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Most neighborhood crime prevention groups are organized around a
block or a neighborhood. Most of these programs are started with
assistance from a law enforcement agency, and make use of
volunteers who donate time, and perhaps some resources; and many
have no formal budget or source of funding.
The foundation for creating and maintaining neighborhood crime
prevention groups (Neighborhood Watch) is based on the
assumption that a group of people in the neighborhood can come
together to reestablish informal control, and can thereby
increase the quality of life and reduce the crime rate in the
neighborhood. Neighborhood Crime Prevention is based on the
objective of removing opportunities for people to commit crime
rather than attempting to change an offender or motivation.
Most recently the Neighborhood Watch program
has been assigned a much greater task. President Bush has asked
that Neighborhood Watch Groups be enlisted in our war on
terrorism. No greater tool could be found in this war than to
have so many eyes constantly alert to the goings on around them.
The President has also asked that we double the number of
community watches, further securing our neighborhoods and
increasing the knowledge for the terrorist that they are being
watched.
Sheriff H.S. Caudill has embraced the idea of
Neighborhood Watches and has made it known that his department
will give each community the support they desire in setting up
these programs. Officers have been assigned to various programs
and instructed to work with the communities. The President's
concern is National Security; likewise we are committed to our
nations security, unlike the president we live in these
communities. Our children attend these schools, our families
these churches. We will not delay nor will we rest in the belief
that it will never happen here. If your community is interested
please contact Deputy Allison at eh Tazewell County Sheriff's
Office.
Many people have expressed an interest in the
Neighborhood in their communities and a strong desire to keep
their communities safe. We will work with your community
regardless of the circumstances, and will help you tailor a
program to fit your communities individual needs. No community
will be left out. Sheriff has made his office open to the
communities of Tazewell Count. Deputies from the Sheriff's
Office will attend meetings, help set up your programs, give
direction and guidance when needed, as well as, keeping you
informed of training and classes that may benefit your
communities. Time spent securing your neighborhoods and helping
our citizens feel safer as well as, reducing crime is far more
beneficial to society than waiting until crime gets out of hand.
Working together Tazewell County can become a place of
distinction, not for its high crime, but for it's forward
thinking, concern for it's citizens, and communities that are
prosperous and caring for one another. If you see a crime
happening, have information on a crime that has already happened
or want to report a suspicious or unsettling behavior in your
community use our tips link, or call the Sheriff's Office.
Together we can take our communities back.
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