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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Anti-social behaviour"”.
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Tourists and anti-social behaviour: a framework that establishes management responses
… of this study is to explore the contemporary social phenomenon of soft ASB in tourism, specifically in Andalucia, Spain. A series of observations, interviews with tourists and hosts and focus groups were conducted during the period of two tourist seasons. The aim was to establish the types of …
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Space, Place and the Policing of Anti-social Behaviour in Rural Scotland
Anti-social behaviour (herein ASB) has become important socially, politically and culturally in the United Kingdom over the past fifteen years. Successive Governments have prioritised tackling ASB, with a plethora of legislation being introduced to tackle low-level nuisance behaviour. The Crime and …
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The Role of Intensive Family Support in the Governance of Anti-Social Behaviour
… of intensive family support in the governance of anti-social behaviour, this thesis has focused analytical attention on one case study project, the Family Support Service. Based on data collected from 35 interviews with women receiving the service, project staff and local agents, the research …
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Anti-social behaviour: local perception and reporting behaviour in a small urban location
… examining how people experience and perceive antisocial behaviour. Anti-social behaviour legislation and centralised policy was initially based on the notion anti-social behaviour was easy to define. Innes’s (2004) signal crimes perspective identified the importance of local, context specific …
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Building Schools of Character: The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a School-Based Character Education Programme Designed to Promote Cooperative Learning and Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour
Background: The issue of behaviour management, particularly as it pertains to addressing anti-social behaviour and improving learning and life outcomes for children and adolescents in schools has become a primary topic of discussion among educational stakeholders. The current perception among …
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Crime prevention through spatial planning : the case of Harare, Khayelitsha
… Harare, Khayelitsha has reduced crime rates and anti-social behaviour. Furthermore, it also aims to provide planners with knowledge regarding VPUU's prescription to defensible space principles. The research was conducted primarily through the use of the case study method, and a critical discourse …
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Reducing risk and injury to transit officers
… in the front line of defence against the antisocial behaviour from some patrons that occurs regularly on the railway system. Like urban railways the world over, this anti-social behaviour can range from bad language to severe violence. Whilst these officers are not police, they do have …
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Raising a ‘red flag’ by not going to school: A grounded theory study of family coach intervention with persistent school non-attenders.
… attendance, alongside adult unemployment or anti-social behaviour. Uniquely, their work extends across different systems: school; family; professional services and the wider community. As a team, they have extensive experience of casework, having worked with several hundred families in the …
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Spaces of New Labour Youth policy
… Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, such as political, social and fantasmatic logics, to investigate changes in New Labour youth policy from 1998 to 2008. The thesis focuses on the related but separable policy areas of Anti-social Behaviour and Every Child Matters and aims to explain change and/or …
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Creating ‘community’ through criminal justice policy: Engaging citizens and determining responsibility
… collective efficacy (Sampson et al, 1997), social capital theory (e.g. Bourdieu, 1986; Putnam, 2000; Coleman, 1990) and social cohesion (e.g. Mead, 1918; Rai, 2008). They provide important context to examine the assumptions made about the experience of community, especially in deprived areas …
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Risky Youth or Gang Members? : A contextual critique of the (re)discovery of gangs in Britain
… aim of this body of work has been to explore the anti-social behaviour and criminality of disaffected young people. In particular, my focus has been on how the perception of young offenders as ‘youth at risk’ needing guidance has metamorphosed into one of ‘gang’ membership requiring a punitive …
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Change, loss and community : resident narratives of life on a social housing estate
… of community for residents on a regenerated social housing estate in the North-West of England. ‘Community’ has continuing relevance in academic inquiry and application within social policy. It is frequently portrayed as a lost idyll that can be retrieved to counteract social decline; thus, …
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Hostile attribution bias in children and adolescents
… Meltzer, & Goodman, 2007). There are substantial costs for the child, their family and society more generally if aggressive behaviour remains untreated (Shivram et al., 2009). Social-cognitive models of aggression have provided the theoretical framework for much of the research into …
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Authority and Crime, 1835-1860: A Comparison between Exmouth and Torquay
… groups were shaped by a range of factors such as social and economic change, class, gender and the unique characteristics of seaside resorts. As the fledgling tourist industry developed, it was important to provide an environment where visitors were welcome and their property was safe. The …
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Contested landscapes: An exploration into street-based sex work and its implications for urban design in Christchurch, New Zealand : A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Landscape Architecture
… are common worldwide including, public nuisance, anti-social behaviour, and risk of violence toward sex workers. This study explores what changes to policy, planning and urban design guidelines are needed in New Zealand to help reduce tensions associated with street-based sex work, increase street …
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A case study on the social and economic experiences of the children of the liberation struggle at Berg Aukas camp in Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa region
… documentation in the literature relating to the social and economic experiences of the CLS. Therefore this research addresses this lacuna. The study applied qualitative research methods; with a mixed research design employing; narrative research and case studies. Data was collected by means of …
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A study of persistent absence from school in Sheffield : Prevalence and associated educational, psychological and social factors.
… an important minority of schools, mostly serving socially disadvantaged areas, absentee rates varied substantially over the three years; (e) that less than 40 per cent of persistent absence was attributed primarily to illness, and less than 20 per cent to absence without parental knowledge; (f) …
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An Investigation into Playful Interactive Experiences within Public Space
… for underutilised public areas, encouraging social and spatial interactions through play permission. Approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, design and artistic installation merge with social science. Central skills of communication develop at a young age where play is a major …
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Foster carers' perspectives: the dilemmas of loving the bureaucratised child
… and considers the relevance of these for social policy. The literature review indicates that foster carers are undervalued and marginalised, precariously balanced at the edges of the several (conceptual) worlds of caring, family, "public" bureaucracy and "private" home life. These …
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Revisiting restorative justice: exploring restorative justice and its practices in the further education sector
… are victims and perpetrators of violence, anti-social behaviour and bullying. To create a safer environment and assist the perpetrator in reflecting on the impact of their behaviour, RJ practices are adopted in some institutions to better manage and deal with such issues. The research focus …
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