Night-Time Economy: Cooperation between Formal and Informal Social Control (Case Study of Margate)

Abstract

In recent years, heightened attention has been given to the control and management of the so-called ‘night-time economy‘. This refers to the entertainment industry that operates during the evening and night-time, that flourishes in many UK city centres and consists mostly of licensed establishments. This type of entertainment has brought with it problems in terms of binge-drinking and antisocial behaviour which pose more demands on the already strained resources of the police forces in these areas. The thriving industry and the communities' demands for more public order are the basis of this study. The literature review presented here was made with the example of Margate in the southeast of England in mind. Nevertheless, the examples given here are all too common in other areas of the UK and the discussion can easily be imported to these other areas in order to solve similar problems. This study will be focusing on some of the key stakeholders of the night-time economy and possible ways of formal and informal control, and town and community engagement.

Socialización de información y miedo al crimen en universitarios: Consecuencias en la economía nocturna en el Paseo del Ángel, Culiacán, Sinaloa

“…Asimismo, se ha encontrado evidencia de que en los espacios urbanos de la economía nocturna se suelen generar 'puntos calientes' o 'hot spots' donde las conductas antisociales, los crímenes y los eventos violentos mantienen una fuerte incidencia (Philpot et al, 2019;Tomsen y Payne, 2016). Igualmente, los estudios de Jayne et al (2006) ;Graça, (2008); Hadfield et al (2009) evidencian la existencia de una relación entre los comportamientos antisociales y las actividades de la economía nocturna, específicamente con aquéllas relacionadas con ingesta de alcohol y otros estupefacientes, lo cual puede llevar a los propios consumidores a trasgredir las normas, o bien posicionarlos en condición de vulnerabilidad y ser potenciales víctimas de un delito durante su esparcimiento.…”