Question

How will you initiate a Neighbourhood Watch Plan in your society?

Answer 1

A neighborhood watch or neighbourhood watch (see spelling differences), also called a crime watch or neighbourhood crime watch, is an organized group of civilians devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood.

The aim of neighborhood watch includes educating residents of a community on security and safety and achieving safe and secure neighborhoods. However, when a criminal activity is suspected, members are encouraged to report to authorities, and not to intervene.

Neighborhood watches are not vigilante organizations. When suspecting criminal activities, members are encouraged to contact authorities and not to intervene.

In the United States[edit]

The current American system of neighborhood watches began developing in the late 1960s as a response to the rape and murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens, New York. People became outraged after reports that a dozen witnesses did nothing to save Genovese or to apprehend her killer.[2] Some local civilians formed groups to watch over their neighborhoods and to look out for any suspicious activity in their areas. Shortly thereafter, the National Sheriffs' Association began a concerted effort in 1972 to revitalize the "watch group" effort nationwide.[3]

The neighborhood watch system gained intense media attention after the February, 2012, fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin inSanford, Florida by George Zimmerman, an appointed neighborhood watch coordinator.[4] Zimmerman claimed self-defense and was tried for second-degree murder and manslaughter before he was acquitted from all charges.[5] His actions on the night of the shooting generated controversy as he exited his vehicle and was carrying a gun, both of which go against neighborhood watch recommendations.[6][7] He has also been accused by prosecutors of profiling Martin,[5] and he was investigated by the United States Department of Justice for possibly committing a racial hate crime. However, the FBI concluded their investigation and dropped its charges.[8] Martin was black and Zimmerman is a mixed-race Hispanic.[9]

In another incident involving a neighborhood watch, Eliyahu Werdesheim, part of an Orthodox Jewish community in Maryland, was convicted in May 2012 of second-degree assault and false imprisonment for beating and then pinning down a teenager he thought suspicious in 2010. Werdersheim and his brother, who had also been charged in the case but was acquitted, chose a bench trial, contending they would not get a fair trial due to the publicity over the Martin case.[10][11] He was given a three-year suspended sentence and three years of probation at sentencing in June 2012.[12]

A June 2012 New York Times article reported that neighborhood watches in the New York City area are growing again after decades of decrease due to lower crime rates. It also said that neighborhood watch groups fell under scrutiny since the shooting of Trayvon Martin.[13]

In response to the Trayvon Martin case, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) began drafting a bill that would require neighborhood watch groups to be certified and limit their duties. Currently, with local police agencies setting guidelines for their neighborhood watches, groups across the U.S. vary greatly in their scope, function, the level of activity by their members, and training. Robert McCrie, professor of security management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, disagrees with Lee's initiative. He believes that standards for neighborhood watches “are best left to the state or local community,” although he would support background checks for volunteers.[11]

Town watch[edit]

The town watch program is similar to that of the neighborhood watch, the major difference is that the Town Watch tend to actively patrol in pseudo-uniforms, i.e. marked vests or jackets and caps, and is equipped with two way radios to directly contact the local police. The Town Watch serves as an auxiliary to the police which provides weapons (if any), equipment, and training. The town watch usually returns their gear at the end of their duty.

Like the town watchman of colonial America, each civilian must take an active interest in protecting his or her neighbors and be willing to give his or her time and effort to this volunteer activity.

Organizations[edit]Block Parent Program (Canada)Citizen Observer (United States)Crimestoppers (United States, United Kingdom and Australia)Guardian Angels (United States)National Neighborhood Watch Program (United States)National Night Out - National Association of Town Watch (United States)Natteravnene (Norway)Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom)Inminban (North Korea)PubWatch (United Kingdom)Senkom Mitra Polri (Indonesia)Shomrim (United States and United Kingdom)Voluntary People's Druzhina (Soviet Union)Zona Protegida (Brasil)Neighbourhood Watch Australasia, (Australia and New Zealand)Neighborhood Watch Programs United States

Answer 2

Answer:

STEP 1. Make contact with your neighbors.

Talk to them about the crime rate in your locality and the idea of starting a neighborhood watch if one does not already exist in your neighborhood. Try to get as many people as possible to partake in the idea as a collective rather than an individual idea. Get feedback and suggestions and make necessary adjustments to the plans, because the success of a neighborhood watch is based on the numbers of participants and commitment/cooperation.

STEP 2. Visit your local police department.

Inform them of your group’s decision to start a neighborhood watch. Set up a date of meeting with your group. A close partnership between the police department and the neighborhood watch is necessary for it to function smoothly. The police department would discuss and train the participants on what is required of them as members of the neighborhood watch and also attend to questions the group might have.

STEP 3. Identify the patterns of crime commonly committed.

Within you immediate locale, there are more common crimes than other locations. Work with the local law enforcement adviser and appoint a group head to coordinate and oversee the watch. Draw up a watch rooster and an emergency phone number tree to report crime and strange movement and occurrence.

STEP 4. Consider linking with an existing organization.

Look into other formed organizations before forming your own. Such as a citizens’ association, community development office, tenants’ association, or housing authority. They may be able to provide an existing infrastructure you can use.

STEP 5. Organize and encourage participants to participate.

Actively train the group members by the local police department on the rudiments of playing safe, terrorism awareness, how to respond in times of emergency, and basic crime prevention techniques.

STEP 6. Measure your success

The success of a neighborhood watch is based on understanding and cooperation between group members and the local law enforcement agency. Maintain enthusiasm among members. Organize a kickoff event to announce the formation of the neighborhood watch and also encourage others to get involved in all ways possible.

STEP 7. Continually recruit

Organize a door to door visit to recruit more members, because certain individuals who hardly leave homes could act as spotters or window watchers who observe and report unusual happenings in the neighborhood.

STEP 8. Light up the area collectively.

Encourage residents in the neighborhood to always turn on their outdoor lights at night to ward off intruders and also help in spotting any individual lurking around in the shadows. Encourage and sponsor cleanups and removals of abandoned vehicles and similar items which can contribute in the committing of a crime.

STEP 9. Treat one another like real neighbors

To foster unity and keep up enthusiasm among the watch members, set up regular meetings so residents get to know each other. These meetings serve as an avenue to deliberate upon strategies and activities that are of benefit to the watch.

STEP 10. You are crime spotters, not stoppers!

Neighborhood watches are not vigilante organizations. When suspecting criminal activities, encourage members to contact authorities and not to intervene.

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