Business WatchBusiness Watch

Maywood Police DepartmentMaywood Police Department

Chief Elvia WilliamsChief Elvia Williams

PurposePurpose

The purpose of the Maywood Police The purpose of the Maywood Police Department Business Watch is to Department Business Watch is to encourage the free exchange of encourage the free exchange of information and crime prevention information and crime prevention techniques between the law techniques between the law enforcement community and local enforcement community and local businesses.businesses.

Business Watch DefinedBusiness Watch Defined

Business Watch is a partnership Business Watch is a partnership between the business community, between the business community, local authorities and the police local authorities and the police department.department.

It enables businesses to take an It enables businesses to take an active part in preventing and active part in preventing and reducing crime through sharing reducing crime through sharing information, raising awareness, and information, raising awareness, and improving communications.improving communications.

Mission StatementMission Statement The mission of the Maywood Police Department The mission of the Maywood Police Department

Business Watch is to help promote a safe Business Watch is to help promote a safe environment for people to live, work, shop and environment for people to live, work, shop and play. play.

This is accomplished by businesses and law enforcement This is accomplished by businesses and law enforcement working together to reduce crime in the workplace.working together to reduce crime in the workplace.

The primary objective is to educate business owners and The primary objective is to educate business owners and their employees to recognize crime and risks. their employees to recognize crime and risks.

The secondary objective is to train business owners and The secondary objective is to train business owners and employees to take steps in reporting and preventing employees to take steps in reporting and preventing crime accurately.crime accurately.

ProposalProposal

This is a new program offered by the This is a new program offered by the Maywood Police Department to our Maywood Police Department to our local businesses.local businesses.

This program is similar to the This program is similar to the successful MAPS program that has been successful MAPS program that has been active in the community for years.active in the community for years.

Business Watch asks everyone in Business Watch asks everyone in business areas to by the eyes and ears business areas to by the eyes and ears for each other and the police for each other and the police department.department.

How does it work?How does it work?

Business Watch is modeled after the Business Watch is modeled after the MAPS program. It establishes a MAPS program. It establishes a formal communication network formal communication network among businesses in a specified among businesses in a specified area. Members in each area are area. Members in each area are alerted to potential crime and alerted to potential crime and current trends. Members are current trends. Members are encouraged to form a “Community” encouraged to form a “Community” that watches out for one another.that watches out for one another.

How does it work?How does it work?

Our commitment as law enforcement Our commitment as law enforcement is to provide Business Watch is to provide Business Watch members with information and crime members with information and crime prevention training. Members will be prevention training. Members will be educated on how to recognize and educated on how to recognize and report criminal/suspicious behavior.report criminal/suspicious behavior.

Many other topics of crime Many other topics of crime prevention and safety issues will be prevention and safety issues will be addressed.addressed.

Current SecurityCurrent Security

The Business Watch Program is not The Business Watch Program is not meant to replace your current meant to replace your current security system or plan, but rather to security system or plan, but rather to augment these and enhance the augment these and enhance the overall awareness and safety of the overall awareness and safety of the businesses, its employees and its businesses, its employees and its customers.customers.

Benefits of MembershipBenefits of Membership

Network with other businesses.Network with other businesses. Build better relationships with your local Build better relationships with your local

law enforcement.law enforcement. Learn crime prevention techniques.Learn crime prevention techniques. Increase awareness and reduce crime.Increase awareness and reduce crime. Availability of training for your Availability of training for your

employees.employees. Availability of sign/stickers showing your Availability of sign/stickers showing your

membership in the Business Watch membership in the Business Watch Program.Program.

CALLING TREECALLING TREE A functional “calling tree” is only activated by A functional “calling tree” is only activated by

law enforcement and only for criminal activity law enforcement and only for criminal activity that concerns businesses and their that concerns businesses and their employees.employees.

The calling tree is activated by the police The calling tree is activated by the police department.department.

When your calling tree is activated your When your calling tree is activated your business will receive a fax from the police business will receive a fax from the police department.department.

The fax will include information regarding The fax will include information regarding crimal activity in or around you business area.crimal activity in or around you business area.

You will share this information with your You will share this information with your employees and other businesses.employees and other businesses.