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Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) in Britain: contextualizing risk and reflexive modernization
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posted on 2023-06-08, 14:13 authored by Jane DonoghueThis article proposes a (re)consideration of antisocial behaviour control informed by an analysis of the seminal work of sociologists of `reflexive modernity' (Beck, 1992, 1994; Giddens, 1990, 1991; Lash, 1994). It is hoped that the arguments advanced within this article will prompt further consideration of the following questions: What does the relative neglect of the reflexive modernity thesis tell us about the domain conjecture(s) of sociological theory on antisocial behaviour policy and the use of ASBOs? And can a focus upon reflexive modernity theory help to construct a more proportionate account of ASBOs as a form of social control? Hence, it is the purpose of this article to consider critically the implications of Beck's `risk society' to our understandings and explanations of antisocial behaviour, ASBOs and social control, by linking the late modern (re)formatting of antisocial behaviour(s) and the creation of ASBOs to the new parameters of the `risk society'
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SociologyISSN
0038-0385Publisher
SageExternal DOI
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2Volume
42Page range
337-355Department affiliated with
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2013-01-16First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2013-01-16Usage metrics
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