McGruff The Crime Dog & NCPC
McGruff the Crime Dog is a well known animated character that fights crime. Did you know that McGruff can do more than take a bite out of crime? He can help you and your child learn more about identity theft in ways that add other crime scenarios into the mix.
The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) has created a great resource for anyone that is interested in learning about preventing crimes such as identity theft. The McGruff site is geared towards children and has a colorful interface filled with videos, stories, and other crime prevention techniques.
The NCPC web site is geared more for parents. This website can inform you about social networking, Internet safety, and basic identity theft prevention necessities that are contextually related to different scenarios and crimes. This great resource can help you raise your child safely in the ever changing world. Take a look yourself and make sure to point your kids to it.
About the Author: Radek M. Gadek is a graduate of the Masters in Criminal Justice Program at Boston University. In his spare time he wants to help everyone understand the dangers of identity theft and financial fraud. Will he succeed in doing so? That is yet to be seen...