Examining multi-agency working in response to anti-social behaviour, this book investigates the way in which the police, social work teams and the youth justice service work together on early intervention initiatives to help young people, and explores the complexities and practical struggles of these partnerships.

1. Introduction 2. The Institutional Governance of Anti-social Behaviour 3. The Organisation of Decision-making 4. Becoming Antisocial: the Nexus of Welfare/Juridical Control 5. Dealing with the 'Irredeemable': Negotiating the Failings of Reform 6. Policing in a Benevolent Cloak 7. Conclusion

Daniel McCarthy is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Surrey, UK. His research interests include policing, punishment and social control, and social theory. He has published a number of articles in academic journals, including the British Journal of Criminology, Policing and Society and Criminology and Criminal Justice.