File #2376: "2018_Book_NeighbourhoodWatchInADigitalAg.pdf"
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1|Preface|6
1|Series Editor´s Introduction|8
1|Contents|10
1|List of Figures|12
1|List of Tables|13
1|Part I: Neighbourhood Watch in the Netherlands: Introduction and Figures|14
2|Chapter 1: The Rise of Community Crime Prevention|15
3|1.1 The Securitisation of Society: Security as a Civic Responsibility|15
3|1.2 Research Questions and Analytical Perspectives|18
3|1.3 Research Methods|19
3|1.4 Reader´s Guide|21
3|References|22
2|Chapter 2: Previous Research into Neighbourhood Watch|25
3|2.1 Research in the Netherlands|25
3|2.2 Research in the English-Speaking World|26
3|2.3 Conclusions|28
3|References|29
2|Chapter 3: Quantitative Data on Neighbourhood Watch in the Netherlands|31
3|3.1 Descriptive Statistics and Geographical Distribution|32
4|661 Active Teams|32
4|Neighbourhood Watch Most Prominent in North Brabant|33
3|3.2 Focus of the Watch Groups|33
4|Distribution of Tasks|33
4|Frequency of Patrols|35
3|3.3 Establishment: When and on Whose Initiative?|35
3|3.4 Influence of Demographic and Geographical Variables|39
4|Explanation of CBS Variables|40
4|Logistic Regression Analysis|40
3|3.5 Conclusions|43
3|References|45
1|Part II: To the Streets: Four Ethnographic Case Studies|47
2|Chapter 4: Watch Group 1: More than Just a Watch Group|48
3|4.1 Between Abandoned Bicycles and Shady Barber Shops|50
4|A Look Behind the Scenes|50
4|The Control Room|50
4|Coffee and Cookies|52
4|Bicycle Wrecking|53
4|Escape Routes|54
4|Armed and Dangerous|54
4|Cultural Differences|56
3|4.2 Keeping a Low Profile|57
4|The Higher Educated|57
4|`I´m Not Saying Anything Anymore!´|57
4|Hospital|58
4|Advertising Pamphlets|59
4|Never Alone|59
4|Being Alert|60
4|Subsequent Talk|60
4|Burgerblauw as a Local Power Factor|61
4|Social Effects|62
4|The Subtle Working of Burgerblauw|63
4|Invisibility Paradox|64
3|4.3 Conclusions|64
4|The Environment Determines the Focus|64
4|Combination of Low Profile and Perseverance|65
4|Achilles Heel: Dependency of `Best Person´ and Monocultural Composition|65
3|Reference|66
2|Chapter 5: Watch Group 2: Countering Burglars|67
3|5.1 Door Scams and Social Media|68
4|Summer Break|68
4|Not a Big Mark|69
4|Wave of Burglaries|70
4|BuitenBeter App|70
4|Cannonball|71
4|Con Artists|71
4|The Second Patrol|72
3|5.2 Start-Up Problems and Lessons Learnt|73
4|Posters|74
4|Clubs|74
4|Just Identifying|76
4|30 Burglaries Per Month|77
4|Fact or Fiction?|78
4|Confrontations|79
4|Citizen Courage|80
3|5.3 Conclusions|80
4|Autonomous Operations|80
4|The Illusion of Social Control|81
4|Murky Streams of Information|81
4|Trial and Error|82
2|Chapter 6: Watch Group 3: A Team in Need|83
3|6.1 Police Support Collapses|85
4|Apartment Buildings and Green Areas|85
4|Discussion at the Community Centre|86
4|Abandoned|86
4|Insurance|87
4|On the Road|88
4|Removed Benches|88
4|Secretly Noting License Plates|89
4|Retirement Home|90
4|Open Window|90
4|Visibility the Highest Priority|91
4|Verbally Abused|92
4|Open Curtains|92
4|Disappointed|93
3|6.2 Big City Problems|95
4|Whipping|95
4|Talkative|96
4|Back Office and Front Office|96
4|Amir Reports for Duty|97
4|The Patrol|99
4|Dark Houses on the Dike|99
4|No Association with the Police|100
4|Dealer Spot|101
4|`They Got Us Three Times´|102
4|House Calls|103
4|Kitchen Windows|104
4|Crime and Everyday Life|104
3|6.3 Conclusions|105
4|Subtle Contribution to Fighting Crime|105
4|Professional `Support´: Lack of Attention|105
4|Different Interpretations|106
4|Bureaucratic Traits|106
4|The Ties Between Criminal and Everyday Life|107
3|Reference|108
2|Chapter 7: Watch Group 4: Suburban Diligence|109
