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  Welcome to the Neighbourhood Policing Programme website
Neighbourhood policing is the police services commitment to improving your quality of life by working together with partners, targeting the issues that you identify as those that matter.
Neighbourhood Policing is based on local priorities identified by local people as the issues that need to be dealt with in their area and Police and partners will work together to tackle them.
Neighbourhood Policing means you will know who your neighbourhood officer is, how to contact them and what they are doing to address your local crime and disorder priorities.
www.neighbourhoodpolicing.co.uk   (318 words)

  
  Neighbourhood (mathematics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In topology and related areas of mathematics, a neighbourhood (or neighborhood) is one of the basic concepts in a topological space.
Intuitively speaking, a neighbourhood of a point is a set containing the point where you can "wiggle" or "move" the point a bit without leaving the set.
Neighbourhoods in more than one dimension are generally chosen equivalent to Euclidean metrics for their symmetry and readability.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Topological_neighbourhood   (689 words)

  
 Neighbourhood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The residents of a given neighbourhood are called neighbours (or neighbors), although this term may also be used across much larger distances in rural areas.
Within neighbourhoods, families are grouped into smaller residential units or quarters of 100 to 600 families and supervised by a residents' committee; these are subdivided into residents' small groups of fifteen to forty families.
In most urban area of China, neighbourhood, community, residential community, residential unit, residential quarter have the same meaning: 社区 or 小区 or 居民区 or 居住区, and is the direct sublevel of a subdistrict (街道办事处), which is the direct sublevel of a district (区), which is the direct sublevel of a city (市).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Neighbourhood   (345 words)

  
 Neighbourhood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Neighbourhood is also a term used in mathematics.
A neighbourhood (in Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (in American English) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb.
Within neighbourhoods, families are grouped into smaller residential units of 100 to 600 families and supervised by a residents' committee; these are subdivided into residents' small groups of fifteen to forty families.
www.sugarland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Neighbourhood   (313 words)

  
 Neighbourhood
Communities wishing to be involved in the neighbourhood scheme should initially register their interest with Anglia in Bloom and be prepared to participate until the end of the year with re-registration annually.
Communities entering the neighbourhood scheme are characteristic as being resident led, (some larger neighbourhoods may have support from the local authority), aiming to achieve long-term improvements to their local area through horticultural, environmental and cleanliness initiatives.
A neighbourhood may well be, or has been, an area of regeneration with challenges to overcome such as environmental problems, litter, graffiti, vandalism, poor maintenance, fly-tipping, fly-posting, derelict housing and/or derelict land.
www.angliainbloom.co.uk /neighbourhood.htm   (2753 words)

  
 Neighbourhoods Alive!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The designated neighbourhoods are communities experiencing significant social, economic and environmental challenges such as high rates of poverty, unemployment and crime as well as a lack of adequate recreation, family support, affordable housing and economic opportunities.
Complements housing improvements in a neighbourhood by supporting projects such as: renovations to neighbourhood facilities; developing or reclaiming of parks and open space for community use; developing community gardens; improving local amenities; and contributing to neighbourhood beautification.
Assists neighbourhood organizations to prepare community economic development strategies for their neighbourhoods that foster balanced, equitable and sustainable economic development and develop projects that: provide local business opportunities; enhance employment and training opportunities for local residents; and promote local purchasing.
www.gov.mb.ca /ia/programs/neighbourhoods/programs/renewal.html   (819 words)

  
 City of Toronto: Toronto Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhood profiles contained in these pages were prepared by the Social Policy Analysis and Research unit in the City's Social Development and Administration Division with assistance from Toronto Public Health.
The neighbourhood profiles were developed to help government and community agencies with their local planning, by providing socio-economic data at a meaningful geographic area.
Choices about neighbourhood boundaries were made to make the data in the profiles useful to as many users as possible, and are not intended to be statements or judgments about where a neighbourhood starts or ends.
www.toronto.ca /demographics/neighbourhoods.htm   (497 words)

  
 Night - Neighbourhood
Neighbourhood has evolved from the shell of the former Subterania club in the capital's Ladbroke Grove area.
The look of Neighbourhood is very industrial and the silver Res 4s with their exposed mid and high drivers, wiring etc. complement this look perfectly.
The owners of Neighbourhood have a highly responsible attitude towards the well being of their clientele and the fact that the Funktion One system's dynamic clarity and lack of distortion mean long exposure on the dancefloor doesn't result in ear fatigue was significant in their approval of the system."
www.funktion-one.com /Neighbourhood.htm   (1625 words)

