Editing SPOILER: Taking an Active Role (section)

==Crime==

Crime includes not only pursuing and apprehending villains, but also areas such as domestic violence, corrections, and victims’ assistance. Fighting crime today is more than beating up the bad guy, and requires a caring hero to deal with the complex issues that arise.

The crime of child neglect has many organizations determined to put an end to this outrage. Organizations include Big National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Heroes can help by becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister or by helping kids heal from child abuse both mentally and physically. The campaign’s PCs could be involved when one hero becomes a foster parent and the biological parent decides to hire a super-powered thug to gain illegal custody of the child. 

A hero may have to deal with criminals she brought to justice in the corrections system. A hero might volunteer to work at the local Halfway House, or teach classes in prison. Organizations include the local jails and prisons. An adventure might begin when a PC is teaching math at a super-powered prison and a riot breaks out in another part of the prison.


The last section is victims’ assistance. Victims’ assistance makes it possible for the hero to see the results of a supervillain’s evil up close. Many people feel powerless in the face of crime, and it could be the hero‘s job to make a person feel like he has control again. PCs with mental powers could read the villain’s mind to help recover victims’ stolen goods, etc. Telepaths may serve as “juries” to determine accused parties’ innocence or guilt.