Neighbourhood watch

Katharine Holloway; Trevor Bennett

Neighbourhood watch

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Abstract

Neighbourhood watch (also known as block watch, apartment watch, home watch, citizen alert and community watch) is a crime prevention programme that aims to reduce residential burglary by encouraging neighbours to look out for suspicious activities and report these to the police. It is intended that increased neighbourhood surveillance will deter potential offenders by altering their perceptions of the area and decision making. It might also reduce crime by enhancing informal social control and improving police detection.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Sage Dictionary of Policing
Editors	Alison Wakefield, Jenny Fleming
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Pages	204-206
ISBN (Print)	9781412930994
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

neighbourhood watch
evaluation
crime
prevention

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Neighbourhood watch

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