  
 Neighbourhood Games
Neighbourhood Games sets out to explore the possibilities of introducing cross-media games into the everyday neighbourhood environment, to propose ways in which games can be meaningfully structured across a broad range of channels, including fixed and mobile digital spaces and the "real" environment of the local neighbourhood.
Neighbourhood Games looks at ways in which gameplay normally associated with digital frameworks can be organised and played with or without these technologies.
No part of this web site may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, nor stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of the author with the exception of the case in which brief quotations embodied in information, articles, etc, and which are given appropriate credit.
hydropia.org /embedded/docs/neighbourhood_intro.htm   (284 words)

  
 Udenrigsministeriet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The overall objective of the Neighbourhood Programme is to promote open and democratic societies founded on the rule of law and based on a stable political and economic development.
Geographically, the Neighbourhood Programme encompasses Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia), Croatia, Macedonia (FYROM), Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia incl.
Denmark's bilateral Neighbourhood Programme should not be mistaken for the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) or the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), which is the financial instrument for the ENP.
www.um.dk /en/menu/DevelopmentPolicy/DanishDevelopmentPolicyCountries/TheNeighbourhoodProgramme   (515 words)

  
 Neighbourhood Week
Neighbourhood Week is a week dedicated to getting to know the people who live close to you.
The power of the neighbourhood is undervalued and underestimated in helping to address issues such as loneliness, fear of crime, a lack of security and isolation.
As well as the folks on either side of your house, a neighbourhood could also be a small group of families at a local kindergarten, kohanga reo or school who share a common desire to build a strong community with each other.
www.ccc.govt.nz /programmes/neighbourhoodweek   (523 words)

  
 Neighbourhood Management Company, Stedenwijk Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
On the initiative of two housing associations, a neighbourhood management company was set up which is jointly responsible for administering the urban district.
The Stedenwijk management company has three objectives: to ensure a clean, properly maintained residential district, to aim for sufficient participation by neighbourhood residents and to create jobs for residents to improve their financial situation.
The Stedenwijk neighbourhood management company is concerned with the maintenance dwellings and the residential environment.
www.unesco.org /most/westeu17.htm   (499 words)

  
 Neighbourhood Heroes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Neighbourhood Heroes are people whose lives lived are a lesson for us all.
Neighbourhood Heroes are the kind of people who do small things consistently, small things that, over time, have a big impact.
Ten years later, she is a Neighbourhood Hero with much to teach her fellow Canadians about life and happiness...
www.neighbourhoodheroes.org /stories.shtml   (519 words)

  
 Neighbourhood Watch
Neighbourhood Watches are an important means of communication between local residents and the local Police in the fight against crime.
As well as making the neighbourhood a better place to live and work in, tackling local problems and concerns will help people to feel less nervous about crime - especially those who are elderly or vulnerable for other reasons.
Neighbourhood Watch schemes helps the community to keep a check on people in the neighbourhood who are more vulnerable.
www.kingston.gov.uk /community,_people_and_living/crime/neighbourhood_watch.htm   (783 words)

  
 CIREBA help neighbourhood watch
James Bovell of RE/MAX Cayman Islands and President of CIREBA said that the Association’s support of Neighbourhood Watch efforts is a key way of demonstrating how being proactive can increase awareness and help in the effort to eliminate crime in Cayman.
He is optimistic that neighbourhood watch will receive the same level of success as received elsewhere.
“Neighbourhood watch is one of the most effective ways to prevent crime, attend to home and personal security, address the safety of our children and the elderly and reduce fear and isolation.
www.caymannetnews.com /2005/10/950/help.shtml   (468 words)

  
 Cambridgeshire Constabulary - Neighbourhood Watch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Neighbourhood Watch is the largest voluntary crime prevention group in the country with over 10 million members.
Neighbourhood Watch started in the UK in 1982 in Mollington in Cheshire where residents found that since the start of the scheme the level of crime substantially reduced.
The County Group in partnership with the Police is responsible for shaping the policy for Neighbourhood Watch across the county of Cambridgeshire.
www.cambs.police.uk /camcom/nhw/faq.asp   (617 words)

