title: Analysing policy delivery in the United Kingdom: the case of street crime and anti-social behaviour.
abstract: For all governments, the principle of how and whether policies are implemented as intended is fundamental. The aim of this paper is to examine the difficulties for governments in delivering policy goals when they do not directly control the processes of implementation. This paper examines two case studies – anti-social behaviour and street crime – and demonstrates the difficulties faced by policy-makers in translating policy into practice when the policy problems are complex and implementation involves many actors.
authors.affiliation: University of Sheffield.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geddes
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mathers
mesh_terms: D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003415:Crime / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D006076:Government / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D011050:Policy Making; D011640:Public Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000208:ethnology