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Despite the growing interest in security amongst governments, organizations and the general public, the provision of much security is substandard. This book explores the problems facing security, and sets out innovative proposals to enhance the effectiveness of security in society, at national and organizational levels.
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Doing Security Critical Reflections and an Agenda for Change Mark Button Doing Security Crime Prevention and Security Management Series Editor: Martin Gill Titles include: Mark Button DOING SECURITY Critical Reflections and an Agenda for Change Kate Moss SECURITY AND LIBERTY Restriction by Stealth Forthcoming Joshua Bamfield SHOPPING AND CRIME Paul Ekblom THE 51S FRAMEWORK FOR CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY Bob Hoogenboom GOVERNANCE AND POLICING OF SECURITY Exploring the Shifting Contours of Control Crime Prevention and Security Management Series Standing Order ISBN 978–0–230–01355–1 hardback 978–0–230–01356–8 paperback (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England. Doing Security Critical Reflections and an Agenda for Change Mark Button University of Portsmouth, UK © Mark Button 2008 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–0–230–55311–8 hardback ISBN-10: 0–230–55311–7 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 17 9 16 8 15 7 14 6 13 5 12 4 11 3 10 2 09 1 08 Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham and Eastbourne This book is dedicated to my mother, Sally and my late father, Andrew This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Figures viii List of Tables and Boxes ix Series Editor’s Preface x Acknowledgements xii List of Abbreviations xi