Living with crime: spaces of risk for homeless young people |
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Authors: | Rachel Pain Peter Francis |
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Institution: | 1. Rachel Pain, Department of Geography and International Centre for Regional Regeneration and Development Studies, University of Durham, Science Laboratories , Durham, DH1 3LE, UK E-mail: rachel.pain@durham.ac.uk;2. Peter Francis, Division of Sociology, University of Northumbria , Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK E-mail: peter.francis@unn.ac.uk |
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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. |
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