ASBO nation : the criminalisation of nuisance / edited by Peter Squires.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Squires, Peter, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime prevention--Great Britain.

Crime prevention.

Nuisances--Great Britain.

Nuisances.

Criminal behavior.

Crime--Sociological aspects--Great Britain.

Crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 383 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) has been a major preoccupation of New Labour's project of social and political renewal, with ASBOs a controversial addition to crime and disorder management powers. Thought by some to be a dangerous extension of the power to criminalise, by others as a vital dimension of local governance, there remains a concerning lack of evidence as to whether or not they compound social exclusion. This collection, from an impressive panel of contributors, brings together opinion, commentary, research evidence, professional guidance, debate and critique in order to understand the phenomenon of anti-social behaviour. It considers the earliest available evidence in order to evaluate the Government's ASB strategy, debates contrasting definitions of anti-social behaviour and examines policy and practice issues affected by it. Contributors ask what the recent history of ASB governance tells us about how the issue will develop to shape public and social policies in the years to come. Reflecting the perspectives of practitioners, victims and perpetrators, the book should become the standard text in the field.

Contents:

ASBO nation; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Introduction: why 'anti-social behaviour'? Debating ASBOs; 1. Why tackle anti-social behaviour?; twoResilient Fabians? Anti-socialbehaviour and community safetywork in Wales; 2. Resilient Fabians? Anti-social behaviour and community safety work in Wales; 3. Towards a balanced and practical approach to anti-social behaviour management; 4. Lost in translation: interpreting and implementing anti-social behaviour policies

5. Governing through localism, contract and community: evidence from anti-social behaviour strategies in Scotland6. Anti-social behaviour and minority ethnic populations; 7. The ASBO and the shift to punishment; 8. A probation officer's story; 9. Rationalising family intervention projects; 10. Street life, neighbourhood policing and 'the community'; 11. Room for resistance? Parenting Orders, disciplinary power and the production of 'the bad parent'; 12. Cameras, cops and contracts: what anti-social behaviour management feels like to young people; 13. ASBO youth: rhetoric and realities

14. 'Binge drinking', anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related disorder: examining the 2003 Licensing Act15. The criminalisation of intoxication; 16. ASBOs and working women: a new revolving door?; 17. 'ASBOmania'; 18. The responsibility of respecting justice: an open challenge to Tony Blair's successors; 19. Asocial not anti-social: the 'Respect Agenda' and the 'therapeutic me'; 20. Conclusion: the future of anti-social behaviour?; From the welfare state to the ASBO nation?; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Jan 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611975401

9781447315506

1447315502

9781447301493

1447301498

9781281975409

1281975400

9781847423511

1847423515

OCLC:

310754426