@article{ref1,
title="The position of young people in community safety: a search for possible explanations",
journal="Safer communities",
year="2009",
author="Cops, Diederik",
volume="8",
number="3",
pages="14-20",
abstract="In the rhetoric and practice of community safety a paradox can be identified: despite the rhetoric of inclusivity and active citizenship, it appears that the views and interests of youth are largely ignored. Young people appear largely as a source of danger and fear of crime, leading to policy measures aimed at controlling and containing youth. There are four possible reasons for this: crime victim survey characteristics; a lack of political interest; youth as the inverse of the 'ideal victim'; and young people as social scapegoats.<p />",
language="",
issn="1757-8043",
doi="10.1108/17578043200900024",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17578043200900024"
}