Tag Archives: Neighborhood Watch

Are Neighborhood Watch Programs the New Armed Vigilantism?

Though the stories of neighbors looking out for neighbors are nothing new, it seems that the armed neighborhood watchman has become the new vigilantism of the future. Neighbors with good intentions attempting to take the law in their own hands, are finding themselves more and more on the wrong side of the law. The first […]

How to Stop Crime in Your Neighborhood?

Statistics prove that crime is becoming more and more prevalent as the economy and jobs decline. The house was broken in the morning. When the neighborhood-watch”>neighborhood-watch”>program is in effect, these crimes will not occur in your neighborhood. What is the Neighborhood Watch program? It is a joint effort of the entire neighborhood to keep an […]

The Individual’s Role in Homeland Security

After the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the Federal Government undertook to apply $10.6 billion from the Fiscal Year 2002 Emergency Supplemental Budget toward the cause of protecting America from security threats. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created, which established new security regulations within US borders. Despite the […]