What is the Senior Crimestoppers program?
The Senior Crimestoppers program is a group of coordinated components designed to reduce incidents of crime in senior housing settings. It is made up of several key components. One of these components is the provision of personal lock boxes – safe deposit boxes, if you will – for use by the residents and/or family members of a facility. Also included as a standard part of the program is a totally anonymous, around the clock tipsline call center. The tipsline is an information conduit for facility management. Through it, anyone can provide any type of information completely anonymously about any type of problem that exists. If the information provided helps a facility solve or prevent an incident, the tipster qualifies for a no questions asked cash reward of up to $1,000 – another major component of the program. More information about Senior Crimestoppers can be found at the program website – www.seniorcrimestoppers.org. How long is the commitment period? The commitment period for all f
