Abstract: Measures introduced to tackle anti‐social behaviour have been described as crime control through the coming together of social housing management and policing. This suggests that a new form of social control is coming into effect. Taking Cohen's classic analysis of social control, it is possible to discern the extent to which the control of anti‐social behaviour is characterised by a blurring of boundaries, behaviourism, mesh‐thinning and net‐widening. This leads to a discussion of the inclusionary and exclusionary aspects of anti‐social behaviour as a phenomenon which is linked to the changing constellation of ‘care and control’ professions.