the risk it will happen.
  • Criminal laws exist to maintain order and protect people in society.
  • Property crimes involve taking or damaging someone's belongings, like stealing a bike.
  • White collar crime is typically nonviolent financial wrongdoing, often committed in business settings.
  • Environmental crime damages nature, such as illegal dumping or wildlife offenses.
  • Following the law reflects a social contract and personal integrity, not just fear of being caught.
  • Neighbors who look out for one another can deter and report crime.
  • Schools help prevent crime by teaching skills like conflict resolution and education.
  • Private security guards can reduce crime through visible presence and monitoring.
  • Community policing involves officers working with residents to address local crime.
  • Problem-solving courts focus on underlying issues like addiction to reduce repeat offenses.
  • Rehabilitation programs aim to help offenders change and reduce future crime.

Pop quiz

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  1. What is the main goal of crime prevention?
    • Reducing risk before a crime happens
    • Increasing prison sentences
    • Punishing offenders after crimes
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    Reducing risk before a crime happens. Crime prevention means intervening before a crime occurs to lower the risk it will happen.

  2. What is a problem-solving court?
    • A court that only handles parking
    • A court focused on addressing root causes
    • A court that solves math problems
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    A court focused on addressing root causes. Problem-solving courts focus on underlying issues like addiction to reduce repeat offenses.

  3. How can peers influence crime?
    • Peers only help with homework
    • Peers never affect behavior
    • Peers can pressure others into risky behavior
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    Peers can pressure others into risky behavior. Peer pressure can push youth toward risky or criminal behavior, so resisting matters.

  4. What is identity theft?
    • Stealing someone's personal information to commit fraud
    • Borrowing a friend's pen
    • Changing your own nickname
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    Stealing someone's personal information to commit fraud. Identity theft is using someone else's personal data to commit fraud.

  5. Which example is a crime against people?
    • Illegal dumping in a river
    • Assaulting someone
    • Filing a false business report
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    Assaulting someone. Crimes against people involve harm to individuals, such as assault.

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