The UK government is introducing new anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) as part of the Crime and Policing Bill, granting police stronger powers to ban persistent offenders from public spaces. While the government emphasizes these orders as a modernized approach, some experts argue for a greater focus on preventative measures to steer young people away from criminal paths. They suggest investing in youth programs and community support to address the root causes of crime.
, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper describing them as "a modernised version" of the Asbo, giving police "stronger powers".Marjorie Brabazon, a former Hull councillor and youth worker, believes the focus should be on steering young people away from a future life of crime.
Ms Brabazon said: "Some young people would wear it as a badge of honour, like 'Oh look I've got another Asbo', sort of thing... and that would progress and that young person would get to the age where they would end up having a prison sentence. Paul Dolan, head coach of City of Hull Boxing Club, which works with young people in one of the city's most deprived areas, agreed with Ms Brabazon's view that preventative work could pack more of a punch than the issuing of orders later down the line.
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR POLICE POWERS YOUTH CRIME PREVENTIVE MEASURES COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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