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An Overview of International Cyber-Security Awareness Raising and Educational Initiatives (2011)

Ireland – Campaign 2 – Crime Prevention: Personal Safety

This site provides straightforward information; basic questions are answered on each page, and links for further information is available. However, the site does not offer interactive games, nor a mission statement germane to Internet activities.

 

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Campaign name

Crime Prevention: Personal Safety

Organisation:

Police Service of Northern Ireland

Main URL:

http://www.psni.police.uk/index/crime-prevention/personal.htm

Dates:

Not mentioned

Costs:

Government funding

Topics covered:

– Personal Safety

– Home safety

– Identity Theft (Stay Safe Online, Shrug Off Shoulder Surfers, Fraud, Personal Fraud, Business Fraud, Internet/mail, identity theft/fraud, boiler rooms, high yield investments)

– Scams (Link to Office of Fair Trading)

- Internet Safety (Advice for Parents, links for more information)

– Mobile Phone (Remember to..., if your mobile is lost or stolen)

– Vehicle Safety

– Buying a Car

– Carers and Care Professionals

Target Audience:

– Consumers

Methodology:

– Offers links for further information

– Online Literature

Evaluation:

Not found

Sources:

1. ‘Crime Prevention’ Police of Northern Ireland
<http://www.psni.police.uk/index/crime-prevention/personal.htm> (all accessed 18 June 2010).

2. ‘Personal Safety’ Police of Northern Ireland
<http://www.psni.police.uk/index/crime-prevention/personal/personal-safety.htm>

3. ‘Identity Theft’ Police of Northern Ireland
<http://www.psni.police.uk/index/crime-prevention/personal/identity-theft.htm>

4. ‘Scams’ Police of Northern Ireland
<http://www.psni.police.uk/index/crime-prevention/personal/scams.htm>

5. ‘Mobile Phone’ Police of Northern Ireland
<http://www.psni.police.uk/index/crime-prevention/personal/mobile-phone.htm>

6. ‘Buying a Car’ Police of Northern Ireland
<http://www.psni.police.uk/index/crime-prevention/personal/buying-a-car.htm>

7. ‘Carers and Care Professionals’ Police of Northern Ireland
<http://www.psni.police.uk/index/crime-prevention/personal/carers_and_care_professionals.htm>