Personal Safety and Security Playbook

<p>Executive Summary</p> <p>What Is a Playbook?</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Chapter 1. Preventing and Reporting High-Risk Events</p> <p>1.1 Overview</p> <p>1.2 Crime Prevention and Hazard Mitigation</p> <p>1.3 Conflict Management</p> <p>1.4 Mediation and Negotiation</p> <p>1.5 Reporting Crimes and Emergencies</p> <p>1.6 Victim’s Assistance and Rights</p> <p>1.7 Using Available Resources</p> <p>Chapter 2. Personal Protection</p> <p>2.1 Overview</p> <p>2.2 At Home</p> <p>2.3 Domestic Violence</p> <p>2.4 Obscene, Threatening, Harassing, and Inappropriate Communications</p> <p>2.5 Stalking Behavior</p> <p>2.6 If You Live in a Rural Setting</p> <p>2.7 When You are Driving</p> <p>2.8 Completing Errands</p> <p>2.9 Going Out for Entertainment</p> <p>2.10 When You Travel Out of Town</p> <p>2.11 Hotel Security</p> <p>2.12 During the Holidays</p> <p>2.13 At Work</p> <p>2.14 Street Solicitors and Panhandlers</p> <p>Chapter 3. Assault and Sexual Assault</p> <p>3.1 Overview</p> <p>3.2 Develop a Personal Strategy</p> <p>3.3 Reducing Your Risk</p> <p>3.4 Self-Defense</p> <p>3.5 Rape</p> <p>3.6 Date Rape</p> <p>3.7 High Schools and College Campuses</p> <p>3.8 Protecting Children</p> <p>3.9 If You Have Been Assaulted</p> <p>Chapter 4. Children</p> <p>4.1 Overview</p> <p>4.2 Abduction, Kidnapping, and Runaways</p> <p>4.3 Day Care, Schools, and Playgrounds</p> <p>4.4 Home Alone: Latchkey Children</p> <p>4.5 Sexual Assault</p> <p>4.6 Suicide</p> <p>4.7 Vandalism</p> <p>4.8 Weapons</p> <p>4.9 Drugs</p> <p>4.10 Away at College</p> <p>4.11 Gangs</p> <p>Chapter 5. Home Safety and Security</p> <p>5.1 Overview</p> <p>5.2 Home Safety and Security Survey</p> <p>5.3 Doors and Windows</p> <p>5.4 Exterior</p> <p>5.5 Operation Identification</p> <p>5.6 Neighborhood Watch</p> <p>Chapter 6. Workplace Safety and Security</p> <p>6.1 Overview</p> <p>6.2 Risk Mitigation</p> <p>6.3 Inappropriate Communications</p> <p>6.4 Working Before and After Business Hours or On Assignment</p> <p>6.5 Parking Your Car</p> <p>Chapter 7. When You Travel</p> <p>7.1 Overview</p> <p>7.2 Planning Your Trip</p> <p>7.3 Automobiles</p> <p>7.4 Hotel Security</p> <p>7.5 Airports</p> <p>7.6 International Travel</p> <p>7.7 Visiting the United States</p> <p>7.8 Preparing to Live Outside the United States</p> <p>Chapter 8. Automobiles</p> <p>8.1 Overview</p> <p>8.2 Theft</p> <p>8.3 When You are Driving</p> <p>8.4 Parking Your Car</p> <p>8.5 Carjacking</p> <p>8.6 Other Hazard Mitigation</p> <p>Chapter 9. Locks and Alarms</p> <p>9.1 Overview</p> <p>9.2 Door Locks</p> <p>9.3 Window Locks</p> <p>9.4 Alarm Systems and Security Surveillance</p> <p>9.5 Selecting an Alarm Company</p> <p>9.6 Building Codes</p> <p>Chapter 10. Lighting</p> <p>10.1 Overview</p> <p>10.2 General Guidelines</p> <p>10.3 Residential Lighting</p> <p>10.4 Security Lighting</p> <p>Chapter 11. Drug and Alcohol Abuse</p> <p>11.1 Overview</p> <p>11.2 Education and Awareness</p> <p>11.3 In the Workplace</p> <p>11.4 Children and Other Family Members</p> <p>11.5 Community Action</p> <p>Chapter 12. Seniors</p> <p>12.1 Overview</p> <p>12.2 General Tips to Increase Your Safety</p> <p>12.3 At Home</p> <p>12.4 When You are Walking, Running Errands, or Going Out</p> <p>12.5 Protecting Your Money and Financial Security</p> <p>Chapter 13. Fraud</p> <p>13.1 Overview</p> <p>13.2 Telephone</p> <p>13.3 Mail</p> <p>13.4 Investment Schemes</p> <p>13.5 Credit Cards and Checking Accounts</p> <p>13.6 Medical</p> <p>13.7 Stolen Identity</p> <p>Chapter 14. Personal Security Resources</p> <p>14.1 Local Resources</p> <p>14.2 All-Hazards Preparedness</p> <p>14.3 Children</p> <p>14.4 Drugs and Alcohol</p> <p>14.5 Preventing Bias-Motivated Violence</p> <p>14.6 Victim Assistance</p> <p>About the Contributing Editor</p> <p>About Elsevier’s Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio</p>