A program involving the joint efforts of the police or sheriff's department and the community, designed to enhance neighborhood security, heighten the community's power of observation, and to encourage mutual assistance and concern among neighbors.

Discuss the program here and how your neighborhood has implemented a Neighborhood Watch.

Information From the City Website
Overview of the program
http://www.rochesterhills.org/city_services/sheriffs_office/community_policing_neighborhood_watch/overview.asp

Manual for setting up a Neighborhood Watch Program
http://www.rochesterhills.org/city_services/sheriffs_office/community_policing_neighborhood_watch/neighborhood_watch_manual.asp

Oakland County Emergency Handbook
http://www.oakgov.com/sheriff/assets/docs/EmergencyBookOnlineEdition.pdf

USAOnWatch (sponsored by the US Dept of Justice and the National Sheriffs' Association)
Main Site
http://www.usaonwatch.org/index.php
Publications including an Implementation Manual and a Home Security Checklist
http://www.usaonwatch.org/AboutUs/Publications.php

Thanks to samantha99 and AvonLakesMod for the excellent suggestion for this forum.