Personal Safety
Do my family and I...
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Understand the dangers of weapons, especially firearms, and how to prevent accidents?
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Talk about the costs — personal and financial — of violence?
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Think carefully about the kinds of entertainment we watch and hear?
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Know and practice ways to settle disputes without violence?
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Understand and practice basic self-protection strategies?
Do my neighbors and I...
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Know each other reasonably well?
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Work together to make our neighborhoods safe for children?
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Agree on how and when to step in to prevent childrens' quarrels from becoming violent?
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Discuss how we feel about weapons, including firearms, and what rules and standards we agree on?
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Help each other by joining and taking an active role in Block Clubs and Neighborhood Watch?
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Know that there are positive ways for our children to spend their time and energy after school?
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Identify, discuss, and solve (or get help to solve) troubling conditions in our area?
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Work with local law enforcement, school officials, civic groups, and others to address larger issues for the community?
Does my community...
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Have and enforce sound laws and regulations for secure weapons storage and against weapons violence?
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Provide safe ways for residents to dispose of unwanted weapons?
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Actively provide resources and know-how to help residents learn how to solve problems without violence?
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Provide mentoring and other outreach services to troubled youth and families?
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Enlist young people in addressing violence problems?
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Coordinate community groups to develop comprehensive anti-violence strategies and plans?
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Offer an attractive array of both family-oriented and youth-focused events?
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Have clear standards that reject violence as a presence in the community?