neighbourhood watchnoun [ C or U ]
UK US neighborhood watch uk/ˌneɪ.bə.hʊd ˈwɒtʃ/us/ˌneɪ.bɚ.hʊd ˈwɑːtʃ/a way of reducing crime by organizing the people who live in an area to watch each other's property and tell the police about possible criminals
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Detection & solving crimes
- all-points bulletin
- APB
- breath test
- breathalyse
- Breathalyser
- fingerprint
- frisk
- genetic fingerprinting
- identity parade
- informant
- lie detector
- manhunt
- mugshot
- offender profile
- RBT
- reconstruction
- reward
- rogues' gallery
- sleuth
- videofit
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