Anti- Social Behaviour

Question 1

What is Anti-Social Behaviour

Answer 1

a political construct, to target the DISORDER, INCIVILITIES & ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR that resulted from urban decline

Question 2

Wilson and Kelling (1982) ‘Broken Windows’ theory

Answer 2

maintaining and monitoring urban environments to prevent incivilities such as vandalism helps to create an atmosphere of order and lawfulness, thereby preventing more serious crimes from happening.

Question 3

ASB is a moral Challenge to a broad consensus of accepted values

Answer 3

frequent youth ASB leads to increased likeihood of persistent criminal career

Question 4

Anti-social behaviour was seen to undermine government ‘law and order’ successes

Answer 4

Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003

Question 5

Tony Blair said…

Answer 5

tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime

Question 6

ASB is…

Answer 6

‘Acting in a manner that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household

Question 7

ASB is…

Answer 7

a range of nuisances, disorder and crimes which affects people’s lives on a daily basis: from vandalism and graffiti; to drunk or rowdy behaviour in public; to intimidation and harassment

Question 8

Nuisance is classified as…

2013-14 : 66% of ASB was classified as nuisance

Answer 8

captures incidents where an act, condition, thing or person causes trouble, annoyance, irritation, inconvenience, offence or suffering to the local community in general rather than to individual victims.

Question 9

Personal ASB is…

2013-14 : 28% of ASB was classified as personal

Answer 9

captures incidents that are perceived as either deliberately targeted at an individual or group, or having an impact on an individual or group rather than the community at large.

Question 10

Environmental ASB is…

2013-14 : 6% of ASB was classified as environmental

Answer 10

captures incidents where individuals and groups have an impact on their surroundings, including natural, built and social environments

Question 11

The worry of criminalising nuisance/youth behaviour behaviour is…
(Walsh, 2002)

Answer 11

Curfew & dispersal orders go much further than seeking
to control the criminal and anti-social behaviour of
Young people but ‘to control their behaviour
completely……(and) seek to ban groups of young
people congregating in public at night, regardless of
whether or not their intent is criminal or
indeed anti-social’ (Walsh, 2002:73)

Question 12

Police recorded … incidents of ASB (2013/4)

Answer 12

2,102,700 incidents

Question 13

what percentage of people have “personally experienced/witnessed anti-social behaviour in their local area” (CSEW 2011/12)

Answer 13

30% - BUT only approx. 1 in 4 incidents are reported (BCS 2008/09)

Question 14

What are the main causes of ASB?

Answer 14

Alcohol (28%) there’s not enough to do (23%), poor parenting (20%), drugs, boredom, lack of respect, unemployment, lack of capable guardians/ineffective policing

Question 15

Common Features of ASB Cases (Brown, 2004)

Answer 15

Mental Health Problems
Learning Difficulties
Addictions
Domestic Violence
Physical and Emotional Abuse

Question 16

‘Seductions of Crime’ (Jack Katz, 1988)

Answer 16

moral and sensual attractions in doing evil’

Emphasis on pleasure and excitement

Question 17

Understandings of ASB dependent on people’s behavioural expectations for…
(Millie, 2007)

Answer 17

certain spaces and time i.e. cardiff nightlife behaviour, very different levels of acceptance to daytime
AND CULTURAL AND SOCIAL NORMS which are context dependent and vary greatly (Millie, 2007)

Question 18

45% of all violent incidents (Kershaw et al, 2008)

Answer 18

…happen under the influence of alcohol in the night-time economy

Question 19

Other problems in the night-time economy

Answer 19

Drug Use (eg Measham & Moore, 2009)
Property Crime (criminal damage etc)
Acquisitive Crime (robbery, theft from the person etc)
Drink Spiking 
Rape & Sexual Assault (Finney, 2004)
Drink (and Drug) Driving 
Domestic Violence 
73% of perps had been drinking (Gilchrist et al, 2003)
Hate Crime

Question 20

Tension in Night Time Economy…

Answer 20

Inherent tension in balancing economic benefits & jobs opportunities with significant levels of alcohol-related violence & disorder

Question 21

Impacts of ASB

Answer 21

Avoiding certain streets/areas at certain times
Take precautions/change lifestyle to avoid crime
Avoid going out alone
Worry over carrying vaulables/getting cash out the ATM
Don’t use public transport