"他们什么都不做":探索使用毒品的边缘化人士对私人安全人员的经验和期望
Rachel Geldart1, Carolyn Greene2, Marta-Marika Urbanik1
1University of Alberta, Canada.
概括
涉及街头使用毒品的个人在很大程度上对城市公园的私人安全持中立的观点. 他们希望私人保安能够积极提高安全和福祉,挑战关于边缘化群体和社会控制的常见假设.
科学领域:
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 城市研究 城市研究
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 私人保安越来越多地补充公共警察在城市公园警务.
- 人们对边缘化群体的经历和看法知之甚少,特别是街头使用毒品的人,这些公共空间的私人安全.
研究的目的:
- 探索街头吸毒者如何感知和体验城市公园的私人安全.
- 了解这一群体对私人保安在提高安全和福祉中的作用的期望.
主要方法:
- 该研究采用了定性方法,包括30次深入访谈和民族学观察.
- 参与者是无家可归的,在加拿大一座小城市使用毒品的街头人士.
主要成果:
- 参与者普遍表达了对私人保安人员的中立观点.
- 与预期相反,参与者希望私人安全部门积极为安全和福祉做出贡献,而不是仅仅将其视为社会控制的代理人.
结论:
- 调查结果表明,通过积极参与和解决所有社区成员,包括边缘化人口的安全需求,可以增强私人安全的合法性.
- 提供了改善私人安全与社区合作的建议,以促进积极的互动和认知.
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