Book Review: M Little and B Maughan, Effective Interventions for Children in Need, The Library of Essays in Child Welfare and Development, Ashgate, Burlington, VT, USA, 2010, £120 Hb, ISBN 978-0-74562-825-2
| Author | Declan Coogan |
| DOI | 10.1177/14732254110110020603 |
| Published date | 01 August 2011 |
| Date | 01 August 2011 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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alongside England and Wales and in so doing makes some invaluable comparisons and
contrasts in light of the differing legal systems. Nonetheless, this does raise questions
about the primacy accorded to the Scottish Sheriffs’ accounts in the second section of the
book in light of the markedly different approach to ASBOs adopted in Scotland, espe-
cially where young people are concerned (pp. 121–125). The Sheriffs’ accounts clearly
lend support to extant concerns about net-widening (cf. Squires and Stephen, 2005) and
ASBOs were deemed ‘ineffective’ and ‘irrelevant’ for young people (p. 122).
The concluding section of the book raises further controversies. University lecturers
might find the reiteration of Donoghue’s unsubstantiated charge of bias in teaching about
ASBOs disturbing (e.g. p. 144), for example. However, the case for ASBOs is ultimately
undermined by difficulties Donoghue herself reveals regarding the problems affecting
those with mental health problems and learning difficulties subject to ASBOs (pp.77–78,
125–131) and about the imposition of anti-social behaviour penalties more generally
(pp. 22–23) in terms of human rights.
Donoghue claims to offer ‘more balance in academic debate’ (p. 145) and the book has
merit for the way in which readers are encouraged to re-evaluate their position and are
reminded of the still pressing need to formulate more lasting viable solutions to social
problems, despite all of the political and academic attention ASBOs have received. The
book is worth reading because there is still very much work to do to tackle anti-social
behaviour.
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Goldsmith C (2008) Cameras, cops and contracts. In: Squires P (ed.) ASBO Nation. Bristol: Policy Press.
Holt A (2008) ‘Room for resistance? Parenting orders, disciplinary power and the production of the ‘bad par-
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Millie A, Jacobson J, McDonald E and Hough M (2005) Anti-social Behaviour Strategies: Finding a Balance.
Bristol: Policy Press.
Sikand M (2006) ASBOs: A Practitioner’s Guide to Defending Anti-social Behaviour Orders. London: LAG
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Squires P and Stephen DE (2005) Rougher Justice: Young People and Anti-social Behaviour. Cullompton:
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M Little and B Maughan, Effective Interventions for Children in Need, The Library of
Essays in Child Welfare and Development, Ashgate, Burlington, VT, USA, 2010, £120 Hb, ISBN
978-0-74562-825-2.
Reviewed by: Declan Coogan, School of Political Science and Sociology, National University of
Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
In the light of recent failures to detect and effectively respond to children in need in
England and the Republic of Ireland, the question of what works for children in need and
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