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Active Citizenship in Urban Security Policies: Is Neighborhood Watch a Solution?

Active Citizenship in Urban Security Policies: Is Neighborhood Watch a Solution?

Sofia Reatti
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781799812869|ISBN10: 1799812863|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799812876|EISBN13: 9781799812883
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch026
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Reatti, Sofia. "Active Citizenship in Urban Security Policies: Is Neighborhood Watch a Solution?." Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support, edited by Augusto Balloni and Raffaella Sette, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 447-462. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch026

APA

Reatti, S. (2020). Active Citizenship in Urban Security Policies: Is Neighborhood Watch a Solution?. In A. Balloni & R. Sette (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support (pp. 447-462). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch026

Chicago

Reatti, Sofia. "Active Citizenship in Urban Security Policies: Is Neighborhood Watch a Solution?." In Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support, edited by Augusto Balloni and Raffaella Sette, 447-462. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch026

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Abstract

What does it mean to be protected? To live in a constantly monitored space, or feeling heard by the institutions? Supervise the neighborhood or be involved in the design of security policies? The chapter analyzes citizens' active participation as a further element for an effective implementation of urban safety policies. It will analyze citizen involvement in ensuring the safety of their territory through neighborhood watch groups in the European context. The authors try to answer the following questions: Why are the neighborhood watch groups born and why do some people choose to join these programs? What value do citizens give to the groups? What are the potential benefits and risks for local communities?

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