2005 Jacobson Millie Hough report.pdf (195.92 kB)
Tackling anti-social behaviour : a critical review
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posted on 2008-10-22, 14:26 authored by Jessica Jacobson, Andrew Millie, Mike HoughOver the past decade, anti-social behaviour (henceforth referred to as ASB) has
become a focus of much policy-making and debate within central and local
government and the police. Clear definitions of ASB are lacking, but the term is
usually understood to refer to relatively minor criminal activity and non-criminal
‘nuisance’ behaviour that affects the social and/or physical environment of public or
semi-public places. The term ASB is frequently used synonymously with ‘disorder’,
and is sometimes associated with the concept of ‘incivilities’.
Policy-makers and strategists, at national and local levels alike, reiterate that
problems of ASB can have a massively detrimental effect on neighbourhoods as a
whole, and on the lives of individuals. Hence strenuous and wide-ranging efforts are
being made to support, develop and implement schemes for tackling ASB – involving
a variety of enforcement and preventive measures.
Funding
Nuffield Foundation
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies
Citation
JACOBSON, J., MILLIE, A., HOUGH, M., 2006. Tackling anti-social behaviour : a critical review. London : Institute for Criminal Policy Research School of Law, King's CollegePublisher
© The authors and ICPRPublication date
2005Notes
This is a reportLanguage
- en