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NEIGHBORHOOD VIDEO SURVEILLANCE & TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE
The Neighborhood Watch Problems!
The Day Time Problem!
In our current society, in which two-income families are the norm and many neighborhoods are deserted during the hours of 7 am to 6 pm. Criminals have used this statistic to their advantage.
According to the 2015 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, there were an estimated 449,006 burglaries in our country. 60.5 percent of all burglaries involved forcible entry, and average dollar loss per burglary was $2,119. Burglaries of residential properties accounted for 73.9 percent of all burglary offenses, making homes a prime target.
The Line Between Community Action And Vigilantism Problem!
There is some evidence to suggest that citizens monitoring their communities can reduce crime. But the Trayvon Martin shooting focused new attention on neighborhood watch programs. Many neighborhoods have them, but the Martin case has brought questions about what they can and can't do.
The Trayvon Martin death raises questions about the rules and about the line between community action and vigilantism.
The No Snitchin Rule Problem!
Stop Snitchin’ is a call for citizens in the community not to cooperate with law enforcement. This rule supports letting crimes happen and not report a crime against another person in their community. This rule is also the parallel ugly cousin to The Blue Wall of Silence’ a perceived refusal of police officers to testify against each other when law-enforcement commits a crime.
The I Don’t Care Until It Happens To Me Problem!
It Did Not Happen To Me’ so I’m not getting involved is the normal re-active approach most people have when it comes to crime. Most Americans only take actions against crime after they are a victim of a crime. It’s only worth their time , money, or effort if they are effected in some way.