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Shomrim ((ヘブライ語:שומרים)), or Shmira ((ヘブライ語: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.〔Burglar detained by Shomrim jailed for four years http://content.met.police.uk/News/John-Vanner-jailed-for-four-years/1400015152424/1257246745756〕〔Hackney's Most Wanted Burglar Caught by Shomrim, Sentenced http://www.londonshomrim.com/most-wanted-burglar-sentenced.html〕 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 〔〔Stamford Hill Shomrim - Community Safety Patrol http://www.londonshomrim.com〕 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".〔Shomrim help guard UK mosques after attacks http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/09/20139413527769518.html〕 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.〔Shomrim Commended by Hackney Police Borough Commander http://www.londonshomrim.com/commendation.html〕〔Baltimore Shomrim Member Gets Award From San Francisco Cops http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2013/02/baltimore-shomrim-member-gets-award-from-san-francisco-cops-678.html〕〔VIDEO & PHOTOS: Shomrim Receive Award From Brooklyn DA http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/ywn-videos/74566/video-photos-shomrim-receive-award-from-brooklyn-da.html〕〔Five Shomrim Volunteers Honored by the NYPD http://crownheights.info/crime/426240/five-shomrim-volunteers-honored-by-police/〕 Many Shomrim organizations organise an annual Community Engagement Event, with advice on crime prevention and bike registration.〔MPS officers were proud to be part of Stamford Hill Shomrim's Community Safety Day in Hackney http://content.met.police.uk/News/MPS-officers-were-proud-to-be-part-of-a-Community-Safety-Day-in-Hackney/1400025739950/1257246745756?scope_id=1257246763910〕〔Boro Park Shomrim Bike Registration Program http://www.bpshomrim.org/registration-programs/bike-registration/〕〔Boro Park Shomrim Bike Registration http://hamodia.com/2014/06/10/shomrim-bike-registration/〕〔Williamsburg Shomrim Bike Registration http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/242692/photo-essay-williamsburg-shomrim-bike-registration-photos-by-jdn.html〕〔Crown Heights Shomrim Bike Registration A Major Success http://crownheights.info/general/2183/shomrims-bike-registration-a-major-success/〕〔Flatbush Shomrim Bike Registration Program http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/36060/tonight-flatbush-shomrim-bike-registration-program.html〕〔North Miami Beach Shmira Patrol members at the bike registration rodeo community event http://nmbshmira.com/gal.htm〕 ==History== Shomrim was first established in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Boro Park, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Williamsburg in the late 1970s and early 1980s.〔〔 Similar patrols were later established in Haredi neighborhoods in Monsey, New York, Baltimore,〔 Miami,〔 Waterbury, Connecticut,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Waterbury Shomrim )〕 and London,〔 England. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shomrim (neighborhood watch group)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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