The Relational Geographies of Policing and Security

Authors

Richard Yarwood, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Till Paasche, Soran University

ORCID

• Richard Yarwood: 0000-0002-7843-3928

Abstract

AbstractThis paper considers the roles of policing and security in the geographies of everyday public and semi‐public space. We contend that while security is concerned with territory, policing relates to place. We consider the relationship between security and territory before examining the relationship between policing and place. In the final section, we argue that a relational view of space is needed to understand how practices of policing and security shape space and, in turn, the lives of people using it.

DOI Link

10.1111/gec3.12216

DOI

10.1111/gec3.12216

Publication Date

2015-01-01

Publication Title

Geography Compass

Volume

9

Issue

6

ISSN

1749-8198

First Page

362

Last Page

370

Recommended Citation

Yarwood, R., & Paasche, T. (2015) 'The Relational Geographies of Policing and Security', Geography Compass, 9(6), pp. 362-370. Available at: 10.1111/gec3.12216