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Anti-social behaviour (ASB) was a major preoccupation of New Labour's project of social and political renewal, with Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) a controversial addition to crime and disorder management powers. Thought by some to be a dangerous extension of the power to criminalise, by others as a vital dimension of local governance, there remains a concerning lack of evidence as to whether or not they compound social exclusion. This collection brings together opinion, commentary, research evidence, professional guidance, debate and critique in order to understand the phenomenon of ant ... More
Keywords: anti-social behaviour, New Labour, Anti-Social Behaviour Orders, governance, social exclusion, public policy, social policy
Print publication date: 2008 | Print ISBN-13: 9781847420282 |
Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781847420282.001.0001 |
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