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Beyond ‘community’ safety? The new governance of public safety in Europe

Gordon Hughes (International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research, The Open University)
Adam Edwards (Criminology Department, Nottingham Trent University)

Safer Communities

ISSN: 1757-8043

Article publication date: 1 January 2004

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Abstract

This article sets the scene for the contributions in this special edition of Community Safety Journal. It examines the political contexts of community safety initiatives, compares transatlantic and European traditions and discusses convergent and divergent themes.

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Hughes, G. and Edwards, A. (2004), "Beyond ‘community’ safety? The new governance of public safety in Europe", Safer Communities, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/17578043200400002

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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