RT Article
T1 Private security’s accountabilities within polycentric assemblages
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 46
IS 1
SP 1
OP 13
A1 Berg, Julie
A1 Shearing, Clifford D. 1942-
A2 Shearing, Clifford D. 1942-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1787760154
AB This article will reflect on the multiple ways in which private security can, and is, being held responsible and accountable to the public (and other security providers), in formalised, polycentric, or nodal assemblages. Drawing on empirical research conducted on plural policing partnerships, the article will show that private security is influenced by market forces, but that this is part of an interwoven, layered, formal-informal system of accountabilities – most of which are bottom-up and relational, rather than top-down and legislated. In fact, drawing on the work of John Braithwaite, we show that horizontal or circular forms of accountability (or accountabilities) play a large role in aligning the private sector to the public interest or common good within pluralised environments.
K1 plural policing
K1 Hybrid
K1 Accountability
K1 Nodal
K1 Polycentric
K1 Private Security
DO 10.1080/01924036.2020.1788959