Question 1

What does the thesis mean by “therapeutic policing” and how is it linked to early intervention?

Accepted Answer

It frames therapeutic policing as a form of governance that mobilizes early intervention to manage anti-social behaviour, connecting “care” logics with social control mechanisms.

Question 2

Which research methods does the thesis use to study therapeutic policing?

Accepted Answer

The study uses conducting (multi-sited) ethnography (MSE) alongside qualitative interviewing, supported by sampling, pilot research, coding and analysis, reflexivity, and ethics.

Question 3

How does the thesis build its theoretical framework for analyzing anti-social governance?

Accepted Answer

It draws on Foucault and governmentality, applying these ideas to ethnographic analysis of archives and street-level practices, with attention to normalization judgments and classification.