Kennys: The End of an Era

Kelly, Shirley; Galway, Kennys of

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“…The ASBO gained widespread popular appeal with one opinion poll from 2005 reporting that 82% of those surveyed from a sample of the general public supporting the use of the punishment (Kelly, 2012). Perhaps counter-intuitively, in that same opinion poll only 39% of those surveyed thought the orders were actually effective (Kelly, 2012). ASBOs became popular for what they symbolised or expressed rather than necessarily their instrumental value.…”

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“…With a pithy lyrical quality, 'asbo' fitted well into the digital age of banner headlines and hashtags. One could purchase t-shirts and other merchandise with the acronym blazoned across it (Kelly, 2012). The punishment became the inspiration for songs (The Beau-Nasties, 2008), true-life biographies (Montgomery, 2008) and novels (Amis, 2012).…”

Section: The Asbo: the Rise And Fall Of A Zeitgeist Punishmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The source of this scrutiny was not primarily legislative or judicial. In the early 2000s, Parliament focussed on expanding the scope for issuing ASBOs (Kelly, 2012), whilst the courts upheld their validity holding them to be compliant with human rights (R (McCann and Others) v Crown Court at Manchester and another [2002] UKHL 39). Instead, increasing scrutiny of the order came from other sources of civil discourse including civil liberties groups, academics, sections of the practice community, public action groups and the liberal leaning media.…”

Section: The Asbo: the Rise And Fall Of A Zeitgeist Punishmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Punitive reform and the cultural life of punishment: Moving from the ASBO to its successors

Brown

2019

Punishment & Society

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This paper explores the process of punitive reform through a cultural theory lens. The existing literature focuses on high-end punishments of historical pedigree e.g. imprisonment or the death penalty. This paper instead takes as its focus low-end, contemporary punishments. In doing so, it provides original insights into the utility a cultural methodology can bring to understanding punitive reform in the digital age. It tests the applicability of Philip Smith's theory of the cultural life of punishment to case studies of the Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) and its replacements in England and Wales, the Criminal Behaviour Order and the Injunction. The ASBO was a punitive zeitgeist of its time becoming rooted in popular culture. However, it was ultimately abolished after attracting a predominantly negative cultural narrative. Thus far, after attracting some controversy at the legislative stage, the Criminal Behaviour Order and Injunction have received minimal scrutiny, despite being more problematic than their predecessor. This paper argues that the lower cultural impacts of the new punishments are responsible for the lack of scrutiny.

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Section: The Asbo: the Rise And Fall Of A Zeitgeist Punishmentmentioning

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Section: The Asbo: the Rise And Fall Of A Zeitgeist Punishmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Asbo: the Rise And Fall Of A Zeitgeist Punishmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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