  
 East Side Neighbourhood 'Falling To Pieces'
Evidence of the violence in the neighbourhood was witnessed Thursday by Courier photographer Dan Toulgoet.
We want the neighbourhood back to what it was like a few years ago." The aboriginal centre, which provides services such as hot meals, counselling and literacy programs for mothers and kids, also caters to drug-addicted women, some of whom are HIV-positive prostitutes.
Although she is glad the owner of the Dundas is cleaning up his hotel, and that police are targeting dealers in the neighbourhood, Kerrigan said neighbours must organize to get their voices heard by politicians.
www.mapinc.org /drugnews/v05/n235/a04.html?5191   (971 words)

  
 Neighbourhood nurseries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Neighbourhood Nursery programme was introduced in 2001 to narrow the gap in childcare provision between the most disadvantaged areas of the country and their more affluent communities’; counterparts.
The areas eligible for neighbourhood nurseries funding were the 20% most deprived wards in England, as defined by the IMD 2000.
The full-time childcare offered in neighbourhood nurseries is integrated with nursery education and support services to families, including training for parents, for which other finance has been made available.
www.surestart.gov.uk /surestartservices/settings/neighbourhoodnurseries   (278 words)

  
 Neighbourhood Online
Neighbourhood Management or Policing is a local service to improve 'quality of life' by working with communities, targeting the issues that the public identify as those that matter.
Neighbourhood Management (Policing) is based on local priorities identified by local communities as the issues that need to be dealt with in their area and public services like the Council will be working with Thames Valley Police to tackle them.
Neighbourhoods will be rolled out during 2006 and 2007 and all Neighbourhoods will be up and running by March 2008.
www.chiltern.gov.uk /neighbourhood/site/index.php   (307 words)

  
 Welcome to Neighbourhood Watch
Neighbourhood Watch is one of the biggest and most successful crime prevention initiatives ever.
Neighbourhood Watch (or Home Watch as it is known in some areas) is all about an active partnership with the police.
Neighbourhood Watch schemes can be large, covering, for example most of the households on an estate or they might involve just half a dozen houses.
www.crimereduction.gov.uk /nbhwatch.htm   (1895 words)

  
 Ottawa Police Service - Neighbourhood Watch
Neighbourhood Watch is a program to help neighbours watch out for neighbours.
The ultimate success of Neighbourhood Watch depends largely on a commitment to cooperate between area residents and the police - and more importantly, between residents themselves.
I just happened to notice a stranger pull into my neighbour's driveway, when I knew that he and his wife were both away at work.
www.ottawapolice.ca /en/crime_prevention/neighbourhood_watch/index.cfm   (113 words)

  
 Police commissioner calls for more neighbourhood watch groups - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Thomas was speaking at the 18th annual National Neighbourhood Watch conference at the Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon on Saturday.
The police commissioner also said that the force was in a new mode of operation, which called for proactive instead of reactive policing.
He emphasised that the neighbourhood watch movement urgently needed the intellectual input and creativity of all members of the force in order to be an effective tool in crime prevention.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20051115T210000-0500_92578_OBS_POLICE_COMMISSIONER_CALLS_FOR_MORE_NEIGHBOURHOOD_WATCH_GROUPS.asp   (308 words)

  
 Welcome to the Harrogate and District Neighbourhood Watch Association - nwatchharrogate.co.uk
The Neighbourhood Watch Principle is not meant to be intrusive, quite the opposite.
It is not a management body, its role is to encourage the formation of new schemes and to make existing schemes as effective as is practical both in a crime prevention role and community enrichment activities.
Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) is an organisation which assists North Yorkshire Police (NYP) in tackling local crime and disorder by enlisting the support of active and enthusiatic volunteer members of the community, who really want to make a difference to the quality of life in their own environment, by actively assisting their local officers.
www.nwatchharrogate.org.uk   (474 words)

  
 neighbourhood unit - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about neighbourhood unit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
These units typically have a primary school, a low order shopping centre, a church, and a public house.
Neighbourhood units were designed to give a sense of community to people migrating to the new towns.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /neighbourhood+unit   (123 words)

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