3|7.1 Creating Critical Mass|111
4|Priority District|111
4|Deterrent Effect|112
4|Prone to Burglaries|114
4|Profile Name = Influence|114
4|Ladder Campaign|115
4|Big Houses|116
4|Coloured|117
4|Self-Righteousness|117
4|An Introduction|118
4|The Bicycle Tunnel|118
4|S-Neighbourhood|119
3|7.2 Tensions in the Team|120
4|Non-Tolerated Spots|121
4|Tensions in the Team|122
4|Aliens|123
4|Not the Only One|123
4|A New Residential Area|124
4|Quiet|125
4|The Police Stops By|125
4|Taking Pictures|126
4|Confronting Youths|127
3|7.3 Conclusions|128
4|Substantial Community Crime Prevention|128
4|Strengthening Collective Efficacy|129
4|Critical Mass as a Deterrent Effect|129
4|Ambivalence|130
4|Not Immune to Organisational Perils|130
1|Part III: Conclusions and Discussion|132
2|Chapter 8: Conclusions|133
3|8.1 General Findings About Neighbourhood Watch in the Netherlands|134
4|Two Types of Environments|134
4|The Ambivalent Nature of Neighbourhood Watch|135
3|8.2 Influence and Impact of Watch Groups: Advancing Some Theoretical Notions|136
4|Neighbourhood Watch as a Deterrent|136
4|Limiting Opportunity for Crime by Educating and Informing Other Residents|138
4|Providing Information to Police and Authorities|138
4|Direct Intervention|139
4|Summing Up|139
3|8.3 The Interaction with Professional Forms of Surveillance and Law Enforcement|141
4|Mixed Image|141
4|Pattern by Area Status|142
3|8.4 Moral Implications of Neighbourhood Watch in Light of Securitisation and Digilantism|143
4|Seeing Through the Lens of Safety|143
4|Personal Interpretations Differ|143
4|Disproportionate Control and Social Media|144
4|Digital Surveillance Techniques as a Negative Driving Force|144
3|References|145
2|Chapter 9: Discussion|147
3|9.1 Between Crime Control and Culture of Control|147
3|9.2 Points of Interest for Western Governments and Active Citizens|149
3|References|152
1|References|153
1|Series Editor´s Introduction|8
1|Contents|10
1|List of Figures|12
1|List of Tables|13
1|Part I: Neighbourhood Watch in the Netherlands: Introduction and Figures|14
2|Chapter 1: The Rise of Community Crime Prevention|15
3|1.1 The Securitisation of Society: Security as a Civic Responsibility|15
3|1.2 Research Questions and Analytical Perspectives|18
3|1.3 Research Methods|19
3|1.4 Reader´s Guide|21
3|References|22
2|Chapter 2: Previous Research into Neighbourhood Watch|25
3|2.1 Research in the Netherlands|25
3|2.2 Research in the English-Speaking World|26
3|2.3 Conclusions|28
3|References|29
2|Chapter 3: Quantitative Data on Neighbourhood Watch in the Netherlands|31
3|3.1 Descriptive Statistics and Geographical Distribution|32
4|661 Active Teams|32
4|Neighbourhood Watch Most Prominent in North Brabant|33
3|3.2 Focus of the Watch Groups|33
4|Distribution of Tasks|33
4|Frequency of Patrols|35
3|3.3 Establishment: When and on Whose Initiative?|35
3|3.4 Influence of Demographic and Geographical Variables|39
4|Explanation of CBS Variables|40
4|Logistic Regression Analysis|40
3|3.5 Conclusions|43
3|References|45
1|Part II: To the Streets: Four Ethnographic Case Studies|47
2|Chapter 4: Watch Group 1: More than Just a Watch Group|48
3|4.1 Between Abandoned Bicycles and Shady Barber Shops|50
4|A Look Behind the Scenes|50
4|The Control Room|50
4|Coffee and Cookies|52
4|Bicycle Wrecking|53
4|Escape Routes|54
4|Armed and Dangerous|54
4|Cultural Differences|56
3|4.2 Keeping a Low Profile|57
4|The Higher Educated|57
4|`I´m Not Saying Anything Anymore!´|57
4|Hospital|58
4|Advertising Pamphlets|59
4|Never Alone|59
4|Being Alert|60
4|Subsequent Talk|60
4|Burgerblauw as a Local Power Factor|61
4|Social Effects|62
4|The Subtle Working of Burgerblauw|63
