[Electronic-lan] Neighborhood Watch Information

[Brook Creek Neighborhood Assn]

I recently had a neighbor ask me about the neighborhood watch program.  Can
this be done block by block or is it best to have the full neighborhood
involved?  Is there a city contact who can help with organization and
signs?  Thanks for any insight.

Emily Winters
Brook Creek Coordinator

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 6:05 PM, Susie Nightingale via Electronic-lan <
electronic-lan at lists.ku.edu> wrote:

> We on Chalk Hill Court established a Neighborhood Watch program out of
> frustration with an abandoned house that had been neglected by its owner
> for almost fifteen years. After we set up our program, we wrote a letter to
> the City Commission that almost all of signed, and within months, the
> matter was resolved. An empty house is an invitation for criminal activity,
> and we now have a fully renovated home with a responsible resident. That,
> to me, is worth every bit of sweat equity we put into walking up to each
> home in August heat to obtain the necessary signatures. We learned who our
> neighbors were and are more aware of who should and who should not be in
> our neighborhood.
>
> Susie Nightingale
>
> On Jun 8, 2017, at 8:38 PM, Jane Gibson via Electronic-lan wrote:
>
> Thanks for following up on this subject after the meeting, Courtney, and
> thanks for the link.
>
> Here is a short, concise summary of a study of the effectiveness of
> Neighborhood Watch programs. Results are mixed and not very encouraging
> when it comes to crime reduction. There may be other benefits, however,
> such as community building that results from formalizing shared
> responsibility and a sense of mutuality. I didn't find a study about that,
> but didn't look very hard either.
>
> https://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/
> criminal-justice/us-justice-department-neighborhood-watch-reduce-crime
>
> Jane
>
> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 7:46 PM, Lawrence Assoc of Neighborhoods via
> Electronic-lan <electronic-lan at lists.ku.edu> wrote:
>
>> Good Afternoon!
>>
>> At the last meeting several people expressed interest in the neighborhood
>> watch program. Here is the link:
>>
>> http://police.lawrenceks.org/content/neighborhood-watch
>>
>> For those who do pursue the creation of neighborhood watch please feel
>> free to come to a monthly LAN meeting and update us on your progress.
>> Sincerely, Courtney Shipley co-chair
>>
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*Emily Winters*
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Brook Creek Neighborhood Association
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