All crime-prevention strategies are 3-way partnerships between law-abiding citizens, law enforcement professionals and some sort of intermediary. Whether it’s 9-1-1, neighborhood associations, Neighborhood Watch, Operation Identification or National Night Out, there must be some organizing factor that keeps the strategies going year after year. This 75-second video describes the MyPropertyID partnership.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU99LGAzoXw
Crime prevention is more than a deterrent
Crime prevention is often confused with crime deterrence, but they are distinct things. If a police car sits by the side of the road in broad daylight, this might deter a crime. If you add an extra lock to your front door and install an alarm, this is a deterrent as well. Crime prevention strategies are about improving connections between citizens and law enforcement professionals. Neither of the examples above promotes connections.
https://mypropertyidregistry.com/2019/08/08/the-power-of-crime-prevention/
The Kitty Genovese Murder
In the aftermath of the 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese, law enforcement agencies began researching strategies that were designed to encourage citizens to get more involved in police partnerships. These approaches were designed as a police-approved layer of protection for communities. Research suggested that by building resilience against the criminal element through the use of these strategies, crime rates drop.
https://mypropertyidregistry.com/2018/05/05/the-kitty-genovese-murder/
21st Century Operation ID
The original Operation ID strategy has ALWAYS required three steps: property is marked, serial numbers are recorded and warning signs are posted. Not doing all three steps is akin to putting a vehicle shoulder belt behind your back, not attaching the top tether on a child safety seat, or putting a smoke detector in a closet.
The problem has always been that Operation ID was an ideal that couldn’t be realized technologically until recently. In the meantime, many agencies have either abandoned its use all together or have watered it down so it’s Operation ID in name only.
https://mypropertyidregistry.com/2020/05/09/far-52-245-1fvb-subcontractor-control/
The Big-5 Crime-Prevention Strategies
Neighborhood Watch
www.nnw.org/about-neighborhood-watch
National Night Out
https://natw.org/about
9-1-1 and non-emergency calls
mypropertyidregistry.com/2019/01/01/five-old-fashioned-ways-to-help-police
Neighborhood Associations
wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhood_association
Operation Identification
http://www.ourwhiskeylullaby.com/2020/04/keep-your-items-safe-with-mypropertyid.html
yep! I think crime prevention is very important now, not only crime prevention but mostly prevention.
I heard a great saying the other day that was new to me: “A danger foreseen is half avoided.” That’s a 50% reduction in risk. Wow!
Very good strategies to propose and bring to peoples attentions. These are things we need to look into for our communities to make them safer for all!
MyPropertyID is a modernization of a strategy endorsed by the police for decades that time has forgotten, called Operation ID. There are no shortcuts. To be official you need all three steps
https://youtu.be/yxnBJWbQMkw
Interesting read. A lot of information here that I didn’t know about or consider before.
Because the police are not well known for their marketing skills, the main, old-fashioned, crime-prevention strategies are under-utilized and under-appreciated. Yet, they are so simple for citizens to participate in, whether young, old, frail or fit.
https://mypropertyidregistry.com/2020/06/11/revitalizing-core-crime-prevention-strategies/
These sound like good strategies. It really helps to work together like this.
We are surrounded by all this high-tech security technology, but the police—not known for their marketing skills—wish more people would get back to basics.
https://mypropertyidregistry.com/2019/08/08/the-power-of-crime-prevention
I was wondering about doing a registry for some items that we have – like my e-bike. I need to see if there is a similar scheme in the UK. Thanks for the tips and reminder.
There are definitely similar schemes in the UK. MyPropertyID is the first truly global solution. Our security kit can be mailed to you, at no additional charge, anywhere on the planet with reliable mail service AND the strategy works anywhere on the planet with an internet connection AND still protects you when there is no connectivity. Here is a bit more information.
https://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/property-identification-using-marking-tagging-and-tracking/591/standards-for-property-marking-products-and-services/
Then I guess we need crime deterrents in America because what we do have now isn’t working for all of us.
There is a place for fragile and expensive technology like tracking devices, security cameras and alarm systems. The Irony is that the police are not very supportive of any of them, but they ENDORSE Operation ID. MyPropertyID is the state of the art of Operation ID. And it’s affordable. It’s a onetime cost and the strategy will outlast most of the items it’s used on. No kidding! Here is a great video from the Plano, Texas, Police Department explaining the old-school approach.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxnBJWbQMkw