National Neighborhood Watch Program
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The United States
National Neighborhood Watch Program (also known as the USAonWatch is a neighborhood watch
program run under Citizen Corps
that focuses on residential areas through citizen involvement. Originally developed in the late 1960s, the National Sheriffs' Association
(NSA) officially created the National Neighborhood Watch Program in 1972 to assist citizens and law enforcement.
In 2002, the National Sheriffs' Association
in cooperation with USA Freedom Corps, Citizen Corps and the U.S. Department of Justice launched USAonWatch to expand the National Neighborhood Watch initiative beyond its original crime prevention role to assisting and preparing neighborhoods for disasters and with emergency response.
USAonWatch currently receives funding from the National Sheriffs' Association
and the Bureau of Justice Assistance
, the Office of Justice Programs
, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Neighborhood Watch Program (also known as the USAonWatch is a neighborhood watch
Neighborhood watch
A neighborhood watch or neighbourhood watch , also called a crime watch or neighborhood crime watch, is an organized group of citizens devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood...
program run under Citizen Corps
Citizen Corps
Citizen Corps is a United States national service program under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security that seeks to mobilize the population of the country against threats to national security as well as to assist in the recovery after a disaster or terrorist attack...
that focuses on residential areas through citizen involvement. Originally developed in the late 1960s, the National Sheriffs' Association
National Sheriffs' Association
The National Sheriffs' Association is a U.S. trade association dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among U.S. sheriffs, their deputies and others in the fields of criminal justice and public safety. Since its founding in 1940, NSA has been the one voice of the nation's sheriffs in...
(NSA) officially created the National Neighborhood Watch Program in 1972 to assist citizens and law enforcement.
In 2002, the National Sheriffs' Association
National Sheriffs' Association
The National Sheriffs' Association is a U.S. trade association dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among U.S. sheriffs, their deputies and others in the fields of criminal justice and public safety. Since its founding in 1940, NSA has been the one voice of the nation's sheriffs in...
in cooperation with USA Freedom Corps, Citizen Corps and the U.S. Department of Justice launched USAonWatch to expand the National Neighborhood Watch initiative beyond its original crime prevention role to assisting and preparing neighborhoods for disasters and with emergency response.
USAonWatch currently receives funding from the National Sheriffs' Association
National Sheriffs' Association
The National Sheriffs' Association is a U.S. trade association dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among U.S. sheriffs, their deputies and others in the fields of criminal justice and public safety. Since its founding in 1940, NSA has been the one voice of the nation's sheriffs in...
and the Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bureau of Justice Assistance
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, within the United States Department of Justice.On Monday, December 13, 2010, President Barack Obama sent to the U.S. Senate the nomination of Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be the Director of the Bureau, in...
, the Office of Justice Programs
Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that focuses on crime prevention through research and development, assistance to state and local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies through grants, and assistance to crime victims.The major bureaus...
, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
See also
- Citizen CorpsCitizen CorpsCitizen Corps is a United States national service program under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security that seeks to mobilize the population of the country against threats to national security as well as to assist in the recovery after a disaster or terrorist attack...
- Community Emergency Response TeamCommunity Emergency Response TeamIn the United States a community emergency response team can refer to* one of five federal programs promoted under the umbrella organization Citizen Corps, which is funded in part by the Stafford Act;...
(CERTCertCert or CERT may refer to:* Certificate, an official document* Certiorari, a Latin legal term for a court order requiring judicial review of a case...
) - Volunteers in Police ServiceVolunteers in Police ServiceThe Volunteers in Police Service is a volunteer program that provides volunteer assistance to local police. The program is managed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police in partnership with the White House Office of the USA Freedom Corps and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office...
(VIPSVIPSVIPS may stand for:* Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, a group of current and former officials of the United States Intelligence Community* Volunteers in Police Service, a volunteer program that provides volunteer assistance to local police...
) - Medical Reserve CorpsMedical Reserve CorpsThe Medical Reserve Corps is a network in the U.S. of community-based units initiated and established by local organizations to meet the public health needs of their communities. It is sponsored by the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States...
(MRCMRCMRC may refer to:in government,* Medical Reserve Corps, US network of community-based units sponsored by the Office of the Surgeon General...
) - Neighborhood government in the US
- Project Safe NeighborhoodsProject Safe NeighborhoodsProject Safe Neighborhoods is a national initiative by the United States Department of Justice to reduce gun violence in the United States. The project is a partnership designed to develop, implement, and evaluate data-driven violence reduction strategies in communities, and improve the long-term...
- TriadTriadTriad is a term used to describe many branches of Chinese criminal organizations based in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Macau, Taiwan, China, and also in countries with significant Chinese populations, such as Malaysia, Singapore, the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom...
External links
- Neighborhood Watch Manual
- What is USAonwatch (UOW) / Neighborhood Watch(NW)?, Barnstable County Sheriff
- Neighborhood Crime Watch
- USAonWatch, Powerpoint
- TRIAD & Neighborhood Watch