RT Article
T1 Preventive justice: Exploring the coercive power of community protection notices to tackle anti-social behaviour
JF Punishment & society
VO 24
IS 3
SP 305
OP 323
A1 Heap, Vicky
A1 Black, Alex
A1 Rodgers, Zoe
A2 Black, Alex
A2 Rodgers, Zoe
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1805597159
AB Community Protection Notices (CPNs) are civil preventive orders used in England and Wales to prevent and/or require specific behaviour by an individual or organisation, where existing conduct has a ‘detrimental impact on the quality of life of those in the locality’. Breach of the notice results in a £100 fine under a Fixed Penalty Notice or a possible criminal conviction. To date, CPNs have tackled an array of perceived anti-social behaviours, ranging from rough sleeping to overgrown gardens. Using Ashworth and Zedner’s preventive justice as an analytical framework, our research qualitatively explores recipients’ experiences of this new tool for the first time. The findings highlight how the operationalisation of CPNs extends the coercive power of the state, with a range of negative consequences relating to the concepts of disproportionality, due process and accountability. We also offer three empirically-grounded recommendations for reforming CPN practices.
K1 Proportionality
K1 procedural safeguards
K1 Discretion
K1 ASB
K1 Accountability
DO 10.1177/1462474521989801