All-Around Achievement | National Neighborhood Watch Fresno City and County Neighborhood Watch Associations Expand Their Role by Lending a Helping Hand You can't get much more central than Fresno Nestled in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Fresno is a mid-sized city of nearly a half million residents A growing metropolis surrounded by miles of parkland, rolling foothills,
National Neighborhood Watch | Crime prevention through neighborhood . . . National Neighborhood Watch began in 1972 with funding in part by the National Sheriffs' Association, through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U S Department of Justice The funding from the grant has come to an end But NSA knows how vital a program this is and we don't want to lose any of the movement or excellent resources we have available on this
Tree Cities and What Your Group Can Do? - National Neighborhood Watch . . . Tree City, USA What do Calvin , N D (population 15) and Los Angeles (population 3 9 million) have in common? Elected leaders of both places realize the importance trees have in their communities, which are vastly different in terms of size, climate and location Because of their commitment to take care of community trees, the communities of Calvin and Los Angeles have earned
National Neighborhood Watch and Citizen Corps Promoting a culture of service, citizenship and responsibility DHS EPR FEMA State Citizen Corps Councils Tribal Local Citizen Corps Councils American Public DOJ NSA DOJ IACP DHS EPR EMI DHHS OSG Charter Federal Partners The mission of Citizen Corps is to harness the power of every individual through education, training, and volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger
The Courage to Speak Up-iWatch | National Neighborhood Watch The LAPD enlists the community’s help in a campaign to prevent terrorism at home The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing —Albert Einstein What do the names James Cromitie, Faisal Shahzad, and Jose Padilla have in common? Although the three men differ in age, ethnicity, and background, they are forever
Bienvenidos | National Neighborhood Watch Durante más de treinta años, el programa Neighborhood Watch de la Asociación Nacional de Alguaciles ha formado asociaciones entre las autoridades y los miembros de la comunidad para reducir el crimen y mejorar la calidad de vida en sus comunidades El día de hoy, con su continuo énfasis en la reducción del crimen, Neighborhood Watch ha ampliado su misión para incluir proteger
Our History | National Neighborhood Watch The roots of neighborhood crime prevention, including Neighborhood Watch, can at least be traced back to the Chicago School and its focus on the relationship between the social environment of neighborhood and crime From the earliest studies on "communities and crime," (Shaw and McKay) to much more recent works (Walker, 1993), research has shown that there is a link between
Neighborhood Watch and Social Media Learn about the Advances in Technology Taking Neighborhood Watch to the Next Level As watch groups move away from Phone Trees, many groups are now turning to social media as a way to communicate Here are some basic tips on how to set up some new communications for your group using Facebook, Twitter, and Blogs Tips on what to post and examples of what we have been doing can
Rising from the Ashes | National Neighborhood Watch A Massachusetts community finds renewed spirit following arson tragedy In the early morning hours of December 27, 2009, residents of Northampton, Massachusetts, were jolted from their slumber by the work of an arsonist on a crime spree that would end in tragedy Set between 2:00 a m and 3:15 a m , a total of 15 house and automobile fires caused an estimated $2 5 million in