Abstract
Over the last decade there have been significant changes in the nature of protest which have posed new challenges to policing organisations. This article using the case of environmental
protest charts the changing nature of protest and using a new typology identifies a new form of protester that has been termed the Militant Environmental Activist. The characteristics and
innovative tactics used by these activists are examined and it is argued that they amount to a ‘professionalisation’ of protest. The article then moves on to highlight the ‘fragmented’ policing structure that has evolved to tackle these activists encompassing both public, ‘hybrid’ and private policing agencies. Finally, the article briefly examines some of the strategies these
policing agencies are developing to combat these new challenges
protest charts the changing nature of protest and using a new typology identifies a new form of protester that has been termed the Militant Environmental Activist. The characteristics and
innovative tactics used by these activists are examined and it is argued that they amount to a ‘professionalisation’ of protest. The article then moves on to highlight the ‘fragmented’ policing structure that has evolved to tackle these activists encompassing both public, ‘hybrid’ and private policing agencies. Finally, the article briefly examines some of the strategies these
policing agencies are developing to combat these new challenges
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 17-32 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | International Journal of the Sociology of Law |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Policing
- Environmental protest
- private security
- Militant environmental activist