The 'problem' of anti-social behaviour and the policy knowledge base: Analysing the power/knowledge relationship

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-23

  Prior, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Discourse; Empiricism; Evidence; Localism

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CRIME; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 58449133176     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018308098392     Document Type: Article

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