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Anti-Social Behaviour, Behavioural Expectations and an Urban Aesthetic

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ID8401430
AuthorsAndrew Millie (0000-0001-5910-1015, Ministry of Law and Justice, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume48
Issue3
Pages379-394
Publication date2007-12-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azm076
OpenAlexW1975742914
LanguageEN
Citations received62
References cited14

In recent years, the phrase ‘anti-social behaviour’ (ASB), as understood in a public order enforcement context, has gained prominence in the United Kingdom, to the extent that it is claimed we now live in an ‘ASBO nation’. In this article, the meaning of ASB is explored as a contested concept. The focus is on urban spaces, where it is argued that understandings of ASB are very much dependent on people's behavioural expectations for a particular space and time. Moreover, what is regarded as anti-social is also determined by social and cultural norms of aesthetic acceptability. A differential interpretation perspective is suggested, in which the same behaviour can be censured as ASB (or crime), tolerated, or even celebrated. The consequences are discussed.

Anti-social behaviour · Context (archaeology) · Enforcement · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Perspective (graphical) · Phrase · Political science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Crime Patterns and Interventions · History · Law · Psychology · Public Spaces through Art · Social Psychology · Urban Planning and Governance

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Citations per year3,44
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 55

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