Synopses & Reviews
'Anti-social behaviour' has become a label attached to a huge range of nuisance and petty crime, and rarely out of the headlines as tackling this problem has become a central part of the British government's crime control policy. At the same time 'anti-social behaviour' has provided the lever for control mechanisms ranging from the draconian to the merely bureaucratic, most notably in the shape of the Anti-Social Behaviour Order, or ASBO.
This book seeks to explain why anti-social behaviour, as a focus of political rhetoric, legislative activity and social action, has gained such a high profile in Britain in recent years, and it provides a critical examination of current policies of enforcement and exclusion. It examines both the political roots of the variety of new measures which have been introduced and also the deeper social explanations for the unease expressed about anti-social behaviour more generally.
This updated new edition of Making People Behave takes full account of recent legal and policy changes, including the 'Respect' agenda, as well as relevant research on the subject. It also contains two wholly new chapters, one of them devoted to the expanding web of behaviour controls, the other on Scotland which provides an alternative to the enforcement-oriented approach evident in England and Wales ? complementing the wider coverage in the book of developments in North America and Europe.
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“This unique collection asks important normative and evaluative questions about techniques used to ‘responsibilise citizens, illustrating vividly the wider implications of the ceaseless pursuit of moral welfare on arguably the most ‘vulnerable groups.”
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“Social Policies and Social Control offers a text which cuts through a range of policy domains to bring new insights on one cross cutting concept in policy analysis: social control. . . . An invaluable resource for students of social policy.”
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“This very well edited volume offers a range of new and established voices in the field and presents a penetrating critique of new forms of social control across a range of social policy fields. Opening up new avenues for analysis, the book serves as a wake-up call about contemporary threats to welfare and social solidarity and should be widely read by students, academics, practitioners, and policy makers.”
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“Social Policies and Social Control offers a text which cuts through a range of policy domains to bring new insights on one cross cutting concept in policy analysis: social control. . . . An invaluable resource for students of social policy. But it also encourages the reader to consider how some of the changes to the presentation of social problems and the policy responses in turn shape how citizens perceive themselves, their communities, and the role of the state.”
Synopsis
'Anti-social behaviour' has become a label attached to a huge range of nuisance and petty crimes in Britain. Rarely out of the headlines, tackling this problem has become a central part of the British government's crime control policy. At the same time, a
Synopsis
This book offers an innovative account of social-control and behaviorist thinking in social policies and welfare systems and the impact it has had on disadvantaged groups. The contributors review how controls have been applied to individuals and households and how these interventions have narrowed social rights. They illuminate the links between social control developments, welfare systems, and the liberalization of economics, and they highlight the negative impact that behaviorist assumptions—and the subsequent strategies that have grown out of them—have had on the disadvantaged. Overall the volume provides a cutting-edge critical engagement with contemporary policy developments.
About the Author
Malcolm Harrison is professor emeritus in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds.Teela Sanders is a reader in sociology at the University of Leeds.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Setting the scene
Introduction
~ Malcolm Harrison and Teela Sanders
Social policy and the new behaviourism: towards a more excluding society
~ Malcolm Harrison with Laura Hemingway
Beyond protection: ‘the vulnerable in the age of austerity
~ Kate Brown
Part 2: Policies, practices and implications in specific domains
Welfare reform and the valorisation of work: is work really the best form of welfare?
~ Ruth Patrick
Sanctuary or sanctions: children, social worth and social control in the UK asylum process
~ Ala Sirriyeh
New Labour, the coalition government and disciplined communities
~ Andrew Wallace
Young people, education, families and communities: marginalised hopes and dreams?
~ Doug Martin
Choice, control and user influence in health and social care
~ Gabrielle Mastin
Patient responsibilities, social determinants of health and nudges: the case of organ donation
~ Ana Manzano
Nudged into employment: lone parents and welfare reform
~ Laura Davies
Welfare reform and drug policy: coalition, continuity and change
~ Mark Monaghan
Regulating social housing: expectations for behaviour of tenants
~ Jenny McNeill
Part 3: Conclusions
Concluding thoughts: the consequences of a ‘not-so-big society
~ Teela Sanders