I assume that the active participants in this discussion are aware of the following points I will be making, roughly, but I wish to be sure our guests visiting the site and this discussion understand that, firstly, all residents in a given neighborhood under the jurisdiction of a given koban are requested to provided information as made mention of above.
But this business goes back a few years and maybe a small piece of that information can be useful here.
From a JSTOR file:
https[:]//www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv6zdc57.10 (remove the brackets for a hotlink)
Page 20 of the chapter "
The Historical Origins of Community Policing in 19th Century Britain and Imperial Japan", but shown on the JSTOR website as '4 of 6' and the second full paragraph down the page.
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Officers stationed in the koban boxes were tasked with assistance in emergency situations but acted also as first contact for residents in case of complaints and reports of criminal acts. Moreover, koban police officers registered every resident and regularly conducted mandatory house visits. During these house visits, residents had to provide detailed personal information such as their family status and occupation. While the police officers in the metropolitan areas were only assigned to work during shifts in the koban boxes, police officers on the countryside actually lived with their families in the chuzaisho. Similar to the koban officers, rural chuzaisho police officers had comprehensive knowledge on the personal living situations of every resident within their service area and conducted housing visits on a regular basis.
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And I feel it might be a good idea to provide some information from the NPA themselves, and I only added a colon to that Google translation.
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第４ 巡回連絡カード Fourth: patrol communication card
１ 巡回連絡に当たっては、巡回連絡カードを持参し、訪問先の住民等に配布して作 1. For the patrol contact, bring the patrol card and distribute it to the residents of the destination.
成を依頼し、又は訪問先の住民等から必要事項を聴取して受持警察官等が自ら作成 Created by the responsible police officers by requesting the completion or listening to the necessary information from the visiting residents, etc.
するものとする。 It shall be.
２ １により作成された巡回連絡カード（以下「作成済カード」という ）は、警察 2 The traveling contact card created in 1 (hereinafter referred to as "Created Card") is the police
活動における指導連絡等に活用して、住民等の安全で平穏な生活の確保に役立てる Use for guidance and communication in activities to help ensure a safe and peaceful life for residents, etc.
ものとする。 Shall.
３ 巡回連絡カードの様式の例については、別紙１（一般世帯用）及び別紙２（事業 About example of style of 3 circulation communication cards, attached sheet 1 (for general household) and attached sheet 2 (business
所用）のとおりとする。 As required).
なお、外国人の利便を考慮して、必要に応じ、外国語による巡回連絡カードを作 In consideration of the convenience of foreigners, a foreign contact card can be created as necessary.
成するものとする。 Shall be established.
４ 作成済カードは 訪問先の住民等の協力を得て 異動事項を補正するものとする 4 Prepared cards shall be corrected for changes with the cooperation of the residents at the visit.
５ 作成済カードの取扱いについては、関係する条例等に基づき、適正に行うこと。 5 The handling of the created card should be done appropriately based on the relevant regulations.
［別紙 （略） [Attachment (omitted)
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Now I am a tad worried about this link and whether all can access to it in a normal way, but let me try:
