A tale of two cities: Young people, anti-social behaviour and localised public opinion

Case, Stephen; Ellis, Tom; Haines, Kevin; Hayden, Carol; Shalev, Karen; Shawyer, Andrea

doi:10.1057/cpcs.2011.2

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“…The UK Coalition Government have distanced themselves from some of the more controversial New Labour antisocial behavior reduction policies, including the much criticized "Anti-Social Behaviour Order" or "ASBO" (Hodgkinson & Tilley, 2011), 6 but a political concern with young people "hanging around" remains (Case et al, 2011). Following the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, the police have had powers to disperse young people gathering in designated zones (HM Government, 2003, s. 30), and recent proposals suggest strengthening existing powers (Home Office, 2012).…”

Section: The Local Governance Of Youth Crime and Antisocial Behavior mentioning

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Sports-Based Interventions and the Local Governance of Youth Crime and Antisocial Behavior

Kelly

2012

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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Drawing on analysis of youth crime and antisocial behavior reduction policies and a qualitative study of sports-based interventions (SBIs) in England, the article considers three ways in which SBI staff, managers, partners, and participants suggest projects contribute to youth crime reduction: encouraging young people's "selftransformation" through the development of supportive and mentoring relationships (changing people), providing alternative activities and "sanctioned" spaces (changing environments), and influencing the ways in which transgressive behavior is dealt with by criminal justice agencies through multiagency relationships and partnerships (changing responses). Arguments developed in the criminological literature on the community governance of youth are applied to the interpretation of these findings to interrogate and expand current understandings of the role played by SBIs within broader strategies for governing young people and the professionals working with them.

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Section: The Local Governance Of Youth Crime and Antisocial Behavior mentioning

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Sports-Based Interventions and the Local Governance of Youth Crime and Antisocial Behavior

Kelly

2012

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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“…Quantitative findings from Brown and Evans (2014) showed that reporting to multiple authorities resulted in victims being twice as likely to feel authorities were unhelpful and less than half disclosed feeling well informed (Case et al, 2011). The mixed methods findings by Casey and Flint (2007) and Farrow and Prior (2006) suggested many cases occurred over several years without positive resolution.…”

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Examining victims’ experiences of Community Protection Notices in managing anti-social behaviour

Rodgers

2022

International Review of Victimology

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The Community Protection Notice (CPN) is a civil order designed to protect communities from anti-social behaviour (ASB) within England and Wales by addressing unreasonable and persistent conduct, which has ‘a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality’. Introduced under the ‘Putting Victims First’ agenda and the ASB, Crime and Policing Act (2014), the civil order can impose prohibitions alongside positive requirements upon any person aged 16 or over, business, or organisation. Before a CPN is issued, a Community Protection Warning (CPW) must be put in place by the police, local authority, social housing provider, or any other authorised persons with delegated power from the local authority. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study that used semi-structured interviews to explore ASB victims’ experiences of CPWs/CPNs for the first time. Discussions focus upon the impact of the ASB, authorities’ responses, perceived effectiveness of CPWs/CPNs, and recommendations for change. Significant concerns emerge from the victims’ constructions of the CPN process regarding transparency, accountability, the correctability of requirements imposed, and victim involvement. The findings signify the need for an authentically restorative approach to ASB with three empirically grounded recommendations provided that account for ASB victims’ needs and vulnerabilities.

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“…Still, research offering direct comparisons between the interpretations of ASB among adults and young people is limited with many studies involving one age group or the other and most of those that include both adults and young people excluding young people aged under 18 (for example, Girling et al, 2000 andCase et al, 2011) -note that Millie (2006), reported above, is an important exception.…”

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“…(Harradine et al, 2004, p. 5) Despite this, it is often assumed that young people who gather together are behaving anti-socially (Girling et al, 2000) and adults hold young people responsible for a large amount of ASB (ADT, 2006). Research shows differences in perceptions of the behaviour of young people: older adults (aged 50 years or older) are more 'bothered by' all behaviours related to young people (such as, young people 'being annoying', 'swearing', playing loud music' and 'hanging around') than younger adults (aged 18-24 years old) (Case et al, 2011). Still, existing research excludes young people aged under 18, so that we know little about how their interpretations vary according to who they perceive to be involved in particular behaviour.…”

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What is anti-social behaviour? An empirical study of the impact of age on interpretations

Hulley

2014

Crime Prev Community Saf

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Anti-social behaviour' (ASB) has become an important political and social issue across Europe over the last two decades, despite much debate over the term itself. In England and Wales there is an assumption that what constitutes ASB is 'common sense' and that it represents behaviours that are 'patently unacceptable'. Yet critics argue that the term is 'slippery' and, in practice, disproportionately applied to specific groups in society, including young people. This article reports the findings of a study in Greater London exploring interpretations of ASB among adults and young people. It shows that interpretations vary according to the age of the person identifying the behaviour, as well as the age of the perceived 'victim' and 'perpetrator'. Adults are more likely to interpret behaviours as anti-social, particularly those associated with young people. The article considers how perceptions of risk influence interpretations and calls for greater intergenerational 'connectedness' to improve understandings of behaviour between adults and young people.

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A tale of two cities: Young people, anti-social behaviour and localised public opinion

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Sports-Based Interventions and the Local Governance of Youth Crime and Antisocial Behavior

Sports-Based Interventions and the Local Governance of Youth Crime and Antisocial Behavior

Examining victims’ experiences of Community Protection Notices in managing anti-social behaviour

What is anti-social behaviour? An empirical study of the impact of age on interpretations

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