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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Acronyms
Executive Summary
Chapter One Antisocial behaviour in Glasgow
Chapter Two Overview of the Glasgow ASB Taskforce
Taskforce Operations and Management
Chapter Three Evaluation Methodology
Chapter Four The ASB challenges facing the Taskforce
Residents' rating of neighbourhoods as areas to live is low
The impact of ASB varies across age and social groups
Under-reporting of ASB
The Nature of ASB in Taskforce Areas
Chapter Five Taskforce Achievements
Willingness to report ASB has risen
Evidence of improvements in ASB affecting the built environment
Some evidence of improvements in relationships between communities and the police
Some limited progress towards reducing ASB impacting on public space
Some limited progress towards tackling the root causes of youth ASB
Evidence of Effectiveness in Taskforce Management
Chapter Six Areas For Improvement
Making an impact on ASB against individuals and households
Increased public awareness of ASB interventions
Increasing effectiveness of CSPOs
Strengthening external partnerships
Building on the early success of diversionary activities for young people
Labour-intensive approaches are critical
Participation of young people
Changes in attitudes towards young people
More activities explicitly targeted at young women
Reaching particularly vulnerable groups
Taskforce monitoring data
Chapter Seven Value for Money
Gap between ASB experienced in Taskforce areas compared to the rest of the city
Intermediate Impact
Chapter Eight Conclusions
Annex 1: Bibliography
List of Figures
Figure 2.1: Structure of the Glasgow ASB Taskforce in December 2005
Figure 2.2: The 10 wards targeted by the Taskforce
Figure 3.1: A Conceptual Framework for ASB:
Figure 4.1: Ranking of ASB by groups in Scotstoun, Tollcross and Govan
List of Tables
Table 1.1: Glasgow ASB compared with lowest decile of SIMD and Scotland (% saying issues are very or fairly common)
Table 2.1: Taskforce Activities in Govan, Tollcross Park and Scotstoun
Table 2.2: Financial inputs to Taskforce, April 2005 - October 2006
Table 4.1: Rating of the neighbourhood as an area to live by area type (%)
Table 4.2: % reporting issues as very or fairly common in their neighbourhood, by area type
Table 5.1: Intimidation and Harassment incident data as a % of April-July 2004 baseline
Table 6.1: How well informed are respondents about what is being done to tackle ASB, by area type (%)
It should be noted that since this research was commissioned a new Scottish government has been formed, which means that the report reflects commitments and strategic objectives conceived under the previous administration. The policies, strategies, objectives and commitments referred to in this report should not therefore be treated as current Government policy.
The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.