Crime Prevention Award

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Crime Prevention Award - This patch is not worn on the uniform but may be worn on a jacket or patch vest or placed on blankets, backpacks, or other personal equipment.

Award requirements

Phase I

Carry out the activities identified in this Phase I section.

Individual

• "Taking Care of Yourself When You Are Alone",

Boy Scout Handbook, page 375

• "Caring for Younger Children",

Boy Scout Handbook, page 374

Family

• "The Family Council",

Boy Scout Handbook, pages 371-373.

• Discuss items on relationships of

• drugs and crime

• gangs and crime

• graffiti and crime

• peers and crime.

Neighborhood / Community:

• "Know Your Community",

Boy Scout Handbook, page 341.

• Visit a government agency responsible for crime prevention programs.

Phase II

Participate with your family, patrol, crew, team, troop, or friends in a crime prevention project, either an original project or a project of a neighborhood- or community-based organization. (Before beginning the project, have the unit leader approve your choice.)

External links

• The BSA Crime Prevention Program Extensive information, forms, and links for the award.