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Crime Prevention
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If an emergency happens at your home the first person on the scene is very likely to be your neighbour. Our neighbours are very important people to get to know. Whether it is a fire, burglary, flood or any number of unfortunate things that can happen to our homes the nearest support is just next door. If you don’t know your neighbour...Read
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Published Thursday, October 15, 2009 by SC Editor |
Volunteer Community Patrol |
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| We are very lucky to have three Community Patrol groups in Kapiti; the Kapiti Community Patrol, Waikanae Community Patrol and the Otaki Volunteer Community Patrol. They work alongside the Police patrolling the community and adding additional volunteer eyes and ears.
These proactive community based initiative provide regular patrols of the Waikanae...Read
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Published Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by SC Editor |
Neighbourhood Support |
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This nationwide initiative is alive and well in Kapiti with groups currently operating in the Kapiti area (Waikanae-Paekakariki). With a stated national aim to make our homes, streets, neighbourhoods and communities safer and more caring places in which to live it is clearly appropriate for the Kapiti Neighbourhood Support network to come und...Read
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Published Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by SC Editor |
Kapiti Voices Against Violence Group |
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| The Kapiti Voices Against Violence Action Group - a KSCT facilitated initiative focusing on raising community and social service awareness of issues around violence and encouraging collaborative action in the area of Violence Prevention.In recognition of the additional pressures experienced around the Christmas and holiday period and consequent inc...Read
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Published Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by SC Editor |
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design |
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| CPTED is based on the premise that “proper design and effective use of the physical environment can produce behavioural effects that will reduce the incidence and fear of crime thereby improving the quality of life. These behavioural effects can be accomplished by reducing the propensity of the physical environment to support criminal behaviour” (C...Read
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Published Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by SC Editor |
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