The Joplin Police Department will hold a Crime Free Business seminar on Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
The seminar will be held in the 5th floorconference room of Joplin City Hall at 602 S. Main St, Joplin, MO. Topics discussed during the seminar are what to do in the event of a robbery, hostile customer, or shoplifter.
During the seminar officers will also speak about Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, a crime prevention strategy that utilizes the environment in and around a business to make it more attractive for customers and less of a target for potential criminals.
The Crime Free Business program is a state-of-the-art crime prevention program designed to reduce crime and the threat of crime in and around businesses. The Crime Free program was successfully developed at the Mesa Arizona Police Department in 1992.
The program consists of two phases that must be completed under the supervision of the Joplin Police Department’s Crime Free Business Officers. The overall goals of the program are to:
-Establish better communication with business owners and managers.
- Establish a cohesive working relationship with businesses.
- Instruct and assist management with training of employees on topics like
robbery prevention, anger de-escalation, and observation.
- Identify aspects of a business of which a criminal could take advantage.
- Aid management in identifying and documenting problems.
- Stress the importance of good security and crime prevention measures.
-Reduce calls for service for the police department.
-Improve the layout and functions of the business to improve overall quality of life for both employees and customers.
No comments:
Post a Comment