Crime Prevention For Senior Citizen Of Texas

state.tx.us, Jan 23, 2006

Through conferences, publications, videos and presentations to groups around our state, the Office of the Attorney General educates Texas seniors about personal security, elder abuse, consumer fraud and crime victims' compensation.

The Office of the Attorney General participates in one of the Nation's most promising community policing movements for preventing crime against senior citizens: a program known as TRIAD. On the national level, TRIAD is a cooperative effort of the National Sheriffs' Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and senior service providers. On the local level, TRIAD unites seniors with law enforcement and senior service providers.

Each local TRIAD is guided by a volunteer council called SALT (Seniors and Lawmen Together). The SALT Council decides what services or programs the TRIAD will offer, recruits volunteers and oversees the results. The TRIAD program is flexible, adaptable, low-cost and simple—but very effective.

The Consumer Protection Division focuses its efforts on: