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PRONUNCIATION OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

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Neighbourhood watch is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

neighbourhood watch

Neighborhood watch

A neighborhood watch or neighbourhood watch, also called a crime watch or neighbourhood crime watch, is an organized group of citizens devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood. In other words, neighbourhood watch is a crime prevention scheme under which members of a given community agree together to keep an eye on one another's properties, patrolling the street - and reporting suspicious incident to the police. The aim of neighbourhood watch includes educating residents of a community on security and safety and achieving safe and secure neighbourhoods. However, when a criminal activity is suspected, members are encouraged to report to authorities, and not to intervene. In the United States, neighbourhood watch builds on the concept of a town watch from Colonial America.

Definition of neighbourhood watch in the English dictionary

The definition of neighbourhood watch in the dictionary is a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

neigh
neighbor
neighbor states
neighborhood
neighborhood watch
neighboring
neighborless
neighborliness
neighborly
neighbour
neighbourhood
neighbourhood warden
neighbouring
neighbourless
neighbourliness
neighbourly
neighing
Neill
neinei

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

awatch
birdwatch
catch
deathwatch
digital watch
dogwatch
doomwatch
fob watch
morning watch
neighborhood watch
night watch
officer of the watch
on the watch
overwatch
quartz watch
stem-winding watch
stopwatch
suicide watch
swatch
watch
wristwatch

Synonyms and antonyms of neighbourhood watch in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «neighbourhood watch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Find out the translation of neighbourhood watch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of neighbourhood watch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «neighbourhood watch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

邻里守望
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vigilancia de la vecindad
570 millions of speakers

English

neighbourhood watch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पड़ोस घड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مراقبة الاحياء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соседский дозор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vigilância de bairro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আশেপাশের ঘড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surveillance de quartier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menonton kejiranan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachbarschaftswache
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自警団
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이웃 시계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nonton tetanggan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khu phố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அண்டை வாட்ச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिपरिचित घड़ी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mahalle seyretmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orologio quartiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zegarek sąsiedztwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сусідський дозор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceas cartier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρολόι γειτονιάς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buurtwag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grannsamverkan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nabovakt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of neighbourhood watch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about neighbourhood watch

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH»

Discover the use of neighbourhood watch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to neighbourhood watch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Neighbourhood Watch
Cedar View looks like any other sleepy cul-de-sac in the heart of suburbia.
Lisette Ashton, 2008
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International Perspectives of Crime Prevention: ...
Tiina Ristmäe Neighbourhood Watch as an effective crime prevention method in Estonia Useful Concepts Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) - A Neighbourhood Watch (also called a crime watch or neighbourhood crime watch) is a citizens' ...
Marc Coester, Erich Marks, 2008
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Neighbourhood Watch
And God said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour. He obviously had not reckoned on Ana. This is a glorious comedy about hope, death and pets. It is a classic odd-couple story: opposites attract, and from each other they gain a new understanding.
Lally Katz, 2011
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Signal Crime-My Neighbourhood, My Police
Having a clear policy statement which outlines its support for Neighbourhood Watch and the wider Watch movement • Providing regular, structured help and guidance, especially to co-ordinators and Neighbourhood Watch Associations ...
Olu Ogunsakin
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Crime Prevention: Theory, Policy And Practice
police as a result of the inclusion of a performance measure of “neighbourhood watch schemes per 1000 households' by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary. The rapid expansion of Neighbourhood Watch has continued into the 1990s, ...
Daniel Gilling, 2005
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The SAGE Dictionary of Policing
NATIONAL SECURITY See Criminal Investigation; Cross-Border Policing; Homeland Security; High Policing; Human Security; Intelligence Agency; Security ; Security Networks; Transnational Policing NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Definition ...
Alison Wakefield, Jenny Fleming, 2008
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Dictionary of Policing
It is estimated that over a quarter of all households in England and Wales are members of Neighbourhood Watch schemes. Neighbourhood Watch is often implemented as part of a crime prevention package. The typical package is often  ...
Professor of Criminology and Social Policy and Director Mannheim Centre for Criminology Tim Newburn, Tim Newburn, Peter Neyroud, 2013
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Introduction to Policing
Initiatives such as Neighbourhood Watch, discussed more fully below, where residents provide informal surveillance of their localities so that their mutual security is increased, have been introduced with this end in mind. Neighbourhood Watch ...
Michael Rowe, 2008
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Crime, Community and Morality
Alongside and usually part of many community policing initiatives are neighbourhood watch schemes. Introduced in the early 1980s, neighbourhood watch sought to actively include local residents in crime-prevention activities by getting them ...
Simon Green, 2014
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Neighbourhood Effects or Neighbourhood Based Problems?: A ...
Scribbins et al. 2011). In general terms, neighbourhood watch schemes promote the direct involvement of community members in the prevention of criminal activities, both by acting as an additional means of surveillance in support of the police ...
David Manley, Maarten van Ham, Nick Bailey, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term neighbourhood watch is used in the context of the following news items.
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Crime 'rattles' Gugulethu clinic staff
Vuyisile Vena, from the Gugulethu Neighbourhood Watch, said drug abuse was driving crime in the area. “Clinics, hospitals and schools used ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
Mysterious shooting on Felsenquelle plot
When a worker of the Grootfontein neighbourhood watch arrived on the ... According to the neighbourhood watch, tracks from the killers lead to ... «Informante, Jul 15»
3
Suspects Brazenly Storm Businesman's Home
Badat, who is also part of the Roshnee Neighbourhood Watch, sent out a response vehicle and sped to the scene himself, as well as calling the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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New neighbourhood watch scheme begins in Parkgate area
Pictured beside one of the new Neighbourhood Watch signs in Greenview are: (L-R) Andrew Forshaw, NW Co-ordinator; Julian McGrath, ... «Antrim Times, Jul 15»
5
Neighbourhood watch committee inaugurated
A neighbourhood watch committee has been inaugurated in Babianiha in Jaman South District of the Brong-Ahafo region to provide security for ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
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In the suburbs:
'Neighbourhood Watch' brings together the fire-starting staples of his instantly infamous live sets, coupled with spoken word samples, tid-bits ... «DIY Magazine, Jul 15»
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Listen: Ratboy Posts 'Neighbourhood Watch' Mixtape
New mixtape 'Neighbourhood Watch' is online now, the songwriter's most imposing document to date. Containing stream of conscious narrative and a wealth of ... «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
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Stream Rat Boy's Rousing Neighbourhood Watch Mixtape
... with a promising new mix today called Neighbourhood Watch. Nearly 25 rousing minutes of distorted guitar and scabby, semi-political rants, ... «The FADER, Jul 15»
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Statice Heights watcher dies
The Statice Heights neighbourhood watch is still in mourning following the loss of its former chairperson and stalwart Philoma José de Vos. «News24, Jul 15»
10
Schools and police neighbourhood watch zone
Seven schools in Suva are now declared Flagstaff Schools and Police Neighbourhood Watch Zones. Totogo Police Station Officer in Charge ... «Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Neighbourhood watch [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/neighbourhood-watch>. Apr 2024 ».
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