Phil Hadfield
The outsourcing of control: Alcohol law enforcement, private-sector governance and the evening and night-time economy
Hadfield, Phil; Measham, Fiona
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Fiona Measham
Abstract
England and Wales have experienced a decade of transformation concerning the legislative governance of urban public drinking spaces, yet the Evening and Night-time Economy (ENTE) retains its position at the top of ‘community safety’ agendas. This article reflects upon our research on alcohol law enforcement. We explore how some alcohol laws are ill-fit-for-purpose, whilst others are considered too difficult, or costly, to pursue. Subtle negotiations of compliance in which regulator and regulated form ‘partnerships’ are, at best, increasing trust and the flow of intelligence, and at worst, breeding complacency, inaction and regulatory capture. Gaps between headline statutory objectives and their delivery through policy implementation are being filled by corporate actors mobilising resources in line with central government predilections towards the outsourcing of control. In particular, the alcohol and hospitality industries promote ‘voluntary alternatives’ to the statutory roles and enforcement powers of city authorities and police. Replacing traditional law enforcement activity with self-regulation by alco-centric commercial interests is unlikely to assist attempts by public bodies, NGOs and other business sectors to engineer more diversified and inclusive urban nightscapes.
Citation
Hadfield, P., & Measham, F. (2015). The outsourcing of control: Alcohol law enforcement, private-sector governance and the evening and night-time economy. Urban Studies, 52(3), 517-537. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098014554540
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Oct 9, 2014 |
Publication Date | Feb 1, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Sep 14, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 15, 2017 |
Journal | Urban Studies |
Print ISSN | 0042-0980 |
Electronic ISSN | 1360-063X |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 517-537 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098014554540 |
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Hadfield, Phil and Measham, Fiona (2015) 'The outsourcing of control : alcohol law enforcement, private-sector governance and the evening and night-time economy.', Urban studies., 52 (3). pp. 517-537. © 2014 Urban Studies Journal Limited. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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