essay corrections and rehab
Running head: NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH 0
Neighborhood Watch
Robert Rodriguez
AIU
21 Jan 17
When accessing the various issues that are going on in society, the public has been able to deal with various factors but one crime it’s still high and getting rid of it is proving to be a hard task. The policy that will be ideal for the society will be a policy that sensitize the society is the fact that burglary has been occurring every now and then and this is a worrying factor for it is gateway for more serious cries.in the recent past, the public has been suffering with a high number of burglaries which has been occurring when homeowners are not in town or when they are arriving late from work.
Burglaries have been estimated to occur during the early hours of the night and also during the late night. This is because s is normal for people to come home from travel late at night or during the early hours of the night and the neighbors will not be interested on checking what is going on. The policy wants the public to look for each other’s property and help the police to arrest the culprits and stop the crimes altogether. (Walker, 2011)
The policy is informed by the social control theory which works at ensuring that various institutions are resent to help the society to deter crime. Institutions include social places where people can work, religious centers and education centers which will help the people to be educated and also to be busy. Through the people society being busy they will have something to do and hence concentrate on the things that will better their lives. Asking people to be their neighbors who will also be helped by the fact that the social institutions that will be in society will help the public to know each other and form a relationship with each other (Walker, 2011). This will make it easier for the public to identify strangers in the neighborhood.
Anticipated benefits
The benefits that are expected from the policy will include an increase in social connections it where the society will engage with each the on more issues and develop better social policies that will not only increase safety in the society but more regulations that will help n improving the society conditions and value (Walker, 2011). Society gatherings help in formulating plans that will not only answer various questions but also in helping with arrangement and development of structural projects in the society helping with society planning’s.
There is also expected a reduction in idling as people are going to be engaged with other activities and through the provision of various social amenities. The social amenities will also rate employment for the people in society which will lead to a better standard of living in the community.
Benefits
Increased security and reduced crime as by reducing the crime rate and making people more away of what is going on their society will be one of the main benefits.by creating awareness; people will be involved in various activities leading to that make them improve on existing policies.
It will create a source of income for some people in the society who will be engaged in the program for long term period. The neighborhood watch in this policy will receive a stipend meant to cater for their various expenses and inconveniences that they might face.
Reduced police patrols as the people will have increased their security levels allowing the police to patrol more areas which might face more danger in the time that the policy is in effect. This increases the security of others area and the policy can be replicated in other regions. (Walker, 2011)
Disadvantages
The major disadvantage will be in the cost of implementing the policy and also finding the right partners to help the society to accomplish the policy. The strategic option would be either partnering with a religious organization or an academic organization that will help in establishing various social amenities such as a school which will have various facilities to help the society accomplish various things such as social meetings or sporting arenas.
People might be against the establishment of these facilities where they will not go to sue at all. Through this the facilities and the policy will be neglected making it hard to make the policy to work effectively. The neighbors might also be reluctant to take up the neighborhood watch program as it will consume more of time that they would rather spend with their family or resting especially during the weekdays. (Sellers, Winfree, & Akers, 2012)
The implementation plan
The implementation plan will go in phases which will include various factors. The first factors will be creating awareness where the people in the society are aware of what is needed of them and then it is estimated how safe the neighborhood will be in a couple of months. Getting more partners will be needed before highlighting the major steps of building various structures in the society. The zoning and the construction of several social amenities places will start after the partners have signed on and the necessary funds for construction and maintenance have been agreed upon. The agree cost will facilitate ensuring that the project doesn’t go over the budget that it is being allocated each fiscal year. (Sellers, Winfree, & Akers, 2012)
References
Sellers, C. S., Winfree, L. T., & Akers, R. L. (2012). Social learning theories of crime. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate.
Walker, J. T. (2011). Social, ecological and environmental theories of crime. Surrey, England: Ashgate.