Abstract:Belgium has experienced widespread change in its public sector.The author describes the structure of community safety provision that has resulted. This article describes research conducted in 4 Belgian cities. It argues for a conflict-accepting model of partnership where the differing philosophies of the constituent agencies are accepted and where human creativity is respected.Such a model will reduce the problem of differential power relations that can lead to the exclusion of some social groups.
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