Anti-social behaviour orders
Subtitle: a culture of control?
By: Jane Donoghue.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230594449
Subjects: Social control -- Great Britain
Description: "This book vigorously challenges the existing dominant academic view on ASBOs as erroneous tools of social control, and presents an alternative perspective on anti-social behaviour management which expressly promotes the idea of ASBOs as capable of enabling a positive process of engagement among local authorities, housing professionals and residents"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction * Part I: On Academic Scepticism * The Historical Continuity of Anti-social Behaviour Social Housing and Anti-social Behaviour * Contexts of Tolerance and Intolerance * Risk Theory * Part II: On ASBOs and Due Process * The Targeting of Undesirable Persons * Fairness in ASBO Procedural Decision-Making * Judicial Discretion * Law and Power * Conclusion - Some Final Reflections Introduction * Part I: On Academic Scepticism * The Historical Continuity of Anti-social Behaviour Social Housing and Anti-social Behaviour * Contexts of Tolerance and Intolerance * Risk Theory * Part II: On ASBOs and Due Process * The Targeting of Undesirable Persons * Fairness in ASBO Procedural Decision-Making * Judicial Discretion * Law and Power * Conclusion - Some Final Reflections.