Moving CAN Inland for Dams Jay Graham King, CPP “See something, say something” is a slogan used by multiple federal and local law enforcement organizations to emphasize the need for citizen involvement in identifying and reporting crime or terrorism. Unlike these and other basic awareness campaigns, several U.S. Coast Guard districts use effective data capture and management to cultivate and maintain relationships with these volunteer observers through the Citizens’ Action Network (CAN). With its Marina Outreach and Focused Lens programs, the USCG determines in advance people who are best positioned to observe incidents when they occur. The CAN program enables the USCG to communicate with observers in real time during an incident, thereby; minimizing nuisance calls, economizing the use of enforcement and security personnel, equipping responders with accurate information when arriving at an incident scene, and offering investigators multiple known witnesses for post-incident inquiries. “Grassroots” citizen engagement and the network it has created are the decisive components of this best practice watch program. Note: This paper has been viewed by 15,427 at https://pacnwest.org/
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 03:56:05 +0000
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