Are you prepared for emergencies?  Do you know what Oakland and Alameda County provide for both dealing with emergencies and responding to emergencies?  Check out our reference page on Emergency Preparedness and see what your options are.

Oakland Police Department has made available PDF copies of several of their useful brochures on home and business security.  You can download these or print them out for your own use.  Feel free to share with others.

Security Surveys for Home and Business - how to request an OPD security survey, what to expect from it

CPTED Security Handbook - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, "…a crime prevention philosophy based on the theory that the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to a reduction in the fear of crime as well as an improvement in the quality of life."

Problem Solving Partnerships using the SARA Model - an explanation of a community policing method used by Oakland PD's Problem Solving Officers

Community Oriented Policing - OPD Training Bulletin III-A.5