This is a past event
Please join us for a seminar on 'Crime and the night-time economy' given by Dr Paul Cozens, environmental criminologist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Planning and Geography at Curtin University. The seminar will take place on 27th June from 2-3pm in Meston Lecture Theatre 3. All staff and students are welcome to attend.
Title: Exploring Crime Precipitators and Perceptions of the Night-time Economy in Perth (Australia) and Cardiff (UK)
Abstract: Many entertainment districts in the night-time economies (NTEs) of Western cities are hotspots for alcohol-related crime and anti-social behaviour. Another significant characteristic is a lack of diversity of population and land-use and a largely homogenized alcohol-related consumer experience. Responses to the issues of the NTE have tended to focus on increased (re)regulation and security measures, which may have helped in managing and reducing some alcohol-related crime and anti-social behaviour. However, such approaches can be exclusionary and may even precipitate crime.
In this seminar Dr Cozens will report on research, which explores users’ perceptions of the NTE and whether governance and security measures are perceived to precipitate crime. The research compares experiences in Cardiff (UK) and Perth (Australia), and explores how 161 users perceive the NTE could be improved in terms of enhancing inclusion and diversity.
Dr Paul Cozens is a Senior Lecturer and former Curtin Research Fellow with a multi-disciplinary background who joined Curtin in June 2006. Paul is an environmental criminologist and specialist in crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), which is also known as “designing out crime”. His research focuses on the design, management and use of the built environment to reduce opportunities for crime. He has conducted research and applied designing out crime to a range of urban environments including residential environments, railway stations, shopping centres, public access ways, community facilities and city centres.
- Speaker
- Dr Paul Cozens
- Venue
- Meston Lecture Theatre 3