Making People Behave : Anti-social Behaviour, Politics and Policy

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'Anti-social behaviour' has become a label attached to a huge range of nuisance and petty crime, and rarely out of the headlines as tackling this problem has become a central part of the British government's crime control policy. At the same time 'anti-social behaviour' has provided the lever for control mechanisms ranging from the draconian to the merely bureaucratic, most notably in the shape of the Anti-Social Behaviour Order, or ASBO. This book seeks to explain why anti-social behaviour, as a focus of political rhetoric, legislative activity and social action, has gained such a high profil.  Read more... Abstract: 'Anti-social behaviour' has become a label attached to a huge range of nuisance and petty crime, and rarely out of the headlines as tackling this problem has become a central part of the British government's crime control policy. At the same time 'anti-social behaviour' has provided the lever for control mechanisms ranging from the draconian to the merely bureaucratic, most notably in the shape of the Anti-Social Behaviour Order, or ASBO. This book seeks to explain why anti-social behaviour, as a focus of political rhetoric, legislative activity and social action, has gained such a high profil Content: Cover Making People Behave Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of abbreviations List of figures and tables Foreword 1 Why 'anti-social behaviour'? 2 New Labour, new ideas 3 A short history of behaviour control 4 Engines of bad behaviour 5 The ASBO -- law and practice 6 Expanding behaviour control 7 How different is Scotland? 8 Enforcement and problem-solving in the local context 9 Cultures of control -- a European dimension 10 Conclusions Appendices 1 Number of anti-social behaviour orders by area 2 ASBO breaches by area References Index.