In the digital age, “eyes” are complemented by technologies such as smartphones, “apps,” or body worn cameras, giving expression to new ways of depicting what happens in public space. This special issue (SI) brings together five articles that characterize the nature of control, surveillance, and guardianship in the context of today’s technological advancements. The articles help inform criminology by reporting on examples and impacts of technologies as well as by providing a better understanding of how the massive use of these technologies and new practices might be just redefining public space.
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IqbalA.CeccatoV. (2016). Is CPTED useful to guide the inventory of safety in parks? A study case in Stockholm, Sweden. International Criminal Justice Review, 26, 150–168. doi:10.1177/1057567716639353
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MallénA. (2016). Stirring up virtual punishment: A case of citizen journalism, authenticity and shaming. Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, 17, 3–18. doi:10.1080/14043858.2016.1157940
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NewmanO. (1972). Defensible space—Crime prevention through urban design. New York, NY: Collier Books.
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ReynaldD. M. (2010). Guardians on guardianship: Factors affecting the willingness to supervise, the ability to detect potential offenders, and the willingness to intervene. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 47, 358–390. doi:10.1177/0022427810365904
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ReynaldD. M.ElffersH. (2009). The future of Newman’s defensible space theory: Linking defensible space and the routine activities of place. European Journal of Criminology, 6, 25–46. doi:10.1177/1477370808098103
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SchneiderC. J.AltheideD. A. (2016). Policing and social media: Social control in an era of new media. Lanham, MD: Lexington books.
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TaylorE.RooneyT. (Eds.). (2016). Surveillance futures: Social and ethical implications of new technologies for children and young people. Abingdon, England: Routledge.
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WikströmP. O. (2006). Individuals, settings and acts of crime: Situational mechanisms and the explanation of crime. In SampsonP. O. W. R. J. (Ed.), Individuals, settings and acts of crime: Situational mechanisms and the explanation of crime (pp. 61–107). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
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WoodD. M. (2017). Surveillance and the global turn to authoritarianism—Special issue. Surveillance and society, 15, 357–370.
