SOSC 3654 Lecture Notes - Capacity Building, Group Cohesiveness, Paternalism
31 Oct 2012
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Treyvon martin case blurs lines of neighbourhood watch and vigilante justice. Since then, number of neighbourhood watch programs in new york have grown. Some see community as inclusive (scheider reading), some see as exclusion (finn reading) Date back to the 70s in the us. Make residents feel that they have control over their neighbourhoods. Schneider reading focuses on whether or not it works. Imagine nw as continuous crime prevention through social development. Nw used as a mechanism to maintain the social development to further prevent crime. Effort and engagement are the means and the end of the success of cpsd. Nw can be envisioned as an extension of these principles and good outcome of building civic opportunities of cpsd. Part of civic engagement would be a decentralization of control over local problems, take the form of block action groups. Proactive and dealing with needs of the community. Community doesnt simply exist but requires effort to maintain relationships.
