WELCOME

A crime free Arizona begins within our very own neighborhoods. Therefore, you will find that this website contains vital and timely information regarding crime awareness and prevention in our shared community. I commissioned my office to bring together this helpful website to aid in the safety and protection of you and your family members. You will find that this is information you need to know, so please visit often. We hope this provides you with a fuller perception of the resources and processes in the criminal justice system. This is a compilation of information you won't find anywhere else.

Sincerely,

Andrew P. Thomas
Maricopa County Attorney

YOUR MAP TO CRIME PREVENTION

CURRENT NEWS

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Town of Fountain Hills is providing citizens with a safe and free solution to help destroy unwanted sensitive documents.
The town is partnering with TNT Shredding LLC to provide this free on-site shredding event where citizens can see their documents shredded while you wait.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Fountain Hills Library, corner of El Lago Blvd. and La Montana Dr. in Fountain Hills
Visit http://website.fh.az.gov/paper-shredding.aspx for more information

The Pinal County Federal Credit Union is proud to sponsor an shred-a-thon for residents on Saturday, January 30, 2010, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
The shred-a-thon will be held at Mountain Vista Park in Queen Creek. The park is on the corner of Mountain Vista Blvd. and Hunt Highway. The first two banker's boxes are free and additional boxes will be $5.00 each. Visit www.mysantanheights.org for more details.

THE PATH TO CRIME PREVENTION

Everybody talks about preventing crime, but most of us have no idea how to accomplish that goal. But preventing crime is within your reach, and so is showing that path to others. Here are some suggestions that will help prevent crime and victimization

1. Write to lawmakers and civic officials and express your concerns about
   victimization.
2. Organize a local group of interested people into an action team, and discuss ways to raise awareness and reduce victimization.
3. Everybody should share instances of victimization they observe through crime prevention websites or blogs and keep aware of what's happening around them.
4. Remember, when citizens within their own community become actively involved in watching, caring, and protecting their neighborhood, criminal activity is reduced! Active participation is the only way crime watchers can effectively deter criminal behavior.
5. It's never too early for children to learn about crime prevention. Parents can encourage children by teaching them to read articles about crime prevention.
6. Teachers should also get involved in educating their students in crime prevention activities by conducting crime prevention events (visit www.ncpc.org/training for ideas).
7. Support organizations that help people bring awareness of crime prevention activities by donating to them.

(Source: Prevention Works, 2009)

RESOURCES

• The "The Multidisciplinary Protocol for the Investigation of Child Abuse" 2008-09 Fiscal Year Report is now available. The complete version is available by clicking here. Please call (602) 506-3411 to request CD-Rom versions of this year's report.
  
  
• The "The Multidisciplinary Protocol for the Investigation of Child Abuse"
  This Protocol was revised in 1999, 2003 and in 2004 to further specify Protocol practices followed for reports of criminal conduct (see Appendix 14), as defined in A.R.S.§ 8-801. In 2008, the Protocol was again revised to incorporate new legislation and update language to reflect technological advances available in handling child abuse cases. Click here
  

• For more in-depth information about individual crimes and what our office is doing to prevent them, click here and visit other sites sponsored by the County Attorney's office.
  
  
• Learn more about crime prevention by visiting the National Crime Prevention web site.http://www.ncpc.org

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