Friday, January 20, 2006

Antisocial behaviour: the construction of a crime / Spiked, 19 Jan 2006

http://www.spiked-online.com/Printable/0000000CAF28.htm
Stuart Waiton
"This essay examines the construction of the social problem of antisocial behaviour, by focusing, not on the behaviour of young people, but on the role of the political elite. It may be understandable for a tenants' association or local councillor to be engaged by the issue of noisy neighbours and rowdy children - but for the prime minister to prioritise this issue as one of his main concerns for the future of the nation seems rather strange. What is it that has put 'antisocial behaviour' so high up on the political agenda?"