An article examined the role of intensive family support in the governance of anti-social behaviour.
Source: Sadie Parr, ' Family policy and the governance of anti-social behaviour in the UK: women's experiences of intensive family support', Journal of Social Policy, Volume 40 Issue 4
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Oct
An article drew on two case studies – relating to anti-social behaviour and street crime – to examine the difficulties faced by policy-makers in translating policy into practice when the policy problems were complex and implementation involved many actors.
Source: Martin Smith, David Richards, Andrew Geddes, and Helen Mathers, 'Analysing policy delivery in the United Kingdom: the case of street crime and anti-social behaviour', Public Administration, Volume 89 Issue 3
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Sep
An article examined the legacy of the former Labour governments (1997-2010) in relation to tackling anti-social behaviour. Rather than abandoning anti-social behaviour orders altogether, there might be advantages to 'rehabilitating' the ASBO within the context of a range of more far-sighted and proactive community-based measures.
Source: Sarah Hodgkinson and Nick Tilley, 'Tackling anti-social behaviour: lessons from New Labour for the coalition government', Criminology and Criminal Justice, Volume 11 Number 4
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Sep
An article examined approaches to anti-social behaviour in England and Victoria (Australia). In England, an emphasis on the needs of the victim prioritized the prevention of particular behaviours, whereas interventions in Victoria sought to address the needs of the perpetrator that were seen to contribute to or result from anti-social behaviour.
Source: Nathan Hughes, 'Young people "as risk" or young people "at risk": comparing discourses of anti-social behaviour in England and Victoria', Critical Social Policy, Volume 31 Issue 3
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Aug
The government began consultation on implementation issues related to a new 'mandatory power' of possession, designed to enable landlords to take swifter action to evict their most anti-social tenants.
Source: A New Mandatory Power of Possession for Anti-Social Behaviour: Consultation, Department for Communities and Local Government
Links: Consultation document | DCLG press release
Date: 2011-Aug
A report (based on a survey of social landlords) highlighted the potential for increasing resident involvement in tackling anti-social behaviour. A voluntary charter was also published that committed social landlords to preventing and dealing with anti-social behaviour.
Source: Working with Residents and Communities to Tackle ASB, Chartered Institute of Housing | Respect: ASB charter for housing, Chartered Institute of Housing/Social Landlords Crime and Nuisance Group/HouseMark
Links: Report | CIH press release
Date: 2011-Jun
An article examined how young people with anti-social behaviour orders experienced them. Contrary to populist notions, participants took them very seriously, revealing themselves as involved in an ongoing process of compliance and defiance in relation to the terms of their orders.
Source: Kate Brown, 'Beyond "badges of honour": young people s perceptions of their anti-social behaviour orders', People, Place & Policy, Volume 5 Issue 1
Links: Article
Date: 2011-Apr
A report examined how interventions for anti-social behaviour (ASB) were used in some local areas, and the nature of ASB by adults. Detailed consideration of cases of persistent ASB by adults highlighted the complex needs of many of the perpetrators and the challenges faced by practitioners in dealing with these types of ASB.
Source: Alan Clarke et al., Describing and Assessing Interventions to Address Anti-Social Behaviour: Key findings from a study of ASB practice, Research Report 51, Home Office
Date: 2011-Mar
An article examined the role of guidance for practitioners in the evidence-policy-practice relationship through a critical reflection of the process of developing evidence-informed guidance for housing practitioners working in the area of anti-social behaviour in Scotland.
Source: Isobel Anderson, 'Evidence, policy and guidance for practice: a critical reflection on the case of social housing landlords and antisocial behaviour in Scotland', Evidence & Policy, Volume 7 Number 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Feb
The government began consultation on new measures to protect communities from anti-social behaviour. They included 'community triggers', under which local agencies would be compelled to take action if several people in the same neighbourhood had complained and no action had been taken; or if the behaviour in question had been reported to the authorities by an individual three times, and no action had been taken. Anti-social behaviour orders would be replaced with a new 'criminal behaviour order'.
Source: More Effective Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour, Home Office
Links: Consultation document | Hansard | Home Office press release | ACPO press release | CIH press release | Police Federation press release | Inside Housing report | Guardian report | Children & Young People Now report | Telegraph report
Date: 2011-Feb
An article examined the use of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) in relation to young people with learning disabilities.
Source: Rachel Fyson and Joe Yates, 'Anti-social behaviour orders and young people with learning disabilities', Critical Social Policy, Volume 31 Issue 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Jan