The Antisociality of Anti-social Behaviour Policy - HAL-SHS - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société
Chapitre D'ouvrage Année : 2014

The Antisociality of Anti-social Behaviour Policy

Résumé

When New Labour first introduced legislation intended to deal with antisocial behaviour, it claimed to have been inspired by ‘left realist’ criminology which posits that crime is a socialist issue that had for too long been ignored by the political Left. A host of measures aimed at tackling antisocial behaviour were promoted as a means not just of protecting poor communities from undesirable behaviour but also as ‘Trojan horses’ aimed at tackling the social causes of such behaviour. However, the very notion of antisocial behaviour has placed outside of its social context, rendering the measures destined to tackle it futile. Poor communities have remained blighted by antisocial behaviour, but not just that perpetrated by the members of those same communities. Arguably, a much greater source of harm has been that caused by the antisocial activities of the powerful, whether by the State or private companies.
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halshs-04735310 , version 1 (14-10-2024)

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Emma Bell. The Antisociality of Anti-social Behaviour Policy. Pickard, Sarah. Anti-social Behaviour in Britain, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp.225-236, 2014, ⟨10.1057/9781137399311_19⟩. ⟨halshs-04735310⟩
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