The outsourcing of control: Alcohol law enforcement, private-sector governance and the evening and night-time economy

Urban Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 517-537

  Hadfield, Phil ^a   Measham, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol; community safety; law enforcement; night time economy; public policy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUSINESS SERVICE; DRINKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; OUTSOURCING; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PRIVATE SECTOR; SAFETY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84921333631     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014554540     Document Type: Article

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