Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Shomrim (Hebrew: שומרים), or Shmira (Hebrew: שמירה), (lit. \"watchers\", \"guards\", \"protection\") are organizations of proactive volunteer Jewish civilian patrols which have been set up in Haredi communities in neighborhoods across the United States and Britain (and in many other countries) to combat burglary, vandalism, mugging, assault, domestic violence, nuisance crimes, antisemitic attacks, and to help and support victims of crime. They also help locate missing people.Shomrim volunteers are unarmed and do not have the authority to make arrests, other than citizen's arrest. They are effective in tracking and detaining suspects until police arrive. Occasionally some Shomrim members in the USA have been cited for using excessive force against suspects, particularly those from outside their community.In Brooklyn, Baltimore, and London many residents call Shomrim prior to the police due to the former's faster response time. However, the volunteer patrol in New York has been criticized by the New York City Police Department for not always notifying police when a call comes in. In London however, the Hackney Police Borough Commander Chief Superintendent Matthew Horne complimented Shomrim on this point, saying that \"they will generally know when is the time to call us. They don't tend to waste our time and they don't let people go\". Additionally, Brooklyn Shomrim organizers have been accused of withholding information on suspected child molesters and other Jewish criminals, in keeping with an interpretation of the Torah prohibition against mesirah (informing on a fellow Jew to the non-Jewish authorities).Shomrim have on many occasions received awards and commendations from the police for their work.Many Shomrim organizations organise an annual Community Engagement Event, with advice on crime prevention and bike registration."@en }
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- Shomrim_(neighborhood_watch_group) abstract "Shomrim (Hebrew: שומרים), or Shmira (Hebrew: שמירה), (lit. \"watchers\", \"guards\", \"protection\") are organizations of proactive volunteer Jewish civilian patrols which have been set up in Haredi communities in neighborhoods across the United States and Britain (and in many other countries) to combat burglary, vandalism, mugging, assault, domestic violence, nuisance crimes, antisemitic attacks, and to help and support victims of crime. They also help locate missing people.Shomrim volunteers are unarmed and do not have the authority to make arrests, other than citizen's arrest. They are effective in tracking and detaining suspects until police arrive. Occasionally some Shomrim members in the USA have been cited for using excessive force against suspects, particularly those from outside their community.In Brooklyn, Baltimore, and London many residents call Shomrim prior to the police due to the former's faster response time. However, the volunteer patrol in New York has been criticized by the New York City Police Department for not always notifying police when a call comes in. In London however, the Hackney Police Borough Commander Chief Superintendent Matthew Horne complimented Shomrim on this point, saying that \"they will generally know when is the time to call us. They don't tend to waste our time and they don't let people go\". Additionally, Brooklyn Shomrim organizers have been accused of withholding information on suspected child molesters and other Jewish criminals, in keeping with an interpretation of the Torah prohibition against mesirah (informing on a fellow Jew to the non-Jewish authorities).Shomrim have on many occasions received awards and commendations from the police for their work.Many Shomrim organizations organise an annual Community Engagement Event, with advice on crime prevention and bike registration.".