http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:43:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/tweets-for-neighborhood-safety.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:05:44 +0000 Neighborhood watches are going digital, and as the community comes online, rallying for crime-prevention becomes easier.  The Boston Globe looks at communities around the US that have fully utilized Twitter and blogs to organize.  Telephone chains first moved to email list-servs and basic message boards, but the instant response of more recent forms of communication now allows for quicker police action.  Beyond concerned phone calls, many police departments offer the ability for concerned neighbors to be trained in their legal rights and intervention limits as private citizens. The National Sheriffs’ Association website now has about 20,000 block watch groups registered,Read more...]]>