Table of Contents Alert: British Journal of Criminology 52 (3)

See below for some of the articles that appear in the the latest issue of the British Journal of Criminology, 52 (3) Five Spaces of Cultural Criminology Keith J. Hayward Abstract: This article offers some reflections on the nature and role of space and spatial analysis in criminology. It proceeds in two parts. It starts [...]

‘Creating Parallel Public Spaces through Private Governments: A South African Case Study’

Abstract : This paper argues that in central Cape Town different public spaces exist in parallel to each other, continuing the long history of dysfunctional public spaces in South Africa. While some have suggested that the recent spread of privately governed and policed public spaces means that they have become privatised and form part of [...]

‘Local Politics and the Circulation of Community Security Initiatives in Johannesburg’

Abstract : The article analyses the emergence and circulation of community-driven security initiatives in two types of setting in Johannesburg, South Africa: street patrols and community courts in pre-apartheid and apartheid townships on the one hand; road closures in post-apartheid middle-class suburbs on the other. In spite of the obvious contrasts, the two types of [...]

‘Circulation of Security Models in Southern African Cities: Between Neoliberal Encroachment and Local Power Dynamics’

Abstract :   This symposium focuses on the circulation of security governance models in cities of Southern Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Windhoek and Maputo). It consists of three articles analysing at different scales (regional, national and intra-urban) the circulation of specific neighbourhood-based solutions to security issues, such as road closures, gated residential developments and business [...]

Table of Contents Alert – UBC Law Review 44 (3): Special Issue on Responsive Regulation

PREFACE Cristie Ford & Natasha Affolder, “Responsive Regulation in Context, Circa 2011” pp 463-474 Citation info: (2011) 44:3 UBC L Rev 463 FASKEN LECTURE John Braithwaite, “Responsive Regulation in Context, Circa 2011” pp 475-520 Citation info: (2011) 44:3 UBC L Rev 475 ARTICLES Natasha Affolder, “Why Study Large Projects? Environmental Regulation’s Neglected Frontier” pp 521-556 [...]

‘Violence, Violence Prevention, and Safety: A Research Agenda for South Africa’

Abstract: Violence is a serious problem in South Africa with many effects on health services; it presents complex research problems and requires interdisciplinary collaboration. Two key meta-questions emerge: (i) violence must be understood better to develop effective interventions; and (ii) intervention research (evaluating interventions, assessing efficacy and effectiveness, how best to scale up interventions in [...]

The Spreading of the City Improvement District Model in Johannesburg and Cape Town: Urban Regeneration and the Neoliberal Agenda in South Africa.

Abstract. The spreading of city improvement districts (CIDs) and connected forms of public–private partnership as an international model of urban renewal has been linked to the rise of ‘urban entrepreneurialism’ and the neoliberalization of policies and practices, at a time when competition between cities in the global economy has never been greater. The aim of [...]

Informal security nodes and force capital.

Abstract: Nodal governance theory continues to have a significant impact upon contemporary understandings of the governance of security. Scholars such as Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont have used this theory to explain how various state and private sector security organisations interact and form networks of protection. However, security producing entities from the informal sector remain largely [...]

‘Holding Police Accountability Theory to Account’

Abstract: Civilian oversight of police has and continues to be the focus of heated debate, in terms of its efficacy in tackling police misconduct. In recent decades, the debate has broadened as some researchers have argued in favour of a ‘holistic’ approachto police oversight. The latter combines the traditional ‘reactive’ functions (i.e. tacking cases of individual misconduct) with [...]

‘Respect in Prisons: Prisoners’ Experiences of Respect in Public and Private Sector Prisons’

Abstract: Interpretations of ‘respect’ in prison have tended to be narrow, focusing on courteous and considerate staff–prisoner relationships. In a recent study, we found that respect was defined by prisoners not just in terms of interpersonal relationships but also ‘getting things done’ (what might be called ‘organizational respect’). We expected prisoners in the study, which [...]