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Abstract
This paper begins by outlining and critiquing what we term the dominant anglophone model of neo-liberal community safety and crime prevention. As an alternative to this influential but flawed model, a comparative analysis is provided of the different constitutional-legal settlements in each of the five jurisdictions across the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ROI), and their uneven institutionalization of community safety. In the light of this it is argued that the nature of the anglophone community safety enterprise is actually subject to significant variation. Summarizing the contours of this variation facilitates our articulation of some core dimensions of community safety. Then, making use of Colebatch’s (2002) deconstruction of policy activity into categories of authority and expertise, and Brunsson’s (2002) distinction between policy talk, decisions and action, we put forward a way of understanding policy activity that avoids the twin dangers of ‘false particularism’ and ‘false universalism’ (Edwards and Hughes, 2005); that indicates a path for further empirical enquiry to assess the ‘reality’ of policy convergence; and that enables the engagement of researchers with normative questions about where community safety should be heading.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 326-340 |
Journal | European Journal of Criminology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Authority
- community safety
- comparative criminology
- urban security
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Commission on the Future of Police Reform in Ireland
Topping, J. (Participant)
20 Feb 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course