Justice in the streets? Towards a criminology of more-than-spatial justice

Abstract

Criminology has long taken an interest in cities and in the question of justice in the streets. But what constitutes ‘justice’ in urban spaces such as city streets? We consider this question through a focus on the use of street spaces by public protesters and people experiencing houselessness, whose use of the streets is often subject to legal, social and municipal regulation. Our analysis contributes to criminology’s interest in cities and city spaces, tracing a trajectory through three conceptual paradigms: the ‘just city’, the ‘right to the city’ and recent discussions of ‘spatial justice’. Building from the concept of spatial justice, we argue for a theory of more-than-spatial justice at..