What is the City Wide Block Watch Council?
(This summary is based on the article entitled "What is the City Wide Block Watch Council?" and provides a brief introduction to the City Wide Block Watch Council.)
History:
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The Citywide Block Watch Council was created on February 6, 2007 by the City of Milwaukee Common Council as a way to help Block Watch groups to stay in communication with each other throughout the city and a way distribute crime prevention information to all Block Watch groups throughout the city.
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At the time of the Citywide Block Watch Council was being established, then Milwaukee Police Chief Haggerty was instrumental in making certain that the Citywide Block Watch Council was properly implemented.
Purpose:
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The whole idea was and still is to provide an organizational structure that connects up Block Watch groups to each other and to the Milwaukee Police Department at a local level.
Overall Concept and Structure:
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There are seven main Police Districts within the City of Milwaukee.
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Participating block watch captains and neighborhood representatives at the police district level, meet together each month and compose a "District Block Watch Council."
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These block watch captains and community leaders then elect a Representative to be part of the "Citywide Block Watch Council" to represent their District's interests at the citywide level.
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The Citywide Block Watch Council then meets once a month and District representatives then discuss, how the Block Watch program can be better established throughout the city and how information can be better shared within the community.
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District Representatives also report to the Citywide Block Watch Council about the various local crime prevention activities that have occurred or are being planned in their local police district by the local police officials and various local block watch groups/organizations.
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Citywide Block Watch Council district representatives also discuss successful actions found to promote better crime prevention activities and better cooperation between the Police Department and the community.
Summary:
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In brief, the "Citywide Block Watch Council" and various "District Block Watch Councils" (for their respective police districts) provide the organized structure for all local Block Watch groups to "network with each other" and share information with each other.
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The "Citywide Block Watch Council" and the "District Block Watch Councils" provide a way for local Block Watch groups and Neighborhood Associations to never feel alone in their efforts and help them stay connected to other neighborhoods and the Milwaukee Police Department.
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The citizen block watch captains and community leaders that make up the "Citywide Block Watch Council" and the "District Block Watch Councils" volunteer their time to help make the City of Milwaukee the safe and crime-free community that its citizens deserve.
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Working closely with the Milwaukee Police Department and city government, the "Citywide Block Watch Council" and "District Block Watch Councils" help citizen Block Watch groups and Neighborhood Associations be a forcefor a safer community.
For More Information:
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Please see the Citywide Block Watch Council website at: http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/Citywide_Block_Watch_Council/home.
