20th June 2008. Listening on the radio yesterday to the founder of our excellent 1980’s neighbourhood watch scheme. He indicated that this scheme cut the crime rate by 50% at the time. In the 90’s for reasons unknown, nefarious or otherwise, this scheme was allowed to die by the State Government At the same time the excellent ‘Safety House’ scheme was also killed off.
In view of some of the many disturbing things happening in the community , think its about time somebody acted to reintroduce these excellent concepts.
’ Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it’
