{"id":35250,"date":"2015-03-09T17:50:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T21:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=35250"},"modified":"2015-03-09T17:50:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T21:50:47","slug":"watchful-communities-law-enforcement-crime-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2015\/03\/watchful-communities-law-enforcement-crime-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Watchful Communities + <br>Law Enforcement = Crime Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-35251\" title=\"Crime Prevention\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Crime-Prevention.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Crime-Prevention.jpg 224w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Crime-Prevention-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Crime-Prevention-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>The meaning of the phrase \u201cpartners in crime\u201d changes dramatically just by simply adding one very important word: prevention. So, why is it important that communities and law enforcement become partners in crime prevention?<\/p>\n<p>Research shows there is a link between high crime rates and socially disorganized areas. In other words, communities of residents who commit to the ideal of a \u201cwatchful community\u201d in which citizens observe and report suspicious activity typically benefit from and enjoy lower crime rates than those communities who don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a watchful community helps remove the opportunity for criminal activity because neighbors know neighbors; they take seriously residential security prevention, feel a sense of ownership and unity, and meet together regularly to create a strong neighborhood network.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cwatchful community\u201d may have different names such as Neighborhood Watch, Crime Watch, or Community Watch, but its purpose and commitment by those involved remains the same: bringing citizens together with law enforcement to deter crime and make your community a safer place to live, work and play.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a program established in your neighborhood, the Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office can help you get started. To reach one of our professionally trained Crime Prevention Specialists, contact Community Relations at 258-3280. We look forward to partnering with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The meaning of the phrase \u201cpartners in crime\u201d changes dramatically just by simply adding one very important word: prevention. So, why is it important that communities and law enforcement become&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":35251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}