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Return to type?: Problems in the identification of ‘antisocial behaviours’ in children and young people

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Richard Hil  and
Charlie Brennan
Richard Hil
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, Southern Cross University, Email: rhil@scu.edu.au
Charlie Brennan
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, Southern Cross University, Hogbin Drive, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450
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Abstract

This article critically examines the contents of an Executive Summary of a recent study of ‘antisocial behaviour’ among a cohort of adolescents in Victoria. It is argued that in both theoretical and methodological terms the study suffers from a number of serious shortcomings that may have serious implications for certain populations if ensuing policies are translated into practice. Additionally, the general theoretical trajectory of the study fits into the new culture of ‘risk management’ which also has important implications for those populations defined by the powerful as aberrant or troublesome.

Type
Research Article
Information
Children Australia , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , 2004 , pp. 26 - 30
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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