The Neighborhood Watch

Members of the Malibu Locals Only groups could not have chosen a more excluding moniker if they tried. The territorialism is not only palpable in the name, but also in the group’s actions. This research paper, based on Brian Ludeke’s journal article, will show that just as Ludeke states, MLO fits the characteristics of a criminal street gang. Not only does MLO fit the definition of what a reasonable person would believe a street gang to be, but most importantly it fits the definition of a criminal street gang as it is defined in the California STEP act.

Prison gangs are flourishing across the country. Organized, stealthy and deadly, they are reaching out from their cells to organize and control crime in America's streets. Law enforcement personal began to systematically monitor gang activities in the 1970's. Working together, their initial attempts were to identify only gangs which had some semblance of formal structure, a constitution, bylaws, mission statement, or some identifiable tenets guiding their activities. However, with experience, staff began to realize that even less well-organized groups could still pose significant threats to the security and orderly running of an institution. Many of these smaller groups

Valley Metro Gang Taskforce, to help tackle the gang violence problem in the Boise area, known

The Young Lords started off as a gang in Chicago, until they transformed into a community based outreach program. All of the people that were in charge where teens and young adults. The young lords did what they thought was best on their part as well as for their community. Yes, on the path of doing the right thing they did break some rules and made noise to get their message across to the public. The group originally wanted to become their own claim and cry for independence. When in reality the group just wanted to pull away from the United States, but could not. In their 13 point program they wanted self-determination for their people (Puerto Ricans). They oppose on the Amerikkkan military, meaning that they do not want their young men to be involved in any war that the United States may go into. They did not just want self-determination for their own, but for other Latino groups and they asked for the liberation of the third world people and countries. They also asked to have a proper education and with that they wanted their education to have their own culture and the Spanish language. The young lords stood for their people and other people of color. They knew that unity with themselves and others was important in order for them to make any

Community policing has evolved to be the most used strategy for policing. “It is an approach to crime detection and prevention that provides police officers and supervisors with new tools for addressing recurrent problems that plague communities and consume a majority of police agency time and resources” (Peak, 2012, 65). It has been defined by various people differently. But all the definitions have similar principles (Chappell, 2009). They focus on proactive problem solving and create relationships with the community to address any issue that may arise. Community policing is a combination of client-oriented and problem-oriented policing.

Although many may find community policing and problem-oriented policing to fall in the same category, there is (surprisingly) a difference between the two. For one, community policing has many definitions. For some, it means instituting foot and bicycle patrols and doing acts pertaining to the ideal bond between police officers and their community. While for others it means maintaining order and cleaning up neighborhoods in desperate need of repair (Dunham & Alpert, 2005). However, an idyllic definition of community policing is altering the traditional definition of crime control to community problem-solving and promising to transform the way police do their job. Within the past two decades, there has been much research on community

Many of the existing prison gangs began as street gangs that formed in the community,

One of the most important elements to the success of intelligence-led policing is having the support of the community similar to community policing. First and foremost, law enforcement needed to define “suspicious” activities and behavior and educated communities on this matter(Intelligence-Led, n.d.). This definition would be invaluable because communities would know what information would be valuable for developing intelligence(Intelligence-Led, n.d.). From trying to discover potential terrorist to gang activities, acquiring intelligence

Many communities have started a neighborhood watch program and have seen tremendous results. The mayor of the city of Annapolis, Maryland highly recommends it. He reports having seen a tremendous improvement in safety citywide. Any sort of program even remotely related to the neighborhood watch program will be an improvement. Some may argue that no one will take this seriously, there are numerous success stories that tell otherwise. They tell of a hard working community working for the greater good. That community can be Alpena. With a little hard work, we too can be almost crime

Lets first talk about what Citizen Corps affiliated groups are. The Citizen Corps is the component of the USA Freedom Corps that focuses on opportunities for people across the country to participate in a range of measures to make their families, homes, and communities safer from the threats of terrorism, crime, and disasters of all kinds. (Citizens Corps Guide for Local Officials, 2013) So a group like this would be very beneficial to a small community like ours.

citizens in the United States . Community policing involves people within the community to help

The problem of classifying gangs has interested both sociologists and law enforcement. For the purpose of law enforcement, a gang is generally defined as an organized group among the members of which there is well-designed communication. This paper evaluates classification schemes from current research for gangs. The objective is to discover the issues and problems in creating classifications for gangs including a definition which delineates what constitutes a gang and differentiates it from other social and sports groups. The paper also compares approaches to classifications of gangs and evaluates how these classifications provide specific insights or information about gangs in a community.

In essence, Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program that stresses education and common sense. It teaches citizens how to help themselves by identifying and reporting suspicious activity in their neighborhoods. In addition, it provides citizens with the opportunity to make their neighborhoods safer and improve the quality of life. Neighborhood Watch groups typically focus on observation and awareness as a means of preventing crime and employ strategies that range from simply promoting social interaction and "watching out for each other" to active patrols by groups of citizens.

What was surprising for me as I️ research my policy paper was; The Neighborhood Watch one of the most effective crime prevention tools being utilized today is the Neighborhood Watch. I️ plan to organize a neighborhood watch in my community. If everyone on the block band together to watch out for each other's property and kids, the neighborhood would be a safer place to live. With a Neighborhood Watch, this assistance is proactive instead of reactive, meaning that the watch can stop the crime before it occurs. The police would be alerted quickly if something went wrong on our

Many citizens have become annoyed with the crime in their neighborhoods. They have organized block watches, citizen patrols, along with neighborhood cleanups, and started harassing slumlords that allow drug dealers to use their properties. (Brown Art. 122). Among many of the crime fighting tools, the involvement of