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  1. Partners National Sheriffs’ Association Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

  2. Observation Skills Neighborhood Watch Community Training

  3. Observation Skills Course Objectives Participants will: • Learn the importance of being observant • Learn observation skills that can be employed in Neighborhood Watch • Understand that observation is the first step in reporting incidents or suspicious activities relating to criminal activity or terrorism

  4. Observation Skills What to observe: • Physical setting • Specific location, time of day, day of week • People • What do they look like? How are they acting? How many of them? • Specific Items • What are they important? • Routines • Did you notice any reoccurring patterns or routines? How often did they occur? Who was involved?

  5. Observation Skills

  6. Observation Skills Answer the following questions regarding the previous picture: • Were there cars parked on both sides of the road? • About how many cars were in the picture? • Was anyone hurt? • What color was the suspect vehicle? • Was there a minivan? • What type of damage was there to the vehicle? • How many officers were in the picture? • How many occupants were in the vehicle and what did they look like?

  7. Observation Skills

  8. How to observe people and vehicles • Stay calm and remain alert to your surroundings • Begin with the basics • Move to specifics • Broaden your perspective • Add details

  9. Begin with the Basics - People • Gender • Race • Age • Number of individuals involved

  10. Move to specifics - People • Height • Weight • Clothing • Hat • Shirt • Pants • Shoes • Hair and eye color • Facial hair

  11. Broaden your perspective - People • What other events are occurring? • Who else is affected? • What is the overall situation?

  12. Add details - People • Vehicles • Witnesses • Location • Direction of travel • Outcome of the incident • Individuals injured or killed • Damage caused

  13. Begin with the Basics - Vehicle • Make • Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, VW, Volvo, Lexus, Honda, Nissan, Mercedes • Model • Maxima, Caprice, Navigator, Cutlass, Escape, Accord

  14. Move to specifics - Vehicle • Body style • 2 door • 4 door • Hatchback • Convertible • Four wheel drive • Color • Overall appearance • Clean, dirty, primer marks

  15. Add details - Vehicle • Damage • Bumper stickers • Signs or lettering • Phone numbers • Company logos

  16. Observation Skills

  17. Improving your observation skills • Be patient and take your time • Pay attention to your surroundings

  18. Improving your observation skills • Note the environment • Observe the entire scene • Be aware of people’s reactions

  19. Artwork Activity

  20. Artwork Activity What did it look like? Was that a dog? I can't think?

  21. Artwork Activity

  22. Observation Skills

  23. Observation Skills Answer the following questions: • Approximately how old was the man in the yellow shirt standing on the right side of the tree? • What color was the van? • What obvious suspicious activity should be reported?

  24. Observation Skills

  25. Post-Observation Actions • If possible, write down your observations as soon as possible • Record the date and time • If activities appear to be unusual, suspicious or illegal, call for assistance and take the appropriate action according to your agency’s policies and procedures

  26. Summary • What to observe • Filtering • How to observe • People • Vehicles • Improving your skills • “Just the Facts” • Post-observation actions

  27. Register Today www.USAonwatch.org

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