Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables, figures and photographs

pp v-v

Acknowledgements

pp vi-vi

Notes on contributors

pp vii-x

Introduction

pp 1-16

Part 1 - The definition and construction of anti-social behaviour in the UK

pp 17-18

one - Housing and the new governance of conduct

pp 19-36

two - Governing tenants: from dreadful enclosures to dangerous places

pp 37-56

three - Labelling: constructing definitions of anti-social behaviour?

pp 57-78

four - Anti-social behaviour: voices from the front line

pp 79-98

five - Spaces of discipline and control: the compounded citizenship of social renting

pp 99-116

Part 2 - Legal techniques and measures utilised by social landlords to address anti-social behaviour

pp 117-118

six - Tenancy agreements: a mechanism for governing anti-social behaviour?

pp 119-136

seven - The changing legal framework: from landlords to agents of social control

pp 137-154

eight - Social landlords, anti-social behaviour and countermeasures

pp 155-176

Part 3 - The emerging mechanisms of addressing anti-social behaviour in housing governance

pp 177-178

nine - Evaluating the Shelter Inclusion Project: a floating support service for households accused of anti-social behaviour

pp 179-198

ten - Tackling anti-social behaviour: an evaluation of the Dundee Families Project

pp 199-218

eleven - Policing and community safety in residential areas: the mixed economy of visible patrols

pp 219-238

twelve - Gated communities: a response to, or remedy for, anti-social behaviour?

pp 239-256

Part 4 - Studies of housing and anti-social behaviour from an international perspective

pp 257-258

thirteen - Housing and anti-social behaviour in Australia

pp 259-280

fourteen - Testing urban forms: city, control and ‘urban violence’ in France

pp 281-300

fifteen - Residential stability among adolescents in public housing: a risk factor for delinquent and violent behaviour?

pp 301-324

sixteen - Conclusion

pp 325-334

Index

pp 335-350