Labelling: Constructing definitions of anti-social behaviour?

Carr, H. and Cowan, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9750-8262 2006. Labelling: Constructing definitions of anti-social behaviour? Flint, J., ed. Housing, urban governance and anti-social behaviour: Perspectives, policy and practice, Oxford Academic, pp. 57-78. (10.1332/policypress/9781861346858.003.0004)

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Abstract

This chapter talks about the epistemic support of ASB. It attempts to define ASB, while stating that obscurity is an important tool of governance. The main theme of this chapter is the role of vernacular and technical language in building and legitimising intervention. The discussion extends the governing coalition of ASB to incorporate housing professionals and different housing management mechanisms, which are increasingly arranged beyond the social housing tenure and the judiciary. The chapter shows that these two are able to provide an ‘interpretative ventriloquism’, which reinforces the predominant political and social ‘common-sense’ discourse around ASB.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff Law & Politics
Publisher:	Oxford Academic
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2023 13:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/159249

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