Fifteen Residential stability among adolescents in public housing: a risk factor for delinquent and violent behaviour?
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Timothy O. Ireland
Abstract
This chapter outlines how, as in the UK, public housing developments are considered as high-crime areas. These areas are shown to have been subject to a range of interventions. The discussion also reveals the ambiguous conceptual position, which is also analogous to the UK, where public housing is conceived as both a ‘dangerous’ tenure and a victimisation. The promotion of residential stability and community ties that are regarded as reducing levels of ASB are also shown to be connected to the promotion of responsibility and reduced welfare dependency.
Abstract
This chapter outlines how, as in the UK, public housing developments are considered as high-crime areas. These areas are shown to have been subject to a range of interventions. The discussion also reveals the ambiguous conceptual position, which is also analogous to the UK, where public housing is conceived as both a ‘dangerous’ tenure and a victimisation. The promotion of residential stability and community ties that are regarded as reducing levels of ASB are also shown to be connected to the promotion of responsibility and reduced welfare dependency.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables, figures and photographs v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
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The definition and construction of anti-social behaviour in the UK
- Housing and the new governance of conduct 19
- Governing tenants: from dreadful enclosures to dangerous places 37
- Labelling: constructing definitions of anti-social behaviour? 57
- Anti-social behaviour: voices from the front line 79
- Spaces of discipline and control: the compounded citizenship of social renting 99
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Legal techniques and measures utilised by social landlords to address anti-social behaviour
- Tenancy agreements: a mechanism for governing anti-social behaviour? 119
- The changing legal framework: from landlords to agents of social control 137
- Social landlords, anti-social behaviour and countermeasures 155
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The emerging mechanisms of addressing anti-social behaviour in housing governance
- Evaluating the Shelter Inclusion Project: a floating support service for households accused of anti-social behaviour 179
- Tackling anti-social behaviour: an evaluation of the Dundee Families Project 199
- Policing and community safety in residential areas: the mixed economy of visible patrols 219
- Gated communities: a response to, or remedy for, anti-social behaviour? 239
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Studies of housing and anti-social behaviour from an international perspective
- Housing and anti-social behaviour in Australia 259
- Testing urban forms: city, control and ‘urban violence’ in France 281
- Residential stability among adolescents in public housing: a risk factor for delinquent and violent behaviour? 301
- Conclusion 325
- Index 335
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables, figures and photographs v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
-
The definition and construction of anti-social behaviour in the UK
- Housing and the new governance of conduct 19
- Governing tenants: from dreadful enclosures to dangerous places 37
- Labelling: constructing definitions of anti-social behaviour? 57
- Anti-social behaviour: voices from the front line 79
- Spaces of discipline and control: the compounded citizenship of social renting 99
-
Legal techniques and measures utilised by social landlords to address anti-social behaviour
- Tenancy agreements: a mechanism for governing anti-social behaviour? 119
- The changing legal framework: from landlords to agents of social control 137
- Social landlords, anti-social behaviour and countermeasures 155
-
The emerging mechanisms of addressing anti-social behaviour in housing governance
- Evaluating the Shelter Inclusion Project: a floating support service for households accused of anti-social behaviour 179
- Tackling anti-social behaviour: an evaluation of the Dundee Families Project 199
- Policing and community safety in residential areas: the mixed economy of visible patrols 219
- Gated communities: a response to, or remedy for, anti-social behaviour? 239
-
Studies of housing and anti-social behaviour from an international perspective
- Housing and anti-social behaviour in Australia 259
- Testing urban forms: city, control and ‘urban violence’ in France 281
- Residential stability among adolescents in public housing: a risk factor for delinquent and violent behaviour? 301
- Conclusion 325
- Index 335
