Neighbourhood Watch in a Digital Age Between Crime Control and Culture of Control /

• Main Author: Lub, Vasco (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management
• Subjects: Crime prevention.; Crime-Sociological aspects.; Police.; Social service.; Culture.; Technology.; Crime Prevention.; Crime and Society.; Policing.; Social Work and Community Development.; Culture and Technology.

Drawing on data from 340 municipalities in the Netherlands as well as ethnographic fieldwork, this book presents original research on neighbourhood watch groups to illustrate how their actions contribute to collective efficacy and lower crime levels. Technological developments like social media and...