4|Invisibility Paradox|64
3|4.3 Conclusions|64
4|The Environment Determines the Focus|64
4|Combination of Low Profile and Perseverance|65
4|Achilles Heel: Dependency of `Best Person´ and Monocultural Composition|65
3|Reference|66
2|Chapter 5: Watch Group 2: Countering Burglars|67
3|5.1 Door Scams and Social Media|68
4|Summer Break|68
4|Not a Big Mark|69
4|Wave of Burglaries|70
4|BuitenBeter App|70
4|Cannonball|71
4|Con Artists|71
4|The Second Patrol|72
3|5.2 Start-Up Problems and Lessons Learnt|73
4|Posters|74
4|Clubs|74
4|Just Identifying|76
4|30 Burglaries Per Month|77
4|Fact or Fiction?|78
4|Confrontations|79
4|Citizen Courage|80
3|5.3 Conclusions|80
4|Autonomous Operations|80
4|The Illusion of Social Control|81
4|Murky Streams of Information|81
4|Trial and Error|82
2|Chapter 6: Watch Group 3: A Team in Need|83
3|6.1 Police Support Collapses|85
4|Apartment Buildings and Green Areas|85
4|Discussion at the Community Centre|86
4|Abandoned|86
4|Insurance|87
4|On the Road|88
4|Removed Benches|88
4|Secretly Noting License Plates|89
4|Retirement Home|90
4|Open Window|90
4|Visibility the Highest Priority|91
4|Verbally Abused|92
4|Open Curtains|92
4|Disappointed|93
3|6.2 Big City Problems|95
4|Whipping|95
4|Talkative|96
4|Back Office and Front Office|96
4|Amir Reports for Duty|97
4|The Patrol|99
4|Dark Houses on the Dike|99
4|No Association with the Police|100
4|Dealer Spot|101
4|`They Got Us Three Times´|102
4|House Calls|103
4|Kitchen Windows|104
4|Crime and Everyday Life|104
3|6.3 Conclusions|105
4|Subtle Contribution to Fighting Crime|105
4|Professional `Support´: Lack of Attention|105
4|Different Interpretations|106
4|Bureaucratic Traits|106
4|The Ties Between Criminal and Everyday Life|107
3|Reference|108
2|Chapter 7: Watch Group 4: Suburban Diligence|109
3|7.1 Creating Critical Mass|111
4|Priority District|111
4|Deterrent Effect|112
4|Prone to Burglaries|114
4|Profile Name = Influence|114
4|Ladder Campaign|115
4|Big Houses|116
4|Coloured|117
4|Self-Righteousness|117
4|An Introduction|118
4|The Bicycle Tunnel|118
4|S-Neighbourhood|119
3|7.2 Tensions in the Team|120
4|Non-Tolerated Spots|121
4|Tensions in the Team|122
4|Aliens|123
4|Not the Only One|123
4|A New Residential Area|124
4|Quiet|125
4|The Police Stops By|125
4|Taking Pictures|126
4|Confronting Youths|127
3|7.3 Conclusions|128
4|Substantial Community Crime Prevention|128
4|Strengthening Collective Efficacy|129
4|Critical Mass as a Deterrent Effect|129
4|Ambivalence|130
4|Not Immune to Organisational Perils|130
1|Part III: Conclusions and Discussion|132
2|Chapter 8: Conclusions|133
3|8.1 General Findings About Neighbourhood Watch in the Netherlands|134
4|Two Types of Environments|134
4|The Ambivalent Nature of Neighbourhood Watch|135
3|8.2 Influence and Impact of Watch Groups: Advancing Some Theoretical Notions|136
4|Neighbourhood Watch as a Deterrent|136
4|Limiting Opportunity for Crime by Educating and Informing Other Residents|138
4|Providing Information to Police and Authorities|138
4|Direct Intervention|139
4|Summing Up|139
3|8.3 The Interaction with Professional Forms of Surveillance and Law Enforcement|141
4|Mixed Image|141
4|Pattern by Area Status|142
3|8.4 Moral Implications of Neighbourhood Watch in Light of Securitisation and Digilantism|143
4|Seeing Through the Lens of Safety|143
4|Personal Interpretations Differ|143
4|Disproportionate Control and Social Media|144
4|Digital Surveillance Techniques as a Negative Driving Force|144
3|References|145
2|Chapter 9: Discussion|147
3|9.1 Between Crime Control and Culture of Control|147
3|9.2 Points of Interest for Western Governments and Active Citizens|149
3|References|152
1|References|153