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Crime, Policy and Governance – Research Report

   

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1Identifying the issue.........................................................................................................................1Policy goals......................................................................................................................................2Critical Analysis...............................................................................................................................4Coverage..........................................................................................................................................5CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTIONCrime in common terms indicates an act which is not lawful under law and is punishableby the state to deter people from committing any such acts. Though, there is no clear universallyaccepted definition of crime but the statutory definitions solves the purpose of explaining theterm. Governance refers to a process wherein the policies and decisions are taken by theauthorities to prevent crime and ensure welfare of the people. An anti-social behaviour could bedefined as annoying, irritating, disturbing or interfering behaviour creating a concern for thecommunity ranging from misuse of public places to being negligent about the community safety.The report focuses on the issues of anti-social behaviour and involves the deviantbehaviours of minors which are either harmful, offensive or serious criminal activity, as it couldbe witnessed that there is an increase in the anti-social behaviour among young.1 The reportunderlines the government policies for keeping a check on such deviant behaviour.Identifying the issueIn general terms the anti-social behaviour is a behaviour of an individual which could bedangerous or harmful for a society or community, for instance, fighting in a public place or rashand negligent driving could cause disturbance and be harmful for the community as a whole.There are various definitions of anti-social behaviour given by various governments , departmentand organs of the government, firstly, the definition given by the Western Australian PoliceDepartment explains the term as “any behaviour which disturbs, annoys or interferes with apersons' ability in going through their lawful business.”2 The another definition is given by theBritish legislation as “behaviour causing or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to oneor more people who are not in the same household as the perpetrator.”31 Indermaur David and Roberts Lynne, 'Confidence in the criminal justice system', (2010) Canberra : AustralianInstitute of Criminology. <http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/D/6/8/%7BD68CD7EA-536A-4025-A8C0-A5BADF59A6AC%7Dtandi387>2McAtamney A & Morgan A. (2010) Key issues in antisocial behaviour. Research in practice No. 5. Canberra:Australian Institute of Criminology. <https://aic.gov.au/publications/rip/rip05>3 Ibid 2.1
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