Patterns and Drivers of Co-production in Neighbourhood Watch in England and Wales

From Neo-liberalism to New Localism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8403255
AutoresIan Brunton-Smith (0000-0002-0077-5602, University of Surrey, autor de correspondencia), Karen Bullock (0000-0002-2188-8542, University of Surrey)
Año2019
Volumen59
Número1
Páginas85-106
Fecha de publicación2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azy012
OpenAlexW2902388771
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas39

Established in England and Wales in the context of the neo-liberal governments of the 1980s and promoted through the New Local agenda of New Labour and beyond, Neighborhood Watch (NW) is a primary means through which the state and citizens may co-produce crime control. However, whether citizens have the time or inclination to co-produce is debated and it is generally believed that NW proliferates in advantaged, low crime rate areas that need it least. Drawing on analysis of the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) (1988-2010/2011) this article examines long-term trends in participation in NW. It examines the proliferation of NW, how household support for NW fluctuates once established, and the changing importance of some of the key household drivers of participation in NW. It then assesses the extent to which NW schemes are concentrated in more affluent areas, showing that this is moderated by crime risk.

Context (archaeology) · Crime control · Criminal justice · Criminology · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Liberalism · Localism · Neighbourhood (mathematics) · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions