For most USJ residents, gated and guarded security schemes give them peace of mind, for they know they can rely on the guards to keep the neighbourhood safe. Several neighbourhood agree that the crime rate has dropped drastically after the scheme is implemented, thus convincing those who were skeptical at first.
These schemes were usually put into place when many of the residents fell victim to rampant crime cases and USJ 5, 3A-D, 11/4 were no exception. Today, these neighbourhood are fenced up with an impressive guard house facing the main road.
Those who were unwilling to subscribe to the service might be seen as freeloaders but as neighbourhood watch chairman Jason Lee observed, some of them decided to join after seeing how effective the security system was.
The USJ 3B resident added that his neighbourhood has zero-crime now and the residents are satisfied with the results.
Recently, areas such as USJ 11/4 and USJ 3/1 had meetings to kickstart their security schemes.
USJ8 police station officer-in-charge chief inspector Loi Yew Lik, in one such gathering, told the residents that the scheme was effective in curbing crime, although zero-crime is not guaranteed.
Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh stressed that gated and guarded scheme should only be an interim measure while waiting for the Home Affairs Ministry to increase the police force to safeguard the nation. She is also calling for a review on the guidelines drawn up by the Selangor Housing and Property Board as some are not relevant in today’s situation.
“For instance, the current guidelines allow the residents to put down the boom gate from midnight to 6am only, but most crime cases happen during the day. Yeoh said she had raised this in the recently concluded Selangor state assembly but the feedback was that the current guidelines were sufficient.
“However, Selangor housing, building and squatters committee chairman Iskandar Abdul Samad promised to call for meetings with the residents to get their feedback,” she said.
Jason said the government should frame a policy soon to legalise and formalise the gated and guarded scheme. “We are doing the government a favour actually by cutting down the crime rate. If they forbid us to implement such schemes, they must improve the security of the nation,”
Melvin, on the other hand, advised residents’ associations that intended to implement the schemes to do a lot of homework before enlisting the help of the security company. “Visit other areas where they had set up the scheme to gauge their services. Then, constantly monitor their performances and communicate with them.
Be prepared to change them if their services are not up to par — we have changed our security company once when they slackened and did not respond to our warning and most importantly, never to overpromise the residents. If not, they will feel dejected and eventually drop out from the scheme,” he added.
extract ( edited ) from the Star ( Aug 4, 2009 )
These schemes were usually put into place when many of the residents fell victim to rampant crime cases and USJ 5, 3A-D, 11/4 were no exception. Today, these neighbourhood are fenced up with an impressive guard house facing the main road.
Those who were unwilling to subscribe to the service might be seen as freeloaders but as neighbourhood watch chairman Jason Lee observed, some of them decided to join after seeing how effective the security system was.
The USJ 3B resident added that his neighbourhood has zero-crime now and the residents are satisfied with the results.
Recently, areas such as USJ 11/4 and USJ 3/1 had meetings to kickstart their security schemes.
USJ8 police station officer-in-charge chief inspector Loi Yew Lik, in one such gathering, told the residents that the scheme was effective in curbing crime, although zero-crime is not guaranteed.
Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh stressed that gated and guarded scheme should only be an interim measure while waiting for the Home Affairs Ministry to increase the police force to safeguard the nation. She is also calling for a review on the guidelines drawn up by the Selangor Housing and Property Board as some are not relevant in today’s situation.
“For instance, the current guidelines allow the residents to put down the boom gate from midnight to 6am only, but most crime cases happen during the day. Yeoh said she had raised this in the recently concluded Selangor state assembly but the feedback was that the current guidelines were sufficient.
“However, Selangor housing, building and squatters committee chairman Iskandar Abdul Samad promised to call for meetings with the residents to get their feedback,” she said.
Jason said the government should frame a policy soon to legalise and formalise the gated and guarded scheme. “We are doing the government a favour actually by cutting down the crime rate. If they forbid us to implement such schemes, they must improve the security of the nation,”
Melvin, on the other hand, advised residents’ associations that intended to implement the schemes to do a lot of homework before enlisting the help of the security company. “Visit other areas where they had set up the scheme to gauge their services. Then, constantly monitor their performances and communicate with them.
Be prepared to change them if their services are not up to par — we have changed our security company once when they slackened and did not respond to our warning and most importantly, never to overpromise the residents. If not, they will feel dejected and eventually drop out from the scheme,” he added.
extract ( edited ) from the Star ( Aug 4, 2009 )
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