Neighbourhood Watch
The City of Ottawa has a Neighbourhood Watch program which has been described as “a program to help neighbours watch out for neighbours. It aims to get citizens involved in discouraging and preventing crime at the local level.”
It is a program that depends on the cooperation of individuals who have a shared belief that working together they can benefit their community by reducing the crime rate. It uses the observation qualities that all individuals have but are heightened as individuals take note of what might be suspicious in nature. It encourages individuals to recognize suspicious activities and to report these to the police knowing that there will be a response to their reports.
As part of the Ottawa program, there is a program of engraving possessions with personal marks for identification, if those possessions are ever stolen. As well, there is a program that encourages individuals to make their “homes less inviting as targets for thieves.”
There are brochures available to neighbours that provide excellent ideas and tips to help individuals to protect their property. Guidelines for participation are clear and the opportunities to attend sessions to learn more about the program are provided.
Criminal behaviour and activities can be very destructive of a neighbourhood. There can be a loss of property, a loss of security to the individual and the possible development of a base for the operation and growth of many forms of crime.
The Ottawa Police encourage the expansion of the program because it is believed that the Neighbourhood Watch program can prevent crime. Crime prevention is the name of the “game” and human participation is the base for the rules of the “game.”
It is a program that depends on the cooperation of individuals who have a shared belief that working together they can benefit their community by reducing the crime rate. It uses the observation qualities that all individuals have but are heightened as individuals take note of what might be suspicious in nature. It encourages individuals to recognize suspicious activities and to report these to the police knowing that there will be a response to their reports.
As part of the Ottawa program, there is a program of engraving possessions with personal marks for identification, if those possessions are ever stolen. As well, there is a program that encourages individuals to make their “homes less inviting as targets for thieves.”
There are brochures available to neighbours that provide excellent ideas and tips to help individuals to protect their property. Guidelines for participation are clear and the opportunities to attend sessions to learn more about the program are provided.
Criminal behaviour and activities can be very destructive of a neighbourhood. There can be a loss of property, a loss of security to the individual and the possible development of a base for the operation and growth of many forms of crime.
The Ottawa Police encourage the expansion of the program because it is believed that the Neighbourhood Watch program can prevent crime. Crime prevention is the name of the “game” and human participation is the base for the rules of the “game.”
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