'Soft' Policing
The Collaborative Control of Anti-Social Behaviour
1st Edition
Published on 4. December 2015
XII, 190 pages
978-1-137-29939-0 (ISBN)
Description
Examining multi-agency working in response to anti-social behaviour, this book investigates the way in which the police, social work teams and the youth justice service work together on early intervention initiatives to help young people, and explores the complexities and practical struggles of these partnerships.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XII, 190 p.
File size
1,07 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-137-29939-0 (9781137299390)
DOI
10.1057/9781137299390
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Book
02/2014
Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
Daniel McCarthy is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Surrey, UK. His research interests include policing, punishment and social control, and social theory. He has published a number of articles in academic journals, including the British Journal of Criminology, Policing and Society and Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Content
1. Introduction 2. The Institutional Governance of Anti-social Behaviour 3. The Organisation of Decision-making 4. Becoming Antisocial: the Nexus of Welfare/Juridical Control 5. Dealing with the 'Irredeemable': Negotiating the Failings of Reform 6. Policing in a Benevolent Cloak 7. Conclusion
