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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
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Neighborhood Association Crime Watch Action Plan Participant: City of Fall River, Health & Human Services Department |
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An award-winning Neighborhood Crime Watch program has been operating in a number of Fall River neighborhoods enlisting citizens through neighborhood associations to increase surveillance and resulting in arrests for drug-related criminal activity as part of the Safe Neighborhoods Initiative. | ||
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Priority Area: | Safety and Substance Abuse |
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Priority Sub-Area: | 1, A) Increased community policing and personal safety | |
Goal: |
To increase neighborhood surveillance of criminal activity; to maintain a high quality of life in all neighborhoods | |
Method(s): |
Inform, encourage and support the establishment of Neighborhood Crime Watch programs through all the neighborhood associations. | |
Timeline: | Summer 2004 - Summer 2005 | |
Indicators: | The establishment of at least one new group. | |
Progress: | The neighborhood associations have worked together over the past year to address common concerns. The prevention of Heroin abuse was the major focus of concerns this year and many of the local leaders participated in the HELPP series at the Fall River Police station. | |
How citizens can get involved:
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By participating in the Neighborhood Crime Watch training sessions and becoming more knowledgeable of the statewide support and resources. |
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Contact Information: | Maureen Ryan Estes, Community Coordinator, Health and Human Services, One Government Center, Fall River, MA, 508-324-2405 or Mestes@fallriverma.org. |