Public Education Coordinator Joleen Reefe works
to organize programs and activities associated with "all-hazards" safety
education and crime prevention information. Presentations are
available to citizens including local Boy Scout groups, Girl Scout groups,
schools, businesses, etc., and include programs such as Neighborhood Watch,
Business Watch, Police Department tours, Detention Facility tours, K-9
presentations, home security surveys, 72-hour preparedness, weather
safety, and disaster planning.
Broomfield "On The Beat" Police Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design
Click on the "I'm Ready!" image above to learn
more about Citizen Emergency Response Training.
Neighborhood Watch...It's
Not Just Crime Prevention Any More!
You and your neighbors can learn to better
protect yourself, your family, and your property. Neighborhood
Watch is a community network that enlists the active participation
of citizens in cooperation with public safety agencies to prepare
for "all hazards" in their communities. For more
information, visit
http://www.citizencorps.gov/programs/watch.shtm.
It involves:
Neighbors getting to know each other and
working together;
Getting to know your neighbors' special
skills (medical, technical);
Citizens being trained to recognize and
report suspicious activities;
Implementation of overall home safety and
crime prevention techniques, such as Operation Identification;
and
Training in emergency preparedness,
mitigation, and response to man-made or natural disasters.
Where
do I start?
Talk to your neighbors to get them
interested;
Contact the Broomfield Police Department's
Public Education Coordinator at 720-887-2084 to find out about a
program for your area;
Enlist your neighbors' help;
Host an introductory meeting;
Identify a
"Block Captain" with your neighbors.
Duties of a Block Captain:
Act as liaison between residents, Police,
and the Public Education Coordinator;
Contact new neighbors and explain the
program;
Encourage neighborhood participation in
Home Security Surveys, Operation Identification; and Emergency
Preparedness training;
Distribute Neighborhood Watch and other
informational materials;
Encourage active participation.
Crime
Prevention and Community Policing
Crime prevention and community policing share
a common purpose - reducing the threat of crime and making
communities more safe and secure. Crime prevention and
community policing complement each other. Community policing
involves changing decision-making processes and creating new
cultures within police departments. Crime prevention provides
information and skills that are essential to community policing, and
is the responsibility of everyone in the community.
Do you have questions you'd like to ask a police
officer, but don't want to be pulled over to have that opportunity?
How about having Coffee With
a Cop? Please see the
schedule for specific
times and locations.
The
Colorado Department of Law provides extensive information on a variety of
subjects relating to consumers. Visit
http://www.ago.state.co.us/index.htm to obtain information on fraud,
identity theft, Medicaid fraud, scams related to the National Do Not Call
Registry, AARP ElderWatch, and consumer alerts that you should be
aware of.
The Broomfield Police
Department works to build partnerships with the community to solve problems,
including in rental-based
housing areas. The approach to preventing crime in the multi-housing areas of
Broomfield is no different than in residential blocks, except that the
landlord, manager, or owner of multi-family unit plays an integral part in
working together with tenants to fight crime.
In multi-family units, tenants need to
report suspicious behavior to the police and to their landlord. Sometimes criminal activity
is not discovered until the problem becomes extreme. Some people tenants and homeowners alike are frightened to report
illegal activity until they discover the "strength in numbers" of
joining a community watch organization. Whether you call your efforts
"apartment watch," "community pride," or "resident
retention programs," the goal is the same: transforming a multi-housing
complex into a safe community.
The Broomfield Police Department helps
with the training and protection of tenants and landlords alike to enhance
the sense of community and belonging, and developing neighbors who are more
willing to do what it takes to keep their neighborhood safe and healthy.