Living with crime: Spaces of risk for homeless young people

Pain, Rachel and Francis, Peter (2004) Living with crime: Spaces of risk for homeless young people. Children's Geographies, 2 (1). pp. 95-110. ISSN 1473-3285

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Abstract

This paper reports on a study of victimization, offending and fear among homeless young people in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, which employed a participatory methodology. These young people live in marginal and often invisible spaces, yet are subject to a high degree of regulation which structures their experiences of risk. Their accounts demonstrate that an 'either/or' distinction which often structures understanding of offenders and victims, feared and fearful, and safe and dangerous spaces has led to their experiences being poorly represented. Homeless young people are often multiply positioned in relation to crime, an understanding which challenges the current political climate in Britain.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L700 Human and Social Geography
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Geography and Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2015 12:29
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2019 00:23
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/20465

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