TY - JOUR
T1 - Keeping an eye on the neighbours
T2 - Police, citizens, and communication within neighbourhood watch messaging applications
AU - Pridmore, Jason
AU - Mols, Anouk
AU - Wang, Yijing
AU - Holleman, F
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Mobile neighbourhood crime prevention has become increasingly popular in the Netherlands. Since 2015, 7,250 WhatsApp neighbourhood crime prevention (WNCP) groups have been registered online, most of which are initiated and moderated by citizens. This entails a form of participatory policing aimed at neighbourhood crime prevention, which may provoke increased feelings of anxiety and interpersonal surveillance. Community police officers and citizens need to adapt to changed interactions and trust relations in the neighbourhood. This mixed-methods research examines both the mediation of messaging applications and its implementation by both citizens and police, indicating the tensions and negotiations around formal and informal ‘policing’.
AB - Mobile neighbourhood crime prevention has become increasingly popular in the Netherlands. Since 2015, 7,250 WhatsApp neighbourhood crime prevention (WNCP) groups have been registered online, most of which are initiated and moderated by citizens. This entails a form of participatory policing aimed at neighbourhood crime prevention, which may provoke increased feelings of anxiety and interpersonal surveillance. Community police officers and citizens need to adapt to changed interactions and trust relations in the neighbourhood. This mixed-methods research examines both the mediation of messaging applications and its implementation by both citizens and police, indicating the tensions and negotiations around formal and informal ‘policing’.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/DOI: 10.1177/0032258X18768397
U2 - 10.1177/0032258X18768397
DO - 10.1177/0032258X18768397
M3 - Article
SN - 0032-258X
VL - 92
SP - 97
EP - 120
JO - The Police Journal. Theory, Practice and Principles
JF - The Police Journal. Theory, Practice and Principles
IS - 2
ER -
