Ann Harkins, CEO of the National Crime Prevention Council Kicks Off Octobers' Crime Prevention Month

The Social Network Show welcomes Ann M. Harkins, President and CEO of the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) for the kickoff of Crime Prevention Month which takes place every October. This is the first show in a series with the NCPC.

October is Crime Prevention Month and the National Crime Prevention Council works the entire month to raise awareness of crime and the importance of crime prevention. On today's episode, Ann Harkins shares the mission statement of the NCPC, and describes the various programs that they offer.

During Crime Prevention Month this year, the NCPC will be working with four partners to get four messages out to the public. The four partners this year are the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Not in Our Town; FINRA Investor Education Foundation; and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  Each week in October, the NCPC will be discussing a different theme on The Social Network Show.

Ann M. Harkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Crime Prevention Council

In September of 2009, Ann M. Harkins, Esq. became the President and Chief Executive Officer of the non-profit National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC). NCPC symbolized by McGruff The Crime Dog® and his signature “Take A Bite Out Of Crime®” slogan, conducts public education training, technical assistance and manages public service advertising to help people keep themselves, their families and their communities safe from crime.

Prior to this role, Ms. Harkins served as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer overseeing the day-to-day operations of the National Crime Prevention Council. Before joining NCPC in 2006, she was executive director of CASA of the Eastern Panhandle and coordinated West Virginia Summits on Homeland Security in 2003 and 2006. From 2001 to 2003, she served as Deputy Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate where she was chief operating officer of the 800-person administrative office and a senior Senate advisor after the 2001 terrorist and anthrax attacks. Before that, she held many public policy positions, including chief of staff for Attorney General Janet Reno, U.S. Department of Justice, and chief counsel, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology and the Law. Ms. Harkins has a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and an M.A. in Latin American History and a B.A. in History from The Catholic University of America.