SCOUTS BSA 

COME AND EARN YOUR

CRIME PREVENTION MERIT BADGE

Join Us for a Virtual Session on

Saturday, February 25, 2023 from

10AM - 12:30PM

The badge requires that each scout observe safety issues in their home and in their community.  Discuss the laws of our society.  Discuss the multiple crime prevention programs and how they can impact communities and neighborhoods

The maximum number of Scouts for each session is 10.  The cost of the session is $5.  Contact person is Vivian Smalls youngviv74@gmail.com

The prerequisites are:

The following should be completed by the scouts before the program and emailed to Vivian Smalls youngviv74@gmail.com, no later than the day before the class.

2. Prepare a journal from various sources that address crime and crime prevention efforts in your community.

 4a. Inspect your neighborhood for opportunities that may lead to crime. Learn how to do a crime prevention survey.

4b. Using the checklist in Crime Prevention Merit Badge book or found at the end of the Crime Prevention Workbook, conduct a security survey of your home and discuss the results with your family.

5. Teach your family or patrol members how to protect themselves from crime at home, at school, in your community, and while traveling. (This can be completed after the merit badge class and the counselor should be emailed for completion of the blue card.)

6. Help raise awareness about one school safety issue facing students by doing ONE of the following:

Create a poster for display on a school bulletin board.

With permission from school officials, create a page-long public service announcement that could be read over the public address system at school or posted on the school’s website.

Make a presentation to a group such as a Cub Scout den that addresses the issue. If you are having trouble coming up with a school safety issue topic, please contact your counselor or a school official for guidance. This requirement can also be completed after the merit badge class and the counselor should be emailed proof of completion for the sign-off of the blue card.

9d. Choose a career in the crime prevention or security industry that interests you. Describe the level of education required and responsibilities of a person in that position. Tell why this position interests you.