Identify the role and characteristics of a range of stakeholders associated with crime prevention
The Department of Justice and Equality, agencies and An Garda Síochána is responsible for crime prevention. These organisations provide community safety and crime prevention. However, communities play a vital role in crime reduction.
Neighbourhood watch scheme:
The neighbourhood watch scheme was set set up in 1985 by An Garda Síochána to prevent crime and is run locally in towns and villages. It runs off the An Garda Síochána Community Relations Section. It relies on the voluntary help of members of the community. There are 2,600 Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in Ireland.
(garda.ie, 2017)
Garda national surveillance unit (NSU):
Often known as the tango squad, this unit in the Gardaí are responsible for gathering information and surveilling crime operations. The chosen members of this organisation are undercover Gardaí who remain anonymous to the public and carry firearms. All together, there are 100 Gardaí in this unit, headed by a detective chief superintendent. Although they work closely with uniformed Gardaí, a lot of the time local Gardaí are not notified about the NSU working in
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The unit is in the area of the special detective unit, within the crime and security Branch. The Garda ERU are trained Gardaí who specialize in weapon procedures and respond to high risk situations within Ireland. The unit was formed in 1977 and was known as the "special task force". The ERU are associated with the Irish Army, sharing offices and equipment. Weapons include pistols, shotguns, snipers and machine guns. The unit operates out of Harcourt Street in Dublin City and has over 100 full-time members. In may 2005, the ERU shot and killed two men who carrying out an armed robbery in Lusk in Co Dublin. The ERU vehicles can be easily identified as they have red and blue sirens and red writing across the side of the