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

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Author(s): Sofia Reatti (University of Bologna, Italy)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 16
Source title: Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Augusto Balloni (Italian Society of Victimology, Italy)and Raffaella Sette (University of Bologna, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch026

Keywords: Criminology & Victimology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities / Sociology

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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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