Category: Crime Prevention

The neighbour you get to know

The neighbour you get to know

is less likely to get involved with criminalsis less likely to be exploited by criminalsis probably less paranoidwill help improve community safety Community anonymity can help produce paranoia in people, so that school children for example may believe those who tell them they need knives to protect themselves because there is danger around. That myth … Continue reading The neighbour you get to know

Fake job listings scam

Fake job listings scam

Criminals are using the potential rise in unemployment as an opportunity to advertise fake job listings that require little skills or qualifications and offer high salaries. Applicants are generally asked to pay an upfront fee to cover the cost of DBS checks or training programmes for jobs that don’t exist, with job descriptions taken from … Continue reading Fake job listings scam