Social media, local justice and citizen-led digital policing

Recent efforts by police to encourage citizens to take more responsibility for the security of their neighbourhoods and communities have contributed to the emergence of what is becoming known as 'citizen-led digital policing'. This article examines how the activities of these newly ‘respon...

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Main Author: Hadjimatheou, Katerina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Criminological encounters
Year: 2021, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 212-216
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Summary:Recent efforts by police to encourage citizens to take more responsibility for the security of their neighbourhoods and communities have contributed to the emergence of what is becoming known as 'citizen-led digital policing'. This article examines how the activities of these newly ‘responsibilised’ citizens poses a challenge to a model of security governance that relies on the maintenance of clear distinctions between authorised security agencies and those they protect, by blurring the lines between the police and the public, and between responsible citizens and dangerous and unaccountable vigilantes.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 214-215
ISSN:2506-7583
DOI:10.26395/CE21040117