Asbos alone do not work
AN URGENT review is needed into the use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders on children, according to a report out today.
The Institute for Public Policy Research says Asbos are increasingly being used as a way of getting youngsters into the criminal justice system rather than diverting them from crime.
The report, called Make Me a Criminal – Preventing Youth Crime, says there is little evidence that Asbos work, and some evidence they do not work at all.
The report says: "As more and more evidence comes to light of the ineffectiveness of punitive measures alone in preventing offending, it becomes more difficult to justify the use of Asbos on children when they are not accompanied by other interventions aimed at addressing their problems."
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