Active fire monitoring with level 1.5 MSG satellite images.
INTRODUCTION The current generation of geostationary METEOSAT (Meteosat Second Generation, MSG) has 12 channels with a horizontal resolution of 3 km at the Sub-Satellite Point SSP and an image scan rate of 15 min. For the MSG, an algorithm for active fire monitoring has been developed (Active...

21st century security and CPTED; designing for critical infrastructure protection and crime prevention.
9781420068078 21st century security and CPTED; designing for critical infrastructure protection and crime prevention. Ed. by Randall I. Atlas. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2008 545 pages $89.95 Hardcover HV7431 This...

Securing online transactions: crime prevention is the key.
What we ... must confront today is an entirely new breed of criminal--one that transcends geographic boundaries or borders with a high degree of stealth and anonymity. We have witnessed the emergence of the professional Cybercriminal, a foe at home and abroad that continuously probes our critical infrastructure for...

National Crime Prevention Centre, Ottawa.
613-991-3301 Family Services of Thunder Bay, Prevention of Child Abuse by creating "Caring Dads" the Development and Implementation of a Northern Model. To decrease incidents of child abuse by increasing the capacities of fathers at-risk. $53,286 over a two year period. Kanata Youth Centre, Youth...

National Crime Prevention Centre, Ottawa.
613-991-3301 San Romanoway Revitalization Association, A Positive Alternative to Youth Gangs. To focus on providing support to students from grades 6 to 8 in two middle schools in the Jane-Finch Community of Toronto. It will work collaboratively with parents and surrounding community organizations, to provide intervention strategies...

Police tap hot line for tips on crime; City partners with WeTip.
Byline: Matthew Bruun FITCHBURG - Public safety is a community responsibility and everyone has a role to play in keeping the streets and schools safe. So goes the thinking behind "WeTip," the anonymous crime hot line given a high-profile local launch yesterday at Fitchburg police...

We hate Ashley: counteracting cyberbullying inside--and outside--school grounds.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TWO OREGON STUDENTS create a racist profile on a social networking site, with cartoons about lynching and racist language. Other students link to the profile and post ugly, racist comments. Teachers report that many of the school's minority students are frightened. In another...

Remote and Mobile Monitoring.
Remote and Mobile Monitoring By Doug Marman Ushering in a remote guarding revolution Three decades ago, automated digital dialers revolutionized premises security, launching what is now the $20 billion a year alarm monitoring market. Today we are once again in the dawning stages...

Refocusing crime prevention; collective action and the quest for community.
9780802084200 Refocusing crime prevention; collective action and the quest for community. Schneider, Stephen. U. of Toronto Pr. 2007 359 pages $37.50 Paperback HV7431 Using field research conducted from 1995 to 1997...

International Association of Chiefs of Police and Bank of America Offer Identity Crime Prevention Tips for the Holidays.
Prevention Information Part of New Partnership and www.IDSafety.org ALEXANDRIA, Va., and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the busiest shopping season of the year -- and it's also a busy time of year for identity crime. It may be the...