Professional Recommendation to Stop Crime

A recommendation to stop crime usually comes from some professional crime prevention organization. Such organizations are most often associated with the federal government, local police, or other components of the criminal justice system.

Crime prevention requires an understanding of the three elements requisite for a criminal act to occur. First, the criminal must possess the motivation or the desire to commit the crime.

Second, the criminal must possess the skills and/or the tools necessary to commit the crime. Finally, the criminal must have the opportunity to commit the crime.

These three elements are often referred to in law enforcement as "motive, means, and opportunity." To stop crime, a preventive measure must focus on eliminating one or more of these three elements.

Online Organizations to Help Protect and Prevent from Cyber Crimes

There are many organizations to help protect and prevent from cyber crimes, but not all of them are useful to individual consumers. If you want real, concrete information on how to protect yourself from cyber crime, watch the video above.

The speaker describes all of the many anti-cyber-crime services offered on McAfee.com. All of the services described in the video are completely free and can let you know if you're already a victim of a cyber crime.

McAfee.com guides you through a three-stage process to detect and prevent cyber crime. First, you will see a series of steps that McAfee recommends taking in order to defend your machine against cyber crime.

The next step is completing a short online survey about your security measures to find out where you could improve your safeguards. The survey does not ask for any sensitive personal information. Finally, after you receive a free security profile of your PC, you can call and talk to a McAfee advisor to answer any questions you may have.