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Anti Social Behaviour

The New Anti-Social Behaviour Bill Risks Criminalising Children for Being Children

Matthew Reed | Posted 18.06.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Anti-Social Behaviour, Children's Society, Children, UK Politics, Asbos, Crime and Policing Bill, Children's Issues, Parenting, London, UK Parliament, UK Politics News
Matthew Reed

While there are some elements in the new bill that would improve how anti-social behaviour is tackled, The Children's Society is very disappointed that the government has in fact worsened anti-social behaviour measures for children. We fear that the measures could seriously affect the way children go about living their everyday lives.

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Why Schools Can Be About More Than Just Academics

Lady Edwina Grosvenor | Posted 11.06.2013 | UK
Read More: Education News, Crime, School Curriculum, UK Education, Youth Crime, UK Schools, Anti-Social-Behaviour, Education, UK Crime, Prison, Public Education, Teaching, UK Impact, UK News
Lady Edwina Grosvenor

My point is, if our schools are to remain more than institutions of academia, if we want them to remain the backbone of our communities and a moral compass as well as an educational one, then we need to open up our schools to the support and involvement of local communities and organizations looking to do just that.

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New Driving Fines For Middle Lane Road Hogs

PA | Posted 05.06.2013 | UK
Read More: UK Motoring, UK News, Motorways, Anti-Social-Behaviour, UK News

Drivers who hog the middle lane or tailgate other cars face on-the-spot fines of £100 and three points on their licence under plans unveiled today. ...

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Alcoholic Children: Britain's Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Carrie Armstrong | Posted 30.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Children, Anti-Social-Behaviour, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Childcare, Modern Parenting, Recovery, UK Impact, Health, Addiction, Health News, UK Lifestyle News
Carrie Armstrong

We have created a nation of children who have grown up around massive alcohol consumption. Huge. For at least the past eight years social networking has made it irrelevant whether it takes place in their own home or not. Everyone has a platform to share learned behaviour with susceptible peers.

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The Queen's Speech and Its Hidden Impact on Children

Matthew Reed | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Government, Queen's Speech, Child Poverty, Parliament, Care, Anti-Social Behaviour, Immigration, Westminster, The Care Bill, UK Politics News
Matthew Reed

If you'd listened to the Queen's Speech, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the government's agenda for the next year isn't going to have a big impact on children. But changes to immigration, anti-social behaviour measures and the care system will all make a real difference - both positive and negative - to some of the most vulnerable children in the UK

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'Troubled Families' Scheme to Get People Back Into Work A 'Success' Say Ministers

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: UK News, Unemployment, Department for Communities and Local Government, Troubled Families, Eric Pickles, Anti Social Behaviour, Getting Back to Work, 'Troubled Families' Scheme, UK Politics News

A government programme to help get people back into work and tackle problems such as anti-social behaviour is ahead of schedule at the end of its firs...

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Is Enough Being Done To Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour?

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Tom Moseley | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK
Read More: UK News, Keith Vaz, Anti-Social-Behaviour, Fiona Pilkington, UK Politics, Asbo, UK News

Low-level anti-social behaviour "crushes lives" and "breeds criminality", MPs have warned. The Home Affairs Select Committee said the government's ...

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Professor Guilty Of 'Polite Graffiti' Wrecking Spree

PA | Posted 20.03.2013 | UK
Read More: University, UK Crime, UK News, Graffiti Art, Professors, UK Universities, Graffiti, Anti-Social-Behaviour, UK News

A university professor has been convicted of scrawling polite graffiti on luxury cars causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Stephen Graham, ...

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Troubled Families? Or Troubled Stats?

Hayley Meachin | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Benefits, Poverty, UK Conservative Party, Troubled Families, David Cameron, UK Labour Party, Eric Pickles, Welfare State, Anti-Social Behaviour, Social Workers, Louise Casey, British Association of Social Workers, UK Politics News
Hayley Meachin

When the wider provision of support for vulnerable children and families is under systemic assault from the decimation of central and local government budgets, some old recycled statistics and 16 isolated families do not merit a reason to be cheerful.

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Football Crazy - Why I Blame the Parents

Steve McKevitt | Posted 03.02.2013 | UK Sport
Read More: Kick Racism Out of Football, The FA, Football, Sport, Respect, Anti-Social-Behaviour, UK Football, UK Sport, Racism in Football, UK Sport News
Steve McKevitt

It was Sunday afternoon. I was cold, wet and bored. And a 13-year-old boy had just called me a 'f***ing b*stard'... This is the kind of behaviour, completely unacceptable in the real world, that passes for normal in the world of kids' football.

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What are the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections About?

Vera Baird QC | Posted 23.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Drugs, g4s, Elections, Police, Hillsborough Disaster, Crime, Anti-Social-Behaviour, Vera Baird, UK Politics News
Vera Baird QC

These elections can bring new policing horizons and Labour should fight them keenly.

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Police 'Herding Truants Out Of Bed' Under Local Scheme

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 25.06.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: UK News, Police, Asbos, UK Police, Truants, UK Politics, UK Students, Anti Social Behaviour, Poll, UK Schools, Truancy, UK Universities & Education News

Police in Wiltshire are cracking down on truants by herding them out of bed and driving them to school in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour. Th...

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Night Time Street Ban For Children Of Bangor

PA | Posted 16.06.2012 | UK
Read More: North Wales Police, UK News, Gwynedd County Council, Bangor, Curfew, Anti-Social-Behaviour, Wales, Asbo, UK News

Children under 16 have been banned from a city centre at night in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. The move sees under-16s who are without an ...

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Asbo To CRIMBO: Twitter Reacts To Name Change

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK
Read More: Crimbo, Twitter, UK News, UK Crime, Home Secretary, Theresa May, Home Office, Anti-Social-Behaviour, Asbo, UK News

The Home Office is rebranding the Asbo, a notorious restrictive behavioural order that almost became a running joke for its ineffectiveness. It wil...

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Is Modern Parenting To Blame For Generation Of Aggressive Children?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 05.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Child Behaviour, UK News, Children, Children Discipline, Discipline, UK Women, Modern Parenting, Slidepollajax, Child Behavior, Anti-Social-Behaviour, Family, Parents, UK Lifestyle News

Young children who are not disciplined from an early age are more likely to grow into angry, anti-social teenagers, a national report has revealed. ...

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May's Attack On Anti-Social Behaviour

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.01.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: UK News, Anti-Social Behaviour Scheme, Home Secretary, Theresa May Anti-Social Behaviour, Theresa May, Anti-Social Behaviour Campaign, Community Safety Partnerships, Anti-Social-Behaviour, UK Politics News

Theresa May is set to outline plans to give communities tougher protection from anti-social behaviour on Monday. The home secretary will announce p...

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From Bong To Pong: Pig Manure Deters Youths From 'Drugs Den'

PA | Posted 28.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Bong to Pong, Pig Dung, Pig Manure, UK News, Crime, Anti Social Behaviour, News, Teenagers, Asbo, UK News

Youths have turned their noses up at a woodland drink and drugs den after it was spread with pig dung. Middlesbrough Council came up with the cheap...

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City Turns On The Classics To Drive Away Gangs

PA | Posted 22.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Birmingham, Anti-Social Behaviour, UK News, Street Gangs, West Midlands Police, Gangs, UK News

Gangs of youths who normally gather on a popular city thoroughfare have been driven away from the area by classical music. West Midlands Police sai...

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