Ensuring School Safety with Texas Campus Crime Stoppers
Delve into the history, benefits, impact, and outcome of Texas Campus Crime Stoppers program. Discover how it enhances safety, prevents crimes, and guarantees anonymity while sharing statistics on seized drugs, returned property, and weapons removed from schools.
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Keeping Texas Schools Safe Texas Campus Crime Stoppers March 2018
Keeping Texas Schools Safe History of Texas Crime Stoppers in Schools Who Detective Greg MacAleese Where Albuquerque, New Mexico When 1976 Why Trying to solve a senseless shooting with no leads and no one coming forward with information. How 1.Cash rewards and guaranteed anonymity 2.Crime Stoppers Triad- Community, Media, and Law Enforcement
Keeping Texas Schools Safe Benefits of Texas Crime Stoppers in Schools 1. Crime Prevention a. A tool to help eliminate potential threats on school campuses across the state, prevention of self- inflicted harm and harm to others b. Resource to report; weapons, drugs, bullying, suspicious behavior, stolen property, vandalism, harassment, fighting, and self safety risks (suicide) c. Crime Stoppers offsets fear and apathy with anonymity and rewards 2. Guarantees Anonymity by Law a. Crime Stoppers tip reports remain anonymous, meaning tipster information will remain protected even if school records are subpoenaed. There is no risk of a student tipster, or any tipster, having to put personal and family safety at risk by testifying in court. b. Other tip reporting services offer confidential reporting but not anonymous. This means that student tipster identity can be made public by subpoenaed records 3. No Cost a. Crime Stoppers has tip lines in place across the state that are funded by Criminal Justice Division grant funds b. Other tip reporting services are charging schools to implement their services on campus.
Keeping Texas Schools Safe Texas Campus Crime Stoppers Impact
Keeping Texas Schools Safe The Impact There is no way to know exactly how many lives have been saved or incidents prevented in Texas schools. What We DO Know: Since Crime Stoppers began on school campuses in the early 1990 s; $5,067,980 in drugs have been seized $72,530 in stolen property was returned to its rightful owners 6,000 weapons have been removed from school grounds
Keeping Texas Schools Safe The Objective Ultimately, the work and passion in Crime Stoppers is about keeping Texans safe. It s about; Real kids who go to school every day to learn and socialize with friends Real people who have been victims of real crime Real families who are affected by suicide, drug abuse, and random acts of violence on campus Real communities that have been directly impacted by crime, Real bad guys (and girls) who mean to do harm to those we love and cherish, Real good guys (and girls) who serve and protect us every day, and Real justice to those who have been harmed
Keeping Texas Schools Safe The Goal Texas Crime Stoppers makes a difference on Texas campuses and in the lives of Texas youth.
