Are You Really Safe?

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Name: Date: Directions: Answer the questions below in the gray boxes provided. Assess your safety during class in either a large or a small group discussion. Living Situation 1. Do you live near a busy street? 2. Are there streetlights near your building or home? 3. Do you have a motion light that comes on when someone approaches your home? 4. Where are you expected to park your car? 5. Is there a locked hallway that precedes your front door? Unemployment and Crime Rates 1. Have you checked the Internet to compare the crime rate in your neighborhood? In your city? 2. Have you checked the Internet or newspaper to investigate the location, frequency, and types of crimes most often reported? 3. Have any of your neighbors been burglarized or mugged? 4. Does the community have services to help people who are unable to help themselves? Neighbors 1. Do you know your neighbors? 2. If you were sick or hurt in your home, would anyone notice?
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3. If you needed assistance while you were recovering, would anyone offer to help? 4. Do you have the telephone number of any of your neighbors in the event of an emergency? 5. How frequently do you visit with your neighbors? Friends 1. How long have you known your friends? 2. How did you meet your newest friends? 3. Do your friends respect your need for privacy, respect, and honesty? 4. When you go out with friends, do they encourage you to do things that will impair your judgment or that are dangerous? 5. If you went to a party with friends, would they leave you behind or let someone take advantage of you? 6. Would your friends let you drive after you have been drinking? 7. Do you ride with friends who have been drinking?

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