Renaissance, Reassurance and Restoration? Community Wardens and the urban realm in Scotland
auteurs | Donna Marie Brown |
Nicholas R. Fyfe | |
tijdschrift | Cahiers Politiestudies (ISSN: 1784-5300) |
jaargang | Jaargang 2010 |
aflevering | 16. Policing in Europe |
onderdeel | Artikelen |
publicatie datum | 26 juli 2010 |
taal | English |
pagina | 307 |
samenvatting | In discussions of contemporary urban restructuring and claims about the emergence of new forms of urbanism, issues of crime control and community safety loom large as we witness significant changes in the nature of policing in urban areas. In particular, there has been the emergence of a more complex division of labour in the field of policing with phrases like the ‘extended policing family’, the ‘mixed economy of policing’ and local security networks’ increasingly used to capture the diversity of public, private and voluntary providers of policing services. It is against this background that this paper considers the introduction, role, impact and implications of Community Wardens within Scotland. Introduced in 2004 and employed by local authorities Community Wardens have responsibility for providing high visibility patrols to deter crime and anti-social behaviour as well tackling environmental issues like graffiti and vandalism. After setting out the wider policy context within which wardens are |