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Anti-social behaviour (ASB) has been a major preoccupation of New Labour's project of social and political renewal, with 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, from an impressive panel of contributors, brings together opinion, commentary, research evidence, professional guidance, debate and critique in order to understand the phenomenon of anti-social behaviour. It considers the earliest available evidence in order to evaluate the Government's ASB strategy, debates contrasting definitions of anti-social behaviour and examines policy and practice issues affected by it.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Social services & welfare, criminology Crime & criminology

• Full title: ASBO nation
• Subtitle: The criminalisation of nuisance
• Author: Peter Squires
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 392
• EAN: 9781847420282
• ID: 05101784
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Weight: 758 g
• Dimensions: 241 × 163 × 28 mm
• Date of publishing: 11. June 2008

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