Neighbourhood Watch

Poland: DIALOG Programme experiences

Places of implementationCities: neighbourhoods of single family houses, blocks of flats Towns: houses on one street

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How it works

• Problem assesment• Topics for meetings• Target group/s• Information – inviting possible participants• Goals setting • Agenda• Trainers, experts, training materials• Meetings

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Trainers, experts• Representatives from the crime prevention unit

of a local police force • Representatives from the crime investigation unit

of a local police force• Chief Constables• Police constables• Local authority civil enforcement officers/

Community Constables• Representatives of security companies and

private detective agencies

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Trainers, experts

• Knowledge• Teaching skills• Good communication, friendly attitude to

participants

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Meeting in a high rise apartments neigbourhood, Białystok

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Information campaign

• Making people aware of a problem, getting their attention

• Providing information about a probelm• Encouraging citizens to participate in a

meeting concerning Neighbourhood Watch• Encouraging people to act to solve the

problem

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Meeting in a neigbourhood of detached houses, Białystok

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Topics

• How do you protect your home?• How do you protect your person?• How do you protect your vehicle?

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How do you protect your home?

• Neighbourhood safety• Methods of protecting an apartment• Professional protection of property• Residents’ actions to improve security

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Attention! Neigbourhood Watch operates here

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How do you protect yourself?

• Personal safety (at home, on the street, in public transport)

• Victims and witnesses of crime• Neighbourhood Watch groups

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Neigbourhood Watch operates here

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How do you protect a vehicle?

• Theft of vehicle/ bicycle (thefts and burglaries)• Methods of securing a vehicle• Individual actions to improve safety• Joining your local Neighbourhood Watch

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Anticipated meeting outcomes :How do you protect your home?

• 100% of participants note potential entry points for burglars in their own home

• 100% know how to secure their home, 50% have implemented their chosen security measures

• 70% of participants have security marked their valuables

• 100% have someone watching their home during a prolonged absence

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Anticipated meeting outcomes :How do you protect your home?

• 70% of participants have their neighbours’ telephone numbers (home, work, mobile)

• 50% of participants inform their neighbours of a planned prolonged absence

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Anticipated meeting outcomes:How do you protect your home

• 20% of residents in the neighbourhood are familiar with the Police competences

• 20% increase in telephone calls to the Police informing them of observed criminal activity

• 15 new Neighbourhood Watch groups established in a district during a year

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Białystok – Safe City Exhibition

Civil Enforcement unit information stand

Neighbourhood Watch exhibition

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