%0 Journal Article
%T The position of young people in community safety: a search for possible explanations
%J Safer communities
%D 2009
%A Cops, Diederik
%V 8
%N 3
%P 14-20
%X 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 />
%G 
%I Emerald Group Publishing
%@ 1757-8043
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17578043200900024