...Louis Kusi Frimpong; Martin Oteng-Ababio; George Owusu; Charlotte Wrigley-Asante Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics and fear of crime, and further explore how this relationship is mediated by collective efficacy. The background...

...’ has been lost. It is argued that policy and practice have a role to play in the reinvigoration of local social networks. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Respect Neighbourhoods Neighbourliness Social networks Social capital community safety research Respect...

... This article evaluates the role that social housing tenure plays in crime reduction through the work of Churchwood's Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP). It provides evidence of offender and victim populations concentrated in social housing neighbourhoods (estates), and argues...

... zones Neighbourhoods prostitution policy What s antisocial about sex work? The changing representation of prostitution s incivility ABSTRACT This article considers the likely success of recent reforms of prostitution policy by reflecting on a recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation-funded study...