Purpose

This paper aims to contribute towards our knowledge and understanding of volunteer street patrols working within community safety and pluralised policing. Through the increased responsibilisation of communities and individuals, volunteers are taking to the streets to help others in need and support the community safety infrastructure. The example of volunteer street patrols is used to explore the motivations of individuals participating in the local delivery of community safety and policing.

Design/methodology/approach

This research is drawn from ethnographic research consisting of 170 hours of participant observation on the streets of a northern UK city, Manchester, supported by 24 semi-structured interviews with volunteers and stakeholders who participate in a street patrol and those working alongside them.

Findings

Using a three-paradigm perspective for volunteer motivations, the themes altruism, civil connection and volunteering for leisure are applied to explore volunteer motivations. Through their actions, volunteers in the street patrol are motivated volunteers who can offer an additional and important resource within the local community safety and pluralised policing infrastructure.

Originality/value

This paper highlights volunteer street patrols offer a caring and supportive function to people in need on the street, one in support of the police and other agencies. It contributes to the growing understanding of those who volunteer in policing and community safety landscapes. As responsibilised citizens, they have an increased awareness of social problems. They are motivated individuals who wish to create and maintain safety and play an important role in policing the night-time economy.

中文翻译：

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志愿者街头巡逻：社区安全中负责任和积极主动的志愿者

目的

本文旨在帮助我们了解和理解在社区安全和多元化警务范围内开展的志愿者街头巡逻。通过增加社区和个人的责任感，志愿者们走上街头，以帮助有需要的其他人并支持社区安全基础设施。自愿性街头巡逻的例子用于探讨个人参与当地社区安全和警务交付的动机。

设计/方法/方法

这项研究来自人种学研究，包括在英国北部城市曼彻斯特的街道上进行170个小时的参与者观察，并辅以24次半结构化访谈，采访了参与街头巡逻的志愿者和利益相关者以及与之一起工作的人们。

发现

从志愿者动机的三个范式角度出发，利他主义，公民联系和休闲志愿等主题被用于探索志愿者动机。通过他们的行动，街头巡逻的志愿者是有积极性的志愿者，他们可以在当地社区安全和多元化的治安基础设施内提供额外的重要资源。

创意/价值

本文重点介绍了志愿者街头巡逻为需要帮助的街头人士提供关怀和支持功能，其中一项是支持警察和其他机构。它有助于增进那些自愿参与治安和社区安全领域的人们的了解。作为负责任的公民，他们对社会问题的认识有所提高。他们是有上进心的个人，他们希望创造和维护安全并在维持夜间经济秩序中发挥重要作用。