4. SOLUTIONS/ AREA‟S OF DEVELOPMENT
The programme in general did not offer any „strong‟ solutions for
any of the themes expressed.
„The council says its all about intervening early, nationally the
government are rolling out to 20,000, to what they call problem
families, though it is said to cost nine billion per year, to provide
„problem families‟ with basic parenting skills‟.
So while there is discussion of a solution for „problem families‟ in
and around the UK, the programme endues to give negative
connotations towards the service, in relation the price tag and how
like government funds projects vigilantes, and stops services users
progressing to use the service.
5. SOLUTIONS/ AREA‟S OF DEVELOPMENT
SHORT VIDEO- http://youtu.be/skmt2zhSSuI
Shorrock (2012) stated on „ The Real Shadworth‟ „that the council
recently invested in 2007, in a new play park, cage football pitch,
stake park and scooter park build inside the community centre
providing play areas for children to use and that more funds totalling
1.5 million are due to be invested soon. In relation to the cuts
essential services are still being used.
Chinerry, G (2012) states Shadsworth is „ a nice community, lots to
do, there is street football on a Friday night funding by Blackburn
Rovers, climbing wall comes on a Friday, fathers club, stitching club,
brook with wildlife at the end of the estate.‟
6. Solutions cont
Being helped by the housing association, with
carpets, skips, wallpaper and paint, so I could have
a good clear out and feel better about myself.‟
(Olwyn 2012)??? „Blackburn council says it has got
ring fenced money to help more families but all
services are under pressure from budget cuts.‟
(Bilton, 2012)
Offers a solution for poverty, but again this is taken
away by saying the funds are not readily available.
You could be supported or not?
7. THE PRODUCTION OF „THE
ESTATE‟
“Shadsworth is not some lost estate. It is full of families
with hopes and aspirations” (Bilton, 2012:TV)
V‟s
“Kids are growing up in tough times”
“Is this a picture of broken Britain?”
“…anti-social behaviour and drugs are at the door”
“Anti-social behaviour eats away at estates like
Shadsworth”
(Bilton, 2012:TV)
9. Comments found on forums include:-
“i must admit and this might make me sound judgemental but when it said the estate was called the
shadsworth estate all i could think of were the similarities between the fictional chatsworth estate on
shameless!!” (netmums, 2012:online)
“i just kept thinking of the lady with the pink in her hair with the boy called oshi must be costing the
government a fortune” (netmums, 2012:online)
“There were many things that annoyed me but the main thing was the woman complaining that she had been
called in to the job centre earlier than expected. She was moaning that it was inconvenient as she had things
to do - like shopping. I have things to do as well but unfortunately I can't do them until I've finished work - I
don't moan about it, I just get on with it!
Also I found it amazing that she had been provided with carpets and furniture and had had her house
decorated for her by some organisation to help with her depression but the carpet was filthy and the wallpaper
in the hall was all ripped. Perhaps she wouldn't be so depressed if she kept her home looking nice - you don't
have to have lots of money to keep your house clean and to put things away.” (netmums, 2012:online)
“…Then it cuts to a bunch of early 20s lads who get asked if they would do it, they come out with some shit
like 'who wants to be a cleaner?' and 'why bother if you get the same on benefits', both of whom confess to
smoking weed as part of their daily routine.
The to a woman who also says she smokes weed regularly and is seen rolling up a fag every time she's on
screen. The guy asks if the job center put a job in front of her and said you're working tomorrow what would
she do? She says she'd ask them if they were having a laugh.
Later in the show this fat bitch has her kid expelled from school and didn't even discipline him, she says 'well
he knows what he did was wrong, not point in taking away his xbox'. How the fuck can this bitch who has
been out of work for 8 years and has 4 kids afford an xbox?
Fucking ****s” (glory-glory.co.uk, 2012:online)
10. DRUGS…
Chief Superintendent Bob Eastwood- “It is wrong to say
that drugs are common place and everyone is involved”
Also states that it is wrong to say drugs are sold openly
on the streets of the estate
Richard Bilton questions whether the drug strategy is
wrong, after which the programme proceeds to show
drug deals on the street in the daytime.
Attempt to undermine Chief Superintendent Bob
Eastwood?
11. Richard Bilton also appears to take at face value the
statements made by residents of the estate regarding
drug use- everyone does it! However, has little regard
for the statements made by Bob Eastwood
12. POVERTY DEPRIVATION
Is generally considered to Concerns such things as
be a lack of money lack of opportunities,
inability to access
healthcare; safe
environments; adequate
protection from harm, and a
lack of resources
13. Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
The English Indices of Deprivation measures relative levels of
deprivation in small areas of England called Lower Layer Super
Output Areas.
(communities.gov.uk,2011:online)
The seven domains used to construct the index are:
income
employment
health deprivation and disability
education skills and training deprivation
barriers to housing and services
living environment deprivation
crime
14. IMD Summary
”…Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is the
17th most deprived out of the 354 local authorities
in England. Around 37% of residents lived in
areas that were considered to be within the 10%
most deprived in England in 2007 compared to
approximately 34% in 2010.
Almost a fifth (18.1%) of residents aged 16 to 64
are claiming out of work benefits and it is
estimated that 29.5% of children in the borough
are living in poverty. The number of council tax
claimants has decreased by -0.7% and housing
benefit claimants increased by 0.1% between July
2010 and July 2011”
(Blackkburn.gov.uk, 2011:online)
19. Applicable Theories
Social Disorganisation Theory (Sutherland,
1934)
Infers that community ties become severed and
as a result, resistance to deviance is lowered.
This happens as a result of businesses and a
transient population entering an area
(Sutherland, 1934 cited in Williams, 2008)
20. Applicable Theories
Broken Windows (Wilson and Residualisation
Kelling, 1982)
“The term „residualisation‟ means
“… originally employed to a process in which a residue is
describe a range of offensive and created. When people move in
disorderly behaviours and some number from a
conflicting relationships in neighbourhood or community
fractured and eprived because they believe it is no
communities in the USA” longer a desirable place to live,
(Wilson and Kelling, 1982 cited in then what they leave behind is a
McLaughlin and Muncie,2009:15) social residue of less enabled
people. The social balance of the
area is disturbed by the
departures and the people who
remain are faced with
concentrated poverty together
with strengthening social
stigmatisation”
(Williams, 1999:online)
21. Applicable Theories
Differential Association Theory (Sutherland,
1939 cited in Williams 2008)
Asserts that crime is learnt from association with
those who already have criminal tendencies
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