Anti Social Behaviour in UK Law
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Exploring the effects of long-term anti-social behaviour victimisation
Despite victimological interest in the impacts of different types of criminal victimisation, there is little empirical work that examines the effects of sub-criminal behaviour on victims. This arti...
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Confronting the reality of anti-social behaviour
A significant body of thinking around the UK Government’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) policy agenda draws its inspiration from post-Foucauldian governmentality theory. This is an indispensable body...
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‘Urban safety, anti-social behaviour and the night-time economy’
The contemporary city is a contested space and its governance is the subject of complex global economic forces, local interests and political struggles as well as a response to the changing face of...
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Policing youth anti‐social behaviour and crime: time for reform?
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the policing of youth anti‐social behaviour and crime. Design/methodology/approach: The paper considers the Independent Commission report, Time for a Fresh Star...
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Tackling anti-social behaviour: Lessons from New Labour for the Coalition Government
An ongoing commitment to tackling anti-social behaviour was a central part of the New Labour policy agenda throughout their 13 years in government. Their policy and practice became increasingly enf...
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The Place of Shame in Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour
Government responses to ‘anti-social behaviour’ have included, amongst others, two trends that employ shame in pursuit of crime prevention: "naming and shaming" of those subject to anti-social beha...
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The decline in crime and the rise of anti-social behaviour
This article examines a phenomenon of our times: the decline in crime and the rise in concern with anti-social behaviour. We will examine both the evidence for and the ...
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Implementing the Youth 'Anti-social Behaviour' Agenda: Policing the Ashton Estate
The article presents findings of a doctoral research project that examined the implementation of legislation targeted at youth `anti-social behaviour', which ...
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Criminalizing Sociability through Anti-social Behaviour Legislation: Dispersal Powers, Young People and the Police
This article explores the impact of dispersal powers introduced as part of the British government's drive to tackle anti-social behaviour. It focuses especially on the experiences and views of youn...
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A Virtual Environment to Test Police and Public Awareness of Anti-Social Behaviour Indicators
Anti-social behaviour is a problem in many modern-day communities. However, the ability of the police and other associated agencies to tackle this problem is limited due to the difficulties of gain...
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