Colorado Communities Against Predators


CAP welcomes Colorado

...and asks you to help Colorado CAP grow across the state.

  • Join!

  • Know people in other parts of the state? Let them know about Colorado CAP, and ask them to join.

  • Have ideas on how things should work with regard to predatory crime prevention, education, or legislation? Contact Colorado CAP

  • Are you a librarian, law enforcement officer, teacher, or other active member of the community? Check out the Take 25 program from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children [NCMEC], and organize an educational and empowering Take 25 event in your community

Safety starts at home

Educate children to the risks of their world.
When children are toddlers at home, families teach kids to avoid unsafe environments, and secure them from household dangers like detergents. When they explore out of the home, via play dates, preschool, and parks, prepare your kids for the risks present in those environments, too. Nothing is as effective for preventative safety as open communication about real risk.

Policy is an incredibly effective tool for individuals, families, and organizations.
Does your community swimming pool keep a notebook of registered offenders living in the area? Do they have a policy in place to stop people from photographing your children? Don't you think they should? Parks, malls, public areas: they're there in the hopes that you'll visit; let them know what you need to feel secure. Or let us know, and we'll tell them.

Legislate to ensure that consequences are in place when education and policy fail.
If society can articulate its objection to a behavior, and if no legitimate civil liberties are infringed, then create legislation. Remember, however, that criminals do not care about law, they care about what they can get away with.

Parents and care givers are the first and essential barrier between their children and violent crime.
Not schools. Not police. Not government.
Educate yourself, empower your children,
enjoy your day.

Garfield County

Community Meeting

September 2 @ 6pm at Battlement Mesa Activity Center located on 0398 Arroyo Dr.

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