Since Jan 2010, under the banner of JKP Zone 3, we have started a Volunteer Patrolling Unit (VPU), with the objective to patrol our neighbourhoods, acting as a detterent to crime. We all know the police is understaffed in Subang Jaya/USJ, am I'm very proud to say that group of residents have voluntarily sacrificed a few hours a month (some much more) to get this going.

This effort is supported by both the police and MPSJ. Each shift of patrolling consist of 1 or 2 residents, 1 MPSJ staff and 1 policeman. More details on this to come. But I want to share an email from one of the volunteers to the patrolling group...

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Dear VPU Members,


I happened to read Stephen R. Covey's book on a subject on "Community Policing.

I extracted some of the salient points for your perusal and reading pleasure as below;

- All around the United States and in other places throughout the world, many communities have reduced crime up to 60% through civil society-which is The third alternative.
-The first alternative is for Police to enforce the Law.
-The second alternative is to lower behavior standards and just live with the 'weakening of the moral fiber of society.'
-The third alternative is to use moral authority to embolden the empower citizen (civil society) to take an active part in the prevention of crime and in finding and prosecuting criminals.
- Who provides this kind of leadership?- The Police officer on the beat.
-They are the ones who have to involve and build relationships of trust with families/society to prevent crimes and "blow the whistle."
-The new model sees the Police officers, with both formal and moral authority, as the real leaders.
-A great sociologist Emile Durkheim quoted: "When mores (customary law)are sufficient, laws are unnecessary. When mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable."
-"The basic mission of Police is to PREVENT crime and disorder. The public are the police and the police are the public, and both share the same responsibility for the community safety." Sir Robert Peel, Founder of Modern Policing.

We are obviously on the right path from above. I sincerely hope that our cooperation with the Police will help to bring about a safer and healthier society for all to live in.