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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | The deliveries cannot stop: Ecological (dis) advantages and socio-spatial safety tactics against predatory crimes among Brazilian couriers |
Other Titles: | Crime Law Soc Change |
Authors: | Machado, Eduardo Paes |
metadata.dc.creator: | Machado, Eduardo Paes |
Abstract: | In this article we discuss the reactions and responses of Brazilian motorcycle couriers (motoboys) to the risk of predatory crimes. We show that they work two simultaneous and overlapping “shifts”: the first involves carrying out their professional responsibilities, and the second, reducing the opportunities for victimization presented by those responsibilities. We analyse the socio-spatial tactics they adopt with a view to optimising security. These involve restricting their interactions and negotiations with neighbours and customers, as well as with criminals to guarantee that the deliveries are made and also to manage the various risks associated with working in different ecological areas. We explore the effect of these tactics on their activities, on labour relations and on attitudes to their customers in the delivery business. It concludes that both negotiation types point towards a process of expanding interactions, creating alternative distribution networks and seeking methods of protection against risks that cannot be overcome simply by the couriers protecting themselves. |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/4832 |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico Estrangeiro (ISC) |
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