Resources

The Texas Crime Prevention Association is committed to providing practical information and educational resources that help individuals, families, neighborhoods, and crime prevention professionals create safer communities.

Our resource collection provides access to trusted information covering home and neighborhood safety, Neighborhood Watch, CPTED, personal and travel safety, residential security, auto theft prevention, and community partnerships with law enforcement.

Resources include educational publications, safety checklists, downloadable materials, training information, and tools that can be used by both crime prevention professionals and members of the community.

Educate. Prepare. Prevent.

Knowledge is one of the most effective tools in crime prevention. Explore these resources and put proven prevention strategies to work in your home, neighborhood, and community.

Information About Home and Neighborhood Safety

Neighborhood Safety Tips For Parents
Advice for parents on keeping your kids safe in your neighborhood.

Neighborhood Watch
Tips and information on starting and running a Neighborhood Watch.

Gas Station Theft Prevention
Tips and posters for preventing crime at gas stations.

Training on Home and Neighborhood Safety

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Training Program
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) theories contend that law enforcement officers, architects, city planners, landscape and interior designers, and resident volunteers can create a climate of safety in a community right from the start.

Publications and Products on Home and Neighborhood Safety

Locking Your Home
Information about how times have changed, locks have changed, and burglars still look for homes that are easy targets.

Neighborhood Watch Needs You
Discusses reasons to get involved, the kinds of activities Watch groups engage in, and how Watch groups can help a neighborhood strengthen hometown and homeland security activities.

Downloadable Resources on Home and Neighborhood Safety

Working Safely At Home
Informative brochure on working safely from home.

Travel Safety Tips Flier
Travel Safety Tips flier from National Crime Prevention Council and McGruff The Crime Dog.

Law Enforcement Needs Your Help
Informative brochure on how to help law enforcement reduce crime.

Home Security Checklist
A checklist for evaluating home safety and security.

Don’t Make it Easy for a Thief to Steal Your Wheels
Informative brochure on securing your car from auto theft.

Checklist for Starting a Neighborhood Watch
A free, helpful resource on starting a Neighborhood Watch program.

A Safety Checklist for Apartments
A checklist for evaluating apartment safety and security.