Communication is a critical component of community policing. Sharing information is essential to help residents stay informed about crime in their area, educate them on what they can do to stay safe, and empower neighborhoods to become organized so they can help reduce the opportunity for crime to fester in their community.
The most common techniques that neighborhoods used to communicate was through phone trees or newsletters. Others now have intricate e-mail systems to keep residents in touch with current events. Today I was introduced to what the Hampton Hills neighborhood is doing to use technology to achieve this goal - a neighborhood web site and blog!
This is not the first neighborhood web site in Lakeland. You can visit the Lake Morton Neighborhood Association on the web, too. If there are others out there in Lakeland, please let me know about your web sites as well.
Kudos to Hampton Hills for this achievement. I cannot think of a better to way to harness the power of the Internet and facilitate timely communication with residents.
- Asst Chief Bill LePere
What an excellent idea. This is good to know for those looking for this type of service when apartment or home hunting. I'm looking forward to a comprehensive list soon. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Lakelandmom | September 27, 2008 at 11:23 AM