The complexities, contradictions and consequences of being 'anti-social' in Northern Ireland

Gormally, Sinéad

Abstract

Anti-social behaviour as a concept has numerous complexities. The definitional slippages and lack of clarity often lead to a range of contextually specific consequences. Although Northern Ireland is in the process of working through and moving away from its violent past, there are times where informal justice responses are still used. The most extreme consequence of being deemed as behaving in an anti-social manner in this context is being physically attacked by a paramilitary grouping. This complex phenomenon will be questioned and analysed within this chapter.

Citation

Gormally, S. (2014). The complexities, contradictions and consequences of being 'anti-social' in Northern Ireland. In Anti-social Behaviour in Britain (179-191). https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137399311_15

• Publication Date: 2014
• Deposit Date: Aug 22, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 22, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: II
• Pages: 179-191
• Book Title: Anti-social Behaviour in Britain
• ISBN: 9781349485727; 9781137399311
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137399311_15
• Keywords: Anti-social behaviour
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/442384
• Publisher URL: Full details of the published book are available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137399311
• Contract Date: Aug 22, 2016