Anti-social behaviour: concerns of minority and marginalised Londoners

Abstract

In the UK there is currently a lot of political and media attention on what has become\nknown as anti-social behaviour (ASB). Concerns about ASB appear to be higher in\ndeprived and/or urban areas. In particular, people living in London are more likely to\nsuffer from ASB. There is undoubtedly real ASB in London; however, this article argues\nthat people will have different expectations of urban living and use of public spaces,\nresulting in contested notions or tolerances of what is acceptable or anti-social\nbehaviour. This has implications for people’s acceptance of difference or ‘otherness’.\nWith this in mind, evidence is drawn from 10 focus groups with minority and\nmarginalised Londoners. The article argues that our beliefs and expectations of urban\nliving need to be challenged as this is what urban living is all about. Similarly, we\nshould take on board the focus group participants’ assertion that all can be anti-social\nrather than focusing on certain groups that ‘don’t fit in’ and entrenching their social\nexclusion.

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