What You Should Know If You Are a Victim of Crime in travel

Consular officers are committed to assisting American citizens who become victims of crime while abroad. Familiar with local government agencies and resources in the country where they work, consular officers can help American crime victims to:

• replace a stolen passport;
• contact family, friends, or employers;
• obtain appropriate medical care;
• address other emergency needs that arise as a result of the crime;
• provide information about the local criminal justice process and about the case itself;
• obtain information about local resources to assist victims, including foreign crime victim compensation programs;
• obtain information about U.S. crime victim assistance and compensation programs, and
• obtain a list of local attorneys who speak English.

Dementia and transport driving

Drivers with dementia may have a higher accident risk than comparable drivers without dementia, but the results of studies are ambiguous, as are those linking neuropsychological impairments to driving safety. This study sought to identify neuropsychological tests that could identify dementia patients who are not safe to drive, and to develop a brief test procedure for screening their driving safety.

Defining the Drink Driver

Drink driving has consistently been shown to be associated with a range of risk factors.

• Male, young age, low socio-economic background
• Problems with alcohol consumption and high levels of alcohol use
• Poor knowledge and deviant attitudes toward drink driving
• Extensive histories of criminal and traffic convictions