I feel so trapped

Women's Experiences of Antisocial Behaviour Intervention in Social Housing

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ID3635599
AuthorsKen Cameron (0000-0002-3734-1154, Leeds Beckett University, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume34
Issue1
Pages96-108
Publication date2025-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0958-9236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3869
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09589236.2024.2315047
OpenAlexW4391648059
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited38

Antisocial behaviour and vulnerability have become tied together in policy since the death of Fiona Pilkington and her daughter following sustained ASB, however, whilst there is acknowledgement that perpetrators of ASB may be vulnerable, they are still generally seen as at least partially responsible for their actions. Whilst women and girls are traditionally more likely to be viewed as vulnerable, when their behaviour is seen as challenging, the status of vulnerability may be removed by services in order to justify more punitive sanctions. This paper proposes a more nuanced understanding of vulnerability to explore women’s experiences of ASB intervention. Drawing on longitudinal, qualitative research with women living in social housing who are alleged to be engaged in ASB, this research finds women feel particularly judged and intimidated by their housing officers, are routinely punished for being victim of abuse and disability may be ignored and/or mental health exacerbated as a result of ASB interventions that do not appear to take into account vulnerability

Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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