Eleven Policing and community safety in residential areas: the mixed economy of visible patrols
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Adam Crawford
Abstract
This chapter tries to connect housing to an increasingly mixed economy of policing where the demand for security patrols in residential areas is delivered through different forms of neighbourhood wardens, police officers, and private security firms. It critiques the effectiveness of this mixed economy in improving the communities’ fears of ASB and crime. It is argued that these developments actually symbolise an emerging form of community-based — but parochial — governance. The chapter also identifies the need to consider the coordination between ‘plural policing personnel’ and to make sure that there is enough accountability and regulation in this mixed economy.
Abstract
This chapter tries to connect housing to an increasingly mixed economy of policing where the demand for security patrols in residential areas is delivered through different forms of neighbourhood wardens, police officers, and private security firms. It critiques the effectiveness of this mixed economy in improving the communities’ fears of ASB and crime. It is argued that these developments actually symbolise an emerging form of community-based — but parochial — governance. The chapter also identifies the need to consider the coordination between ‘plural policing personnel’ and to make sure that there is enough accountability and regulation in this mixed economy.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables, figures and photographs v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
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The definition and construction of anti-social behaviour in the UK
- Housing and the new governance of conduct 19
- Governing tenants: from dreadful enclosures to dangerous places 37
- Labelling: constructing definitions of anti-social behaviour? 57
- Anti-social behaviour: voices from the front line 79
- Spaces of discipline and control: the compounded citizenship of social renting 99
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Legal techniques and measures utilised by social landlords to address anti-social behaviour
- Tenancy agreements: a mechanism for governing anti-social behaviour? 119
- The changing legal framework: from landlords to agents of social control 137
- Social landlords, anti-social behaviour and countermeasures 155
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The emerging mechanisms of addressing anti-social behaviour in housing governance
- Evaluating the Shelter Inclusion Project: a floating support service for households accused of anti-social behaviour 179
- Tackling anti-social behaviour: an evaluation of the Dundee Families Project 199
- Policing and community safety in residential areas: the mixed economy of visible patrols 219
- Gated communities: a response to, or remedy for, anti-social behaviour? 239
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Studies of housing and anti-social behaviour from an international perspective
- Housing and anti-social behaviour in Australia 259
- Testing urban forms: city, control and ‘urban violence’ in France 281
- Residential stability among adolescents in public housing: a risk factor for delinquent and violent behaviour? 301
- Conclusion 325
- Index 335
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables, figures and photographs v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
-
The definition and construction of anti-social behaviour in the UK
- Housing and the new governance of conduct 19
- Governing tenants: from dreadful enclosures to dangerous places 37
- Labelling: constructing definitions of anti-social behaviour? 57
- Anti-social behaviour: voices from the front line 79
- Spaces of discipline and control: the compounded citizenship of social renting 99
-
Legal techniques and measures utilised by social landlords to address anti-social behaviour
- Tenancy agreements: a mechanism for governing anti-social behaviour? 119
- The changing legal framework: from landlords to agents of social control 137
- Social landlords, anti-social behaviour and countermeasures 155
-
The emerging mechanisms of addressing anti-social behaviour in housing governance
- Evaluating the Shelter Inclusion Project: a floating support service for households accused of anti-social behaviour 179
- Tackling anti-social behaviour: an evaluation of the Dundee Families Project 199
- Policing and community safety in residential areas: the mixed economy of visible patrols 219
- Gated communities: a response to, or remedy for, anti-social behaviour? 239
-
Studies of housing and anti-social behaviour from an international perspective
- Housing and anti-social behaviour in Australia 259
- Testing urban forms: city, control and ‘urban violence’ in France 281
- Residential stability among adolescents in public housing: a risk factor for delinquent and violent behaviour? 301
- Conclusion 325
- Index 335
