Police and community residents share a common concern for maintaining safe,
quality neighborhoods. Many people assume that the police and community groups can “jointly produce” certain public safety outcomes, such as feelings of safety, levels of order and trust and cooperation. There is sufficient research on policing impacts to suggest that the police, even working alone, can affect safety, order, security and community satisfaction for limited periods of time. This same research indicates that police alone cannot maintain those temporary improvements in communities unless something else occurs in the neighborhood. The ultimate goal in police-community collaboration is getting that “something else” to occur. That "something else" should be community involvement.
One of the major ways that the police department and citizens partner together is through programs such as Block Watch. Block Watch programs throughout the nation provide a positive interaction between law enforcement and the public. The city of Baltimore for instance has a very successful Block Watch Program . Please click on the link for more information or contact your local block watch program in your city.
Remember that the actions of community members are extremely important to preventing crime. Law enforcement agencies can offer the help a community needs to make a difference. Preventing crime involves not only making sure that our homes are secure and that we take precautions to be safe, it also means working with law enforcement to look out for the safety of our neighbors and other community members.
Here are some links to different community initiatives throughout the country, in addition to the National Neighborhood Watch Association mentioned above. Thank you for visiting my website and be safe out there!
Milwaukee, Minnesota, Washington, Philadelphia
quality neighborhoods. Many people assume that the police and community groups can “jointly produce” certain public safety outcomes, such as feelings of safety, levels of order and trust and cooperation. There is sufficient research on policing impacts to suggest that the police, even working alone, can affect safety, order, security and community satisfaction for limited periods of time. This same research indicates that police alone cannot maintain those temporary improvements in communities unless something else occurs in the neighborhood. The ultimate goal in police-community collaboration is getting that “something else” to occur. That "something else" should be community involvement.
One of the major ways that the police department and citizens partner together is through programs such as Block Watch. Block Watch programs throughout the nation provide a positive interaction between law enforcement and the public. The city of Baltimore for instance has a very successful Block Watch Program . Please click on the link for more information or contact your local block watch program in your city.
Remember that the actions of community members are extremely important to preventing crime. Law enforcement agencies can offer the help a community needs to make a difference. Preventing crime involves not only making sure that our homes are secure and that we take precautions to be safe, it also means working with law enforcement to look out for the safety of our neighbors and other community members.
Here are some links to different community initiatives throughout the country, in addition to the National Neighborhood Watch Association mentioned above. Thank you for visiting my website and be safe out there!
Milwaukee, Minnesota, Washington, Philadelphia