TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Co-opting vigilantism: government response to community action for personal safety
JO  - Journal of public policy
A1  - Yanay, Uri
SP  - 381
EP  - 396
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - Securing the personal safety of citizens has traditionally been a state monopoly. However, increased fear of crime and victimization has produced individual and community actions to secure personal safety. This paper discusses the emergence and development of the community-initiated 'Civil Guard' in Israel, a sweeping movement which emerged in 1974 from a growing fear of terrorism. This grass roots initiative has raised government's concern over its ability to monitor, inspect and control the volunteers. The national police has co-opted the entire movement in three phases. In the first, a spontaneous emergence of self-help initiatives covered the country. Next, the movement was transformed into a national body of volunteers with a clear legal status, albeit under the complicated and joint auspices of the national police and local government. Finally the national police force co-opted the 'Civil Guard' into auxiliary units. What began as a neighborhood-based, self-help initiative was molded into a quasi-governmental, police-oriented voluntary organization.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-814X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X00001161
ID  - ref1
ER  -