NCJ Number
230343
Date Published
March 2010
Length
33 pages
Annotation
This report presents findings from a Rapid Evidence Assessment in relation to the drivers of 'perceptions of antisocial behavior'(PASB) resulting in the production of a framework for thinking about the drivers of PASB for use in informing promising interventions to reduce PASB.
Abstract
Results of this study propose that PASB are a matter of interpretation. Based on a review of available research studies, two processes of interpretation that seem to be fundamental in driving PASB are modeled, and suggest that the reason why people make different interpretations of behavior rests in social connectedness. This finding suggests that interventions that hold the potential to deliver long-lasting reductions in PASB are rooted in processes of engagement targeted at building empathy and mutual respect. The purpose of this study was to identify and explain the key drivers of people's perceptions of antisocial behavior. The British Crime Survey posed the question about perceptions of seven strands of ASB (abandoned or burnt-out cars, noisy neighbors or loud parties rubbish or litter lying around, vandalism, graffiti and other deliberate damage to property, people being drunk or rowdy in public places, people using or dealing drugs, and teenagers hanging around on the streets), and these were used as the basis of the definition of antisocial behavior (ASB). References