Jewish street patrols curb crime – and generate controversy | csmonitor.com: "The four enforcers may not be members of the New York Police Department, but to the hardware store manager, if they’re not exactly the law, they’re certainly keepers of the peace. They’re members of a volunteer civilian patrol called Shomrim (Hebrew for “watchers”), which, in addition to Williamsburg, has independently run chapters in Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Borough Park – all Brooklyn enclaves densely populated by religious Jews.
Some people see them as a model for helping curb urban crime, though others fault them for clashing with outside groups – and even among themselves."
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