Managing public order at the Australian motorcycle grand prix

Veno, Arthur; Veno, Elizabeth

doi:10.1007/bf00937911

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“…Event attendees are not invited to become active celebrants during these activities. Yet, it has been shown elsewhere that the capacity to become active participants in a celebration can play a pivotal role in participants' enduring sense that the event was worthwhile and their consequent spending (Ehrenrich, 2007;Green & Chalip, 1998;Veno & Veno, 1992). To the degree that performances crowded out festival, the event's overall economic value may have been reduced.…”

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Visitor composition and event‐related spending

Taks

Green

Chalip

et al. 2013

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

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Dr. Taks' expertise is in socioeconomic aspects of sport and leisure, with particular interests in consumer behaviour of various sport-oriented groups. She researches impacts of sport events from a variety of perspectives, including economic, tourism, and sport participation. She teaches courses in Sport Marketing, Socioeconomic Aspects of Sport and Leisure and Global Issues in Sport Management. She is currently the editor of the European Sport Management Quarterly.

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Visitor composition and event‐related spending

Taks

Green

Chalip

et al. 2013

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

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“…While perceived terrorist risks have driven high-level policy changes, on a dayto-day basis the dominant concern for the venue manager is still unacceptable alcoholfuelled spectator behaviour and ongoing racial or team rivalries. Earlier studies conducted by Cunneen et al (1986) and Veno and Veno (1992) found that a conspicuous police presence contributed to crowd disorder and dissatisfaction. Contemporary sport event managers have learned from these events and use venue staff and increasingly sophisticated technologies as explicit security interventions alongside inconspicuous police presence.…”

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Ensuring Safety at Australian Sport Event Precincts

Taylor¹,

Toohey²

2011

Urban Studies

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Since 9/11, pervasive concerns about public safety have irrevocably changed the management of large sport events and these events are now under constant pressure to improve security. This empirical research contextualises contemporary safety issues associated with sport event hosting and locates security debates within the Australian sport event landscape. Public safety considerations, policies and legislation are explored through in-depth interviews with ten sport venue managers. Content analysis of newspaper articles related to the topic was used to formulate questions used in the interviews. Results indicate safety-related processes and practices are firmly based in compliance-driven risk management. Media coverage portrays a general public acceptance of significantly increased security and surveillance with only a few isolated stories reporting that the changes have compromised human rights and/or the sport spectator experience. Current Australian approaches to safety and security are politically and institutionally derived, and largely devoid of community consultation.

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“…Thirdly, participant observation can provide deeper understanding of participants' subculture through analysis of their phrases and semantics, leading to discovery of the reasons situations are occurring. This aspect was particularly useful in a study of the subculture of motorcycle enthusiasts, which led to strategies to improve public order at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix (Veno and Veno, 1992), as well as in other research aimed at better understanding the social behaviour of sports fans (Fairley, 2003;Fairley and Tyler, 2012).…”

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Participant observation at events: theory, practice and potential

Mackellar

2013

International Journal of Event and Festival Management

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review the techniques involved in participant observation and to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the method as related to event research.Design/methodology/approachA review of the literature examines applications of the research method and discusses the steps of the research cycle. Using the example of the Swell Sculpture Festival, participant observation is demonstrated to be a highly appropriate method to gather data on interactions and relationships through the recording of behaviour, conversation and experience in situ.FindingsParticipant observation has been used to inform the development of management strategies, including management of crowd behavior, public risk and safety.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper suggests that methods of participant observation can be used to gain a deeper understanding of social dynamics of audiences and the affective dimensions of their behaviour. It is suggested that the method is highly appropriate to the context of event environments, where the use of surveys can interrupt the flow of the event experience for audiences, or be made impossible by the structure of the event.Practical implicationsThe case study demonstrates the application of the methodology by event managers to gaining a better understanding of audience behaviour and expectations.Originality/valueThe methods of participant observation, as part of the broader qualitative research paradigm, are somewhat neglected by event researchers, despite their utility in other disciplines such as retail, education and tourism. This paper highlights the potential of the method for use in future studies of events and their audiences.

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Managing public order at the Australian motorcycle grand prix

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Visitor composition and event‐related spending

Visitor composition and event‐related spending

Ensuring Safety at Australian Sport Event Precincts

Participant observation at events: theory, practice and potential

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