neighborhood watches
Resident safety groups
Neighborhood watches are organized groups of residents who monitor their area for suspicious activity and report concerns to police.
The programs emerged in the 1970s as community-based crime prevention, with members keeping an eye on each other's homes and sharing information about local incidents.
Signs announcing a neighborhood watch aim to deter criminals: Our street has an active neighborhood watch.
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- citizen patrolVolunteer community surveillance group
- communityCollective of connected people
- block captainNeighborhood liaison volunteer
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- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- Charity Workvolunteer programs, clothing drive, clothing drives, toy drive, meal program
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Bodies that uphold statutes
police departments · state police · federal agents · FBI · SWAT teams
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Organized lawbreaking groups
organized crime · street gangs · home invaders · prowlers · thieves
neighborhood watchessocial isolation
Lack of human contact
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