Just for Teens

Life as a teenager can be tough. You face many complex personal and social issues, such as succeeding in school, planning for the future, dating, driving, and becoming an adult. And just like adults, you are at risk for becoming a victim of a crime, whether it's having your Ipod stolen, or being the victim of a cyber crime.

In order to protect yourself from becoming a victim of any kind, there are many resources to help you respond to threats to your safety such as dating violence, bullying, hate crimes, sexual harassment, and assault. The more you and other teens know about these issues, the easier it is to protect yourself.

	Dater's Bill of Rights [289 kb]
	Teen Dating Violence Prevention [530 kb] *
	Streetwise: The Way to Be [1307 kb] *

* This is a large document and may take several minutes to download.

Here are some helpful sites:

• Cyberbullying
• Drugs and Alcohol - Interactive website with Games, facts and potcasts and more
• Check Yourself - A Place for Teens to Check where they are with Drugs and Alcohol
• Making School a Safer Place to Be
• Youth Gangs - Know the Facts
• Identity Theft
• Anger Management
• Teaching Tolerance
• Graffiti - 10 Things You Can Do

What You Can Do

The National Crime Prevention Council's "Teens, Crime, and the Community" (TCC) initiative has motivated more than one million young people to create safer schools and neighborhoods. The program helps teens understand how crime affects them and their families, friends, and communities, and it involves them in crime prevention projects to help make their communities safer and more vital. Learn more.