• Neighborhood Watch
  • Why have a neighborhood watch
  • Take a stand
  • Getting together
  • Taking back the neighborhood
  • Things neighbors can do
  • Neighborhood watch brochures
  • Organizers Guide
• Child Safety
  • Bicycle Safety
  • Bullying
  • Can I Help Make My Child's School Safer?
  • Child Abuse
  • Child Car Seats
  • Child Dispute Resolution
  • Child Fingerprinting and ID
  • Child Safety Training
  • Crime Prevention Tips for Children
    • 10 Things Kids Can do to Prevent Violence
    • Prevention of Crimes Against Children
    • What Children Need to Know
• Home Security
  • Alarm Program
  • Burglary Prevention
  • Emergency Planning
  • Home Security Checklist
  • Home Security Hardware
  • Home Security Questionairre
  • Vacation Home Check Program
• Personal Security
  • ATM Banking Safety
  • Avoiding Violence
  • Bicycle Safety
  • Crime Prevention for Your Vehicle
  • Crime Prevention for Seniors
  • Domestic Violence
    • Getting Help
    • Myths and Facts
  • Recognizing Abuse and Getting Help
  • Fraud Prevention
• Drug Awareness
  • Drug Free School Zones
  • Talking With Kids About Drugs
  • How Can I Help a Friend With a Drug or Alcohol Problem
  • Inhalents and Marijuana
  • Narcotics and Drug Prevention
  • Clandestine Drug Labs
  • Prescription Drug Abuse
• Gang Awareness
  • Keeping Kids out of Gangs
  • Graffiti and Vandalism
  • What Parents Can Do
• Business Security
  • Alarm Program
  • Crime Prevention Tips for Businesses
    • Buisness Robberies
    • Protecting Company Information
    • Taking Crime Prevention to Work
• Special Services
  • Crime Pin Mapping
  • School Resource Officer
  • Weekly Crime Activity Report

Avoiding Violence

What are some practical ways that you can avoid violent confrontations and diffuse anger? Here are some recommendations:

• Figure out what methods to control personal anger work for you (like walking away from a tense situation or finding a calm person to talk to), and use them before losing control.

• Think ahead of time about the consequences of different actions: anger and violence versus walking away from a dispute or compromise.

• Use humor to cool hostility. (This doesn't always work).

• Never fight with anyone using drugs or alcohol, or likely to have a weapon.

• Get as much information about a disagreement as possible, to help solve it and to head off feelings of uncontrollable anger.

• Try to think of solutions to a dispute that will give both sides something, and try to understand an opponent's point of view.

• Show respect for an opponent's rights and position.

• Don't make bias (prejudice) against an opponent's race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation a reason for a dispute.

• Show character by rejecting the bait for a fight, or accepting a compromise to a dispute, rather than responding with violence.

Stay Safe

In the Stay Safe section of our website, you can find a number of tips and ideas to do just that. Stay safe! We believe at the Lincoln Police Department that education is a key factor in crime prevention. In this section you can find ways to keep yourself, your children, you homes, and your businesses safe.

You can also take a look at crime statistics, recent activity, and crimes that have taken place in your neighborhood. Just go to the Special Services tab on the left and you can take advantage of the tools we've provided on our site.