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Social landlords and the regulation of conduct in urban spaces in the United Kingdom

Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Hal Pawson

Heriot-Watt University, UK

Social landlords in the United Kingdom are embedded in governance regimes that regulate citizens’ conduct, including addressing antisocial behaviour. This article seeks to contribute to the literature on the geography of regulating conduct through examining the spatial dimensions of social landlords’ attempts to influence behaviour, and to map the range of technologies and measures utilized by social landlords on to particular urban spaces. Two spaces are identified: the property and its vicinity, and the wider neighbourhood. The article argues that social landlords have been engaging in increasingly intensive regulation of the private and domestic arena of the home as well as expanding their role in the regulation of spaces and populations within and beyond residential neighbourhoods.

Key Words: social landlords • regulation • urban spaces • anti-social behaviour

Criminology and Criminal Justice, Vol. 9, No. 4, 415-435 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1748895809